National Communication Association

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)EIN 35-6007147Revenue $3.7M in FY2024

On file with the IRSnatcom.org1765 N St Nw, 20036-2801 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jul 1948Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The National Communication Association (nca) advances Communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media, and consequences of Communication through humanistic, social scientific and aesthetic inquiry. The nca serves the scholars, teachers and practitioners who are its members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching. Dedicated to fostering and promoting free and ethical Communication. The nca promotes the widespread appreciation of the importance of Communication in public and private life, the application of competent Communication to improve the quality of human life and relationships, and the use of knowledge about Communication to solve human problems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 172 volunteers and 12 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $523K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$634K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$721K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$4.1M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$8.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$4.1M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.1M
Net assets
$8.0M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$8.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1948.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $2.9M Management & general 29% · $1.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $634K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$224,102Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Convention & Meetings
$142,289Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research, Publications & Professional
$141,643Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Membership and Member Services
$126,082Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Treasurer, Executive Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shari E Miles-Cohen—$237,331$208,248——
Justin Danowski$224,102$129,022$114,924——
Trevor Parry-Giles———$125,113$212,000
Lakesha Anderson———$147,000$143,312
Lashawn Duckett$142,289————
Dane Claussen$141,643$130,322———
Arnyae Neal$126,082————
Kristin Yednock——$117,616——

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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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Promotes communication study, teaching, and ethical practice for better human life.

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3 programs · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Research and Membership

Memberships in nca allows for professional affiliation of scholars, and the association provides a number of relevant resources including career services, support for pedagogy, support for research, and awards, among others.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

National Convention

Nca produces an annual convention for approximately 4,000 communication scholars. The convention includes over 1,000 formal education sessions as well as a variety of opportunities for professional networking.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Nca partners with ROUTLEDGE/TAYLOR and francis to publish twelve academic journals, including communication and CRITICAL/CULTURAL studies, communication and race, communication education, communication monographs, communication teacher, critical studies in media communication, communication and democracy, journal of applied communication…

$376Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28
Grants paid · 42 grants · $888K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$85,200
University of ArkansasFY2024$26,350
University of UtahUT · FY2024$22,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$21,913
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,700
Arizona State UniversityFY2024$19,050
University of CincinnatiFY2024$15,319
Unitemized GrantFY2023$80,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,969
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,700
Kent State UniversityOH · FY2023$11,588
Unitemized GrantFY2022$81,200
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$996K
Investment incomeLn 3$443K
Money outPt IX
$4.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$8.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$721K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$443K
Other incomeLn 4–11$996K
Gains on assetsLn 7$225K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
SavingsLn 2$187K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$308K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$721K
Net assetsLn 32$8.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 6172
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K$308K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.4M$6.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$594K$721K
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M$8.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$127K$127K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$128K$128K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$252K$126K$126K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$953K$744K$208K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$81K$60K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$135K$106K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$95K$70K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$60K$60K
Accounting feesLn 11c$242K$242K
Investment management feesLn 11f$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$482K$439K$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$32K
Office expensesLn 13$125K$106K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$398K$361K$38K
OccupancyLn 16$168K$123K$45K
TravelLn 17$115K$43K$72K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$285K$187K$98K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$103K$76K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$32K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$195K$143K$52K
All other expensesLn 24e$57K$29K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.1M$2.9M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.7M$4.1M−$394K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$4.3M−$1.0M$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$3.7M$33K$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$3.8M−$513K$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$2.8M−$702K$10.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,719,431 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,000$30,600
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,068,015$2,250,145
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $284,519$442,828
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $858,238$995,858
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,238,772$3,719,431
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $183,786$254,831
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,490,984$1,516,195
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,604,137$2,342,525
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,278,907$4,113,551
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,040,135−$394,120
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $3,719,431 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $314,801 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,600
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,945,822$1,945,822
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $217,956$217,956
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $985,380$985,380
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $224,872$224,872
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,250,145 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,438,686$3,719,431
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,113,551 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $127,018$127,018
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $127,813$127,813
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,239 · Management $126,239$252,478
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $744,467 · Management $208,192$952,659
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $60,102 · Management $21,381$81,483
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $106,021 · Management $28,575$134,596
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $69,536 · Management $25,443$94,979
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $60,074$60,074
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $242,283$242,283
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $39,660$39,660
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $439,179 · Management $42,491$481,670
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,711$31,711
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $105,706 · Management $19,157$124,863
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $360,817 · Management $37,603$398,420
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $122,646 · Management $44,876$167,522
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,205 · Management $72,044$115,249
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $187,049 · Management $97,970$285,019
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $75,534 · Management $27,638$103,172
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,527 · Management $9,161$40,688
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $142,504 · Management $52,391$194,895
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $28,580 · Management $28,719$57,299
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,929,654 · Management $1,183,897 · Fundraising $0$4,113,551
Part X · Balance sheet $8,732,867 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,885$120,972
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $118,550$186,549
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $72,652$211,913
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $80,017$168,388
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,207,680$1,222,691
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,336,023$6,803,858
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $53,900$18,496
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,961,707$8,732,867
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $353,519$497,359
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $240,882$224,096
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $594,401$721,455
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,418,522$7,060,336
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $948,784$951,076
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,367,306$8,011,412
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,961,707$8,732,867
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,011,412 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,719,431
XI-2 Total expenses$4,113,551
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$394,120
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,367,306
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$38,226
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,011,412

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