NAMI National

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Arlington, VA501(c)(3)Since 1979Mental HealthEIN 43-1201653

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NAMI provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives.See Schedule O

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 418 volunteers and 209 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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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16.9M a year · 34% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.1M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 96% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $130K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14.5M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$99.2M
+181% vs prior year
Spent
$39.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$126.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$99.2M
FY2025▲ +181%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$26.5M
FY2021$31.9M
FY2022$64.6M
FY2023$38.2M
FY2024$35.3M
FY2025$99.2M
Expenses
$39.2M
FY2025▼ -0.9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$19.4M
FY2021$22.7M
FY2022$34.3M
FY2023$39.3M
FY2024$39.6M
FY2025$39.2M
Net assets
$126.8M
FY2025▲ +102%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25.7M
FY2021$36.4M
FY2022$62.6M
FY2023$64.8M
FY2024$62.8M
FY2025$126.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Jul 1980.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $31.4M Management & general 3% · $1.3M Fundraising 17% · $6.6M

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

36 people listed on the 990; $2.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$596,705Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$244,937Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$235,407Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Human Resource Officer
$210,934Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$207,796Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advocacy Officer
$205,267Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Field Relations Officer
$204,168Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Communications/Mktg. Officer
$202,993Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Gillison JR’s $597K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $10–100M mental health 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Gillison JR$596,705$568,383————
Daniel Gillison——$497,264$352,880$319,688$247,336
Kenneth Duckworth—$242,493$285,512$281,196$201,180—
Michael Wood$244,937$24,234————
David Levy$235,407$221,642$219,529$197,193$178,704$166,485
Glenn O'Neal——$226,590$195,334$179,074—
Christine Crawford—$213,990————
Lisa Lewis$210,934$200,872$192,732$177,401$162,886$146,879

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

Programs and updates

Advocates for policies that improve the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness through healthcare access, crisis response, and early intervention.

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3 program services account for $31.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Program and Membership Support

Public Awareness, Partnerships and Outreach: NAMI advances mental health awareness and connects individuals and families with resources and support.See Schedule O.

$23.7Mprogram expense
02

Education Services- Information, Support and Education

NAMI provides education programs, presentations, and peer-led support groups nationwide. These programs are led by trained volunteers and individuals with lived experience.See Schedule O.

$4.4Mprogram expense
03

Advocacy

Public Policy and Advocacy: NAMI advocates for policies that improve the lives of people affected by mental illness. Advocacy priorities include access to health care coverage, crisis response services, early intervention and diversion from the justice system.In 2025, NAMI advocates took more than 247,000 advocacy actions.Advocacy…

$3.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Isec FoundationFY2025$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$130K
See all 3 funders →
Grants paid · 587 grants · $18.6M · 2020–2025
NAMI of Greater Wheeling INCWV · FY2025$154,250
NAMI Georgia INCGA · FY2025$131,000
NAMI Texas INCTX · FY2025$114,583
NAMI MontanaMT · FY2025$100,000
NAMI Westside LaCA · FY2025$73,000
NAMI Northside Atlanta INCGA · FY2025$67,500
NAMI Greater ClevelandOH · FY2025$61,549
NAMI Keystone PennsylvaniaPA · FY2025$41,750
NAMI Illinois INCIL · FY2025$34,667
NAMI WyomingWY · FY2025$33,450
NAMI of MissouriMO · FY2025$31,250
NAMI St LouisMO · FY2025$28,750
NAMI ColoradoCO · FY2025$28,000
NAMI North TexasTX · FY2025$27,250
NAMI WashingtonWA · FY2025$26,500
NAMI TennesseeTN · FY2025$26,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$99.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$384K
Money outPt IX
$39.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$31.4M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$6.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$126.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66.2M
Total assetsLn 16$141.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$852K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$384K
Investment incomeLn 3$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$856K
Total revenueLn 12$99.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45.5M
SavingsLn 2$20.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$62.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$141.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.5M
Net assetsLn 32$126.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5209
VolunteersI 6418
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.9M$66.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$55.1M$62.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$77.2M$141.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.4M$14.5M
Net assetsLn 32$62.8M$126.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.4M$2.4M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$15K$15K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$905K$154K$107K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.2M$12.6M$2.1M$1.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$767K$596K$101K$70K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.8M$1.4M$234K$163K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$958K$163K$113K
Legal feesLn 11b$143K$67K$57K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Investment management feesLn 11f$139K$139K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.8M$2.3M$271K$292K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3.0M$2.3M$639K
Office expensesLn 13$3.9M$840K$369K$2.7M
Information technologyLn 14$1.7M$1.4M$216K$104K
OccupancyLn 16$919K$825$919K
TravelLn 17$961K$769K$46K$146K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$670K$429K$56K$185K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$674K$531K$143K
InsuranceLn 23$97K$35K$28K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$560K$3.9M−$3.8M$510K
Total functional expensesLn 25$39.2M$31.4M$1.3M$6.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $99.2M$39.2M$60.0M$126.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $35.3M$39.6M−$4.3M$62.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $38.2M$39.3M−$1.1M$64.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $64.6M$34.3M$30.3M$62.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $31.9M$22.7M$9.2M$36.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $26.5M$19.4M$7.1M$25.7M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $99,202,629 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,034 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$193,929
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$95,771,840
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$851,534
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,965,769
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $381,902 · Excluded from tax $2,205$384,107
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,994,874$1,994,874
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $855,845$855,845
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $383,936 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,852,924$99,202,629
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $39,239,413 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,396,561$2,396,561
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,000$15,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $905,272 · Management $153,658 · Fundraising $106,826$1,165,756
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,583,605 · Management $2,135,895 · Fundraising $1,484,924$16,204,424
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $595,922 · Management $101,149 · Fundraising $70,322$767,393
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,378,768 · Management $234,027 · Fundraising $162,701$1,775,496
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $957,930 · Management $162,595 · Fundraising $113,040$1,233,565
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $67,360 · Management $56,853 · Fundraising $18,799$143,012
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,119$52,119
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $138,525$138,525
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,284,976 · Management $271,456 · Fundraising $291,631$2,848,063
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,334,976 · Fundraising $638,842$2,973,818
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $839,619 · Management $368,793 · Fundraising $2,728,693$3,937,105
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,387,234 · Management $216,422 · Fundraising $103,951$1,707,607
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $825 · Management $918,596$919,421
IX-17 TravelPrograms $768,775 · Management $45,756 · Fundraising $146,405$960,936
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $428,877 · Management $55,751 · Fundraising $184,873$669,501
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $530,757 · Management $143,225$673,982
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,601 · Management $28,092 · Fundraising $34,069$96,762
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,874,030 · Management −$3,823,368 · Fundraising $509,705$560,367
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $31,385,088 · Management $1,259,544 · Fundraising $6,594,781$39,239,413
Part X · Balance sheet $141,256,219 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,219,885$45,520,928
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,707,395$20,679,942
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,779,680$2,372,821
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,413$10,099
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $121,833$110,413
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,092,497$1,180,821
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,609,615$1,471,497
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $55,106,811$62,340,513
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $963,392$1,304,766
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,595,206$6,264,419
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $77,198,727$141,256,219
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,711,182$4,030,441
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $750,000$975,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,941,833$9,479,281
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,403,015$14,484,722
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $48,131,046$111,304,197
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,664,666$15,467,300
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $62,795,712$126,771,497
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $77,198,727$141,256,219
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,771,497 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$99,202,629
XI-2 Total expenses$39,239,413
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,963,216
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$62,795,712
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,012,569
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,771,497

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

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