National Roofing Foundation

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Itasca, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 36-2934435

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To provide research, education, and scholarships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $633K a year · 40% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$142K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
55%
Net assets
$15.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +46%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$644K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$640K
FY2022$933K
FY2023$981K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$15.9M
FY2025▲ +7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$14.9M
FY2022$13.9M
FY2023$13.3M
FY2024$14.9M
FY2025$15.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1997.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $602K Management & general 33% · $364K Fundraising 11% · $124K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alison Lavalley’s $144K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Alison Lavalley$144,482——
Alison Lavalley—$137,255$128,975

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers research, education, and scholarships to advance knowledge and support students.

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3 program services account for $436K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Scholarships and Grants

The melvin kruger endowed scholarship program is open to employees of nrca contractor and supplier members, their spouses and their dependent children. There are 2 scholarship CATEGORIES.THE accredited post-secondary institution scholarship: this $5,000 scholarship category is for individuals planning to attend post secondary colleges…

$184Kprogram expense
02

Construction Management

Student teams who are pursuing an education in the roofing industry can join a competition to create awareness and help educate construction management students about the roofing industry; the competition challenges the students' roofing knowledge, construction management skills, time management, and organizational and presentation…

$164Kprogram expense
03

Clemson University Course Research

To develop and implement an UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE three credit college course specific to the roofing industry that will educate students on the overall roofing industry and make them aware of the roofing industry as a potential career option at clemson university's construction science and management department.

$88Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $420K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$148,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$122,255
Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$60,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$40,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$751K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$602K
Managementcol C$364K
Fundraisingcol D$124K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$571K
Total assetsLn 16$16.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$751K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$714K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
SavingsLn 2$493K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$571K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
Net assetsLn 32$15.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$873K$571K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.1M$15.5M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M$16.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$142K
Net assetsLn 32$14.9M$15.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$148K$148K
Management feesLn 11a$337K$241K$52K$44K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Investment management feesLn 11f$81K$81K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$120K$40K$81K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$155K$155K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$213K$213K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$602K$364K$124K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.1M$876K$15.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.1M$283K$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $644K$981K−$337K$13.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$933K$891K$13.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$640K$1.5M$14.9M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,965,710 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$750,935
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$750,935
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,818$41,818
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $456,289$456,289
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $714,454$714,454
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,214$2,214
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,818 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,172,957$1,965,710
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,090,179 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $148,000$148,000
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $240,751 · Management $52,168 · Fundraising $43,780$336,699
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,880$25,880
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $81,459$81,459
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $39,688 · Fundraising $80,583$120,271
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,669$3,669
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $155,320$155,320
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $213,381$213,381
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $5,500$5,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $602,132 · Management $363,684 · Fundraising $124,363$1,090,179
Part X · Balance sheet $16,083,106 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $260,917$77,350
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $612,395$493,364
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,079,837$15,512,392
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,963,412$16,083,106
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,431$142,115
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,431$142,115
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,366,234$15,140,714
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $568,747$800,277
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,934,981$15,940,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,963,412$16,083,106
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,940,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,965,710
XI-2 Total expenses$1,090,179
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$875,531
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,934,981
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$130,479
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,940,991

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

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