United Nations Foundation Inc
1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 300, Washington, DC · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $77,013,346 | $141,106,169 | $218,869,685 |
| FY2023 | $113,423,820 | $127,465,638 | $275,902,622 |
| FY2022 | $107,148,918 | $139,050,082 | $267,389,454 |
| FY2021 | $86,770,336 | $120,647,673 | $339,185,618 |
| FY2020 | $295,874,853 | $281,328,455 | $354,829,394 |
| FY2019 | $119,227,500 | $94,847,928 | $317,150,182 |
| FY2018 | $75,803,081 | $110,244,837 | $255,038,088 |
| FY2017 | $91,856,402 | $116,848,010 | $300,462,033 |
| FY2016 | $97,659,264 | $117,040,619 | $296,473,570 |
| FY2015 | $101,198,453 | $139,463,058 | $319,220,505 |
| FY2014 | $147,183,981 | $147,928,448 | $357,151,557 |
| FY2013 | $230,764,474 | $137,838,875 | $356,606,885 |
| FY2012 | $134,808,629 | $134,850,608 | $244,827,864 |
| FY2011 | $192,737,803 | $127,292,648 | $231,213,165 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by United Nations Foundation Inc (EIN 58-2368165), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $62,975,295 | 82% |
| Program service revenue | $33,774 | <1% |
| Other revenue | $14,004,277 | 18% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $123,944,376 | 88% |
| Management & general | $8,847,060 | 6% |
| Fundraising | $8,314,733 | 6% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 82% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 88% of functional expenses, management & general 6%, and fundraising 6%.
- 88% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 75% of 72 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in DC.
- Net assets covered about 18.6 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 75th percentile among 472 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in DC.
- Total revenue was higher than 95.4% of 477 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in DC.
- Total revenue fell from $192,737,803 in FY2011 to $77,013,346 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 5 and decreased in 8 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 10 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024).
- The highest revenue on record here is $295,874,853 in FY2020.
- Net assets declined from $231,213,165 to $218,869,685 between FY2011 and FY2024.
- Contributions and grants made up 99% of revenue in FY2011 and 82% in FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1998 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | Q114 — International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (in DC) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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