National Iranian American Council

Analysis

National Iranian American Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 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 (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 2022, National Iranian American Council reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.3m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.1m to $1.1m (+4.9%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, National Iranian American Council sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 57th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cova Agua ($1.1m), Emergency USA ($1.1m) and True Costs Initiative Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $313k. At year end it held assets of $335k against liabilities of $6,139, net assets of $329k. It reported 9 employees.