nonprofits · months of reserves

What are the reserves of NTEE W: Public & Societal Benefit?

Months of reserves, NTEE W: Public & Societal Benefit: median 12.6 months in tax year 2024 across 5,106 e-filers (mean 33.2 months); the middle half lies between 4.1 months and 30.8 months. In 2016 the median was 13.1 months.

MEDIAN 2024: 12.6 monthsFILERS: 5,106SINCE: 2016

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What it means

Net assets divided by annual expenses, times twelve: how long the organisation could run on what it has.

Year by year

Percentiles within the group; the median is bold. Years marked partial are still filling with late filings.

Tax year	Filers	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
2026 partial	142	2.7 months	7.7 months	16.1 months	45.3 months	102.2 months
2025 partial	3,171	1.0 months	4.5 months	13.4 months	32.9 months	81.6 months
2024	5,106	0.8 months	4.1 months	12.6 months	30.8 months	74.4 months
2023	6,801	0.9 months	4.4 months	12.9 months	31.6 months	80.5 months
2022	5,882	0.8 months	4.5 months	13.3 months	34.0 months	84.7 months
2021	4,018	1.4 months	6.0 months	17.5 months	44.7 months	112.7 months
2020	4,623	1.1 months	5.0 months	15.1 months	39.1 months	99.9 months
2019	3,962	1.0 months	4.1 months	11.6 months	29.5 months	68.7 months
2018	3,166	1.0 months	3.9 months	11.8 months	29.4 months	68.4 months
2017	76	-0.5 months	3.0 months	9.2 months	25.8 months	63.0 months
2016	13	3.0 months	6.2 months	13.1 months	27.4 months	36.4 months

NTEE W: Public & Societal Benefit: all measures →Total revenue →Total expenses →Total assets →Net assets →Officer compensation (total per organisation) →Program service revenue share →Contributions share of revenue →Officer compensation share of expenses →Surplus margin →Method →

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