National Postdoctoral Assoication: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 20-3577441)

Thomas Kimbis ESQ’s $157K as Executive Director & CEO is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 157 $100K–1M social science nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Thomas Kimbis ESQ	$156,806	$165,000	$170,350	$151,500	$157,500	$51,563

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Improves the postdoctoral experience through better training and professional growth.

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3 programs · $478K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Npa Annual Conference

Each spring the NPA hosts its Annual Conference, which is the only national event dedicated to the postdoctoral community. At this conference, many topics pertinent to science policy, mentoring, entrepreneurship, and the scientific research enterprise are discussed and debated on a national level.

$276Kprogram expense

02

Membership Services. As a membership organization, NPA incurs expenses for managing its membership. These expenses are programmatic in nature, as part of NPA's exempt purpose is to serve the postdoctoral community.

$118Kprogram expense

03

Publications

These costs are for the development and maintenance of website content for the public. They also support the Association's newsletter, e-alerts, fact sheets, and reports.

$84Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2021

Silicon Valley Community FoundationFY2021$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$785K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$638K

Other incomeLn 4–11$60K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K

Money outPt IX

$717K

Ln 25

Programscol B$552K

Managementcol C$150K

Fundraisingcol D$15K

Owns and owesPt X

$868K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$306K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K

Government grantsLn 1e$45K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$638K

Investment incomeLn 3$30K

Other incomeLn 4–11$60K

Gains on assetsLn 7$301

Total revenueLn 12$785K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$209K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$209K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$894K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$306K

Net assetsLn 32$868K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 53

VolunteersI 6200

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$257K	$209K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$761K	$894K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.1M	$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$364K	$306K
Net assetsLn 32	$752K	$868K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$157K	$112K	$39K	$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$194K	$139K	$49K	$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$17K	$12K	$4K	$564
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$11K	$8K	$3K	$362
Payroll taxesLn 10	$26K	$19K	$7K	$881
Accounting feesLn 11c	$10K		$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$4K		$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$17K	$17K	$767
Office expensesLn 13	$24K	$5K	$19K	$170
Information technologyLn 14	$30K	$21K	$7K	$980
OccupancyLn 16	$3K	$2K	$742	$98
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$222K	$216K	$6K
InsuranceLn 23	$1K	$889	$312	$41
All other expensesLn 24e	$553		$553
Total functional expensesLn 25	$717K	$552K	$150K	$15K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$785K	$717K	$68K	$868K	990 PDF
FY2024	$709K	$657K	$52K	$752K	990 PDF
FY2023	$711K	$695K	$16K	$667K	990 PDF
FY2022	$597K	$579K	$18K	$623K	990 PDF
FY2021	$669K	$459K	$210K	$652K	990 PDF
FY2020	$338K	$298K	$41K	$471K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $785,235 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $56,410$57,523

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $558,650$638,402

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,095$29,586

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $79,386$59,724

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $708,541$785,235

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $363,395$405,027

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $293,154$311,975

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $656,549$717,002

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,992$68,233

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $785,235 across 14 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$45,195

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,328

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$57,523

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $638,402 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$638,402

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,285$29,285

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,000$27,000

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $301 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$301

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $17,848 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,876$32,724

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $656,551 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,161$785,235

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $717,002 across 16 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $112,226 · Management $39,390 · Fundraising $5,190$156,806

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $138,540 · Management $48,625 · Fundraising $6,407$193,572

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,194 · Management $4,280 · Fundraising $564$17,038

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,818 · Management $2,944 · Fundraising $362$11,124

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,047 · Management $6,559 · Fundraising $881$26,487

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,563$9,563

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,153$4,153

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,568 · Management $767$17,335

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,047 · Management $18,893 · Fundraising $170$24,110

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,195 · Management $7,439 · Fundraising $980$29,614

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,114 · Management $742 · Fundraising $98$2,954

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $216,201 · Management $6,250$222,451

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $889 · Management $312 · Fundraising $41$1,242

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $553$553

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $551,839 · Management $150,470 · Fundraising $14,693$717,002

Part X · Balance sheet $1,174,253 assets, 12 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $257,234$209,365

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,706$14,934

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $82,653$55,765

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $761,433$894,189

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,116,026$1,174,253

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,423$17,456

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $358,211$288,960

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $363,634$306,416

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $752,392$867,837

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $752,392$867,837

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,116,026$1,174,253

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $867,837 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$785,235

XI-2 Total expenses$717,002

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$68,233

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$752,392

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$47,212

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$867,837

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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