National Defense Industrial Association

Analysis

National Defense Industrial Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1928, 98 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 September 2023, National Defense Industrial Association reported income of $32.9m and spending of $31.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $27.4m to $32.9m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Industrial Association sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Planned Parenthood Federation ($32.8m), Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West ($33.0m) and Water for People ($32.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.9% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4.0m (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.7m. At year end it held assets of $88.7m against liabilities of $25.5m, net assets of $63.1m. It reported 114 employees.