National Consumers League Inc

Analysis

National Consumers League Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1947, 79 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National Consumers League Inc reported income of $3.8m and spending of $4.0m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $3.8m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Consumers League Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance for the Great Lakes ($3.8m), Ohio Voice ($3.8m) and Westwood Behavioral Health Center Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $589k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 18 employees.