National Taxpayers Union: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

The National Taxpayers Union, or NTU, is a membership organization that lobbies for lower taxes and spending. It publishes a ratings of lawmakers and has an affiliated foundation that does research.

National Taxpayers Union is listed here in the category "Advocacy". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.

History

It was founded in 1969. NTU is a 501(c)(4) and its foundation, the NTU Foundation, is a separate charitable group.

National Taxpayers Union is a advocacy organization. It is headquartered in Washington, DC. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(4). Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.

Leadership and funding

The figures here are for NTU itself. Its Form 990 is shown here.

The IRS figures on this page come from the latest Form 990 filing that ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer lists for the organization, for tax year 2023: total revenue of $4.0 million, total expenses of $3.6 million and total assets of $8.9 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as National Taxpayers Union. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.

Where it stands

NTU supports tax limits, balanced budgets and fiscal responsibility.

These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include Americans for Tax Reform, Citizens Against Government Waste, Club for Growth.