National Geographic Society

National Geographic Society is an educational organization (also a scientific organization) in Washington, District of Columbia. Its tax id (EIN) is 53-0193519. It was granted tax-exempt status by IRS in April, 1938. For detailed information such as income and other financial data of National Geographic Society, refer to the following table.


Profile of National Geographic Society

Organization Name National Geographic Society
Tax Id (EIN)53-0193519
Address 1145 17th St Nw, Washington, DC 20036-4707
In Care of Name Payroll Division-mr Dowdy
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Tax PeriodAssetIncomeRevenue
December, 2012$1,227,203,295$604,636,740$456,080,227
December, 2013$1,301,040,375$685,911,957$529,780,148
December, 2014$1,263,706,493$734,138,680$539,976,957
December, 2015$1,695,152,141$1,768,660,115$1,073,388,436
December, 2016$1,661,975,358$630,233,659$79,693,428
December, 2017$1,693,379,570$775,180,272$188,235,265
December, 2018$1,538,241,169$405,187,647$130,737,807
December, 2019$1,655,505,558$381,162,225$104,693,614
December, 2020$1,696,779,808$401,316,509$70,469,785
December, 2021$2,037,588,957$646,641,646$203,876,504
December, 2022$1,790,673,716$510,915,755$157,560,446
December, 2023$1,872,730,796$949,969,748$231,981,168
IRS Exempt Status Ruling Date April, 1938
Exempt Status Unconditional Exemption
Deductibility Contributions are deductible
Tax Exempt Classification Educational Institutions and Related Activities
Tax Exempt Activity Professional Societies, Associations
NTEE CodeB03
Organization's purposes,
activities, & operations
School, college, trade school, etc.
(note: this activity classification has been replaced by the Tax Exempt Classification shown above since 1995.)
Foundation Type Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2)
Organization Type Corporation
Organization Classification Educational Organization
Affiliation Independent - This organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Primary Return(s) Required to File 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Private Foundation Filing Requirement No need to 990-PF return
Asset Range Reported on Form 990$50,000,000 to greater
Income Range Reported on Form 990$50,000,000 to greater
Accounting Period 12