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How do NTEE R: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy compare?
NTEE R: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy: 3,656 e-filers for tax year 2023, $8.4B in combined expenses, median $277.4k. Median reserves 9.9 months; median officer compensation share 10.7%.
What stands out
The largest, AARP, spent $1.7B; the 25 largest together $3.8B of the group's $8.4B.
Every measure, tax year 2023
Percentiles within this group; the median is bold.
| Measure | Filers | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 3,614 | $30.8k | $98.6k | $320.8k | $1.1M | $3.3M |
| Total expenses | 3,656 | $21.6k | $84.1k | $277.4k | $1.0M | $3.1M |
| Total assets | 2,641 | $44.5k | $174.0k | $539.3k | $1.9M | $6.1M |
| Net assets | 2,510 | $33.4k | $155.5k | $478.6k | $1.6M | $5.5M |
| Officer compensation (total per organisation) | 1,563 | $38.5k | $72.0k | $118.5k | $229.8k | $455.8k |
| Program service revenue share | 2,967 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 43.0% |
| Contributions share of revenue | 3,385 | 41.9% | 85.0% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Officer compensation share of expenses | 1,787 | 0.0% | 4.7% | 10.7% | 20.8% | 36.2% |
| Months of reserves | 3,598 | 0.8 months | 3.8 months | 9.9 months | 21.3 months | 44.2 months |
| Surplus margin | 3,538 | -43.7% | -11.7% | 5.4% | 24.9% | 52.0% |
Largest by expenses, 2023
| # | Organisation | State | Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AARP | DC | $1.7B |
| 2 | BELIEVE IN PEOPLE INC | KS | $381.2M |
| 3 | NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | VA | $208.8M |
| 4 | AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC | NY | $186.3M |
| 5 | TREVOR PROJECT INC | CA | $97.5M |
| 6 | ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM | AZ | $97.1M |
| 7 | AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | NY | $82.7M |
| 8 | ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT | IL | $81.9M |
| 9 | KEY CHANGE INC | KS | $79.1M |
| 10 | Brooklyn Defender Services | NY | $75.8M |
| 11 | INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT | MA | $68.7M |
| 12 | LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC | DC | $65.8M |
| 13 | CHRISTIAN ADVOCATES SERVING | GA | $61.4M |
| 14 | NAACP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS INC | MD | $60.3M |
| 15 | ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NY | $57.9M |
| 16 | EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE | AL | $55.1M |
| 17 | HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC | DC | $53.8M |
| 18 | NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC | NY | $51.7M |
| 19 | Center for Disability Rights Inc | NY | $50.9M |
| 20 | THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC | NY | $50.3M |
| 21 | CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS | DC | $49.0M |
| 22 | WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC | NY | $47.8M |
| 23 | ONETEN COALITION INC | NJ | $47.7M |
| 24 | INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY GROUP INC | IL | $47.6M |
| 25 | DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA | CA | $42.8M |
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