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US CIVILIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

EIN: 54-1773406 · ARLINGTON, VA 22201-5302 · United States · FY 2024 Data
3 out of 5 48 / 100 Based on 2+ years of filings
Financial strength (30%) 50/100
Reliability (20%) 55/100
Effectiveness (25%) 88/100
Impact (25%) No data yet
Financial data: FY 2024 · Scored 9/13/2026
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Financial Overview — FY 2024
$73.6M
Total Revenue
$71.2M
Total Expenses
$7.6M
Net Assets
208
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio 98.2%
Fundraising Efficiency N/A
Operating Reserve 1.28x
Liability-to-Asset 90.5%
Revenue Diversification 94.9%
Executive Compensation $2.5M
Compared with Peers
FY 2024
Compared with 98 similar organizations (United States, Science & Technology, $10M–$100M in expenses), FY 2024.
This organization Middle half of peers (P25–P75) Peer median
Ratio This org Peer median Position (P10 → P90)
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses · higher is better
98.2% 82.4%
P10P90
Top quarter
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses · lower is better
1.8% 14.3%
P10P90
Top quarter
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses · lower is better
0.0% 0.1%
P10P90
Above median
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets · higher is better
1.3 mo 16.4 mo
P10P90
Bottom quarter
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets · lower is better
90.5% 21.2%
P10P90
Bottom quarter
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source · lower is better
94.9% 85.6%
P10P90
Bottom quarter
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
-3.5% 4.6%
P10P90
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
-6.9% 5.9%
P10P90
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
3.3% 0.0%
P10P90
Financial History
Year Revenue Expenses Net Assets Program % Staff
2024 $73.6M $71.2M $7.6M 98.2% 208
2023 $76.2M $76.4M $4.8M 97.3% 296
2022 $70.8M $72.5M $3.2M 98.9% 315
2021 $50.5M $50.4M $8.3M 98.1% 199
2020 $32.0M $33.8M N/A 228
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Organization Details
EIN
54-1773406
State
VA
City
ARLINGTON
ZIP
22201-5302
Classification
U120
Category
Science & Technology
Rating
3★
Coverage
A
Last Updated
Aug 2026
Form 990
On File
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