Emerging Public Leaders

Analysis

Emerging Public Leaders is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2019, 7 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 2023, Emerging Public Leaders reported income of $2.6m and spending of $3.2m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $428k to $2.6m (+496%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 880%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Emerging Public Leaders sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swasia Charity Foundation a NJ Nonprofit Corporation ($2.5m), Observer Research Foundation America ($2.6m) and Join Together Society America ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $388k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $8,387, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 2 employees.