National Institute for Direct Instruction

Analysis

National Institute for Direct Instruction is a registered charity in United States, based in Eugene, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 July 2023, National Institute for Direct Instruction reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.9m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2023, income fell from $3.9m to $2.7m (-32%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, National Institute for Direct Instruction sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Focus Academy Inc ($2.7m), Movement Generation ($2.7m) and Schoolcraft College Foundation ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $189k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $475k. At year end it held assets of $791k against liabilities of $460k, net assets of $331k. It reported 10 employees.