Council on Strategic Risks

Analysis

Council on Strategic Risks is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2018, 8 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, Council on Strategic Risks reported income of $3.7m and spending of $5.3m, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $897k to $3.7m (+317%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Council on Strategic Risks 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 Green Mountain Club Inc ($3.7m), San Diego County Medical Society Foundation ($3.7m) and Vocational Services Clay Platte Retarded Childrens Co Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $235k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $868k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 29 employees.