National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
TO ACHIEVE EQUITY, POLITICAL RIGHTS, AND SOCIAL INCLUSION BY ADVANCING POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT EXPAND HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS, ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION, AND ACCELERATE THE WELL-BEING, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY OF BLACK PEOPLE AND ALL PERSONS OF COLOR.
- Income
- $29.6 million
- Spending
- $26.0 million
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 50,000
- Highest pay
- $141,028, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $24.5 million spent. THE NAACP NETWORK OF ACTIVISTS IS STRONG. THROUGH OUR UNITS, WE ARE IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND BOARDROOMS, COLLEGE CAMPUSES, CAPITOL HILL AND STATEHOUSES, ADVOCATING TO BUILD BLACK POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC POWER TO END RACIAL INJUSTICE AND MAKING SURE FEDERAL POLICIES REFLECT THE DIVERSE VOICES THEY IMPACT. OUR UNITS ARE DOING THE WORK ON A LOCAL, STATE AND REGIONAL LEVEL, POWERING THE MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. RACE & JUSTICE - STRUCTURAL DISCRIMINATION AND UNJUST POLICING, PROSECUTION, AND INCARCERATION PRACTICES UNFAIRLY IMPACT BLACK COMMUNITIES. 2. HEALTH & WELL-BEING - BLACK HEALTH MATTERS, AND OUR WORK ON BEHALF OF FAMILIES HAS NEVER BEEN MORE URGENT. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)3. INCLUSIVE ECONOMY - ECONOMIC EQUITY IS CRUCIAL TO RACIAL EQUITY. AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY MEANS EVERYONE CAN CONTRIBUTE AND EARN WITH FAIR ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITY. 4. ADVOCACY & LITIGATION - THE PATH TO JUSTICE REQUIRES THAT WE CHALLENGE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS, STATUTES, AND POLICIES TO ENSURE EQUAL PROTECTION. OUR UNITS ARE SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ACTIVISTS, AND WE INVEST IN THEM WITH TRAINING, FELLOWSHIP, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1961.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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