National Council for Adoption

Analysis

National Council for Adoption is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 April 2024, National Council for Adoption reported income of $984k and spending of $1.1m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2024, income fell from $1.0m to $984k (-2.8%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, National Council for Adoption sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hillel of Rockland County Inc ($984k), Hood County Committee on Aging ($984k) and Bogg Ministries ($984k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $158k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $354k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $341k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 8 employees.