National Defense Transportation Association

Analysis

National Defense Transportation Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1950, 76 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National Defense Transportation Association reported income of $3.5m and spending of $2.9m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $3.5m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, National Defense Transportation Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pencils of Promise Incorporated ($3.5m), Rotaplast International Inc ($3.5m) and Asap Ministries Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.2% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $295k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $754k. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 8 employees.