National Conference of Standards Laboratories

Analysis

National Conference of Standards Laboratories is a registered charity in United States, based in Glen Ellyn, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National Conference of Standards Laboratories reported income of $918k and spending of $1.0m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $918k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Conference of Standards Laboratories sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queer-Art ($918k), Bric Foundation ($918k) and Texas Biomedical Forum ($918k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $241k (24% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $617k against liabilities of $393k, net assets of $224k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.