National Grocers Association: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 54-1210751)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$6.6M
FY2021	$6.1M
FY2022	$5.5M
FY2023	$6.5M
FY2024	$8.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.1M
FY2021	$6.0M
FY2022	$6.3M
FY2023	$7.0M
FY2024	$7.6M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$20.7M
FY2021	$22.0M
FY2022	$17.5M
FY2023	$19.2M
FY2024	$20.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1983.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

62 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Gregory Ferrara

President & CEO

$816,194Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Jones

SVP

$287,455Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Downey

SVP

$271,401Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Strange

SVP

$229,484Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Johnson

VP

$161,194Pt VII · Sec A

Chelsea Matzen

Director

$156,693Pt VII · Sec A

Ana Nunez Cepollaro

VP

$143,961Pt VII · Sec A

James Dudlicek

Content Strategist

$100,251Pt VII · Sec A

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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Gregory Ferrara	$816,194	$793,723	$726,151	$604,415	$558,997
Christopher Jones	$287,455	$232,270	$202,629	$177,362	$180,084
Jonathan Downey	$271,401	$259,347	$247,018	$185,646	$188,011
Michelle Tiller	—	—	$265,971	$258,378	$246,161
Laura Strange	$229,484	$213,140	$193,413	$240,292	$186,861
Stephanie Johnson	$161,194	$157,609	—	—	—
Chelsea Matzen	$156,693	$137,528	$121,809	$104,502	—
Ana Nunez Cepollaro	$143,961	—	—	—	—

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for independent grocers through government relations, educational events, and industry connections to strengthen the independent food retail sector.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Government Relations and Industry Relations

Conduct an annual convention, conduct a leadership meeting that includes all sectors of the independent grocery channel and publish a newsletter.

Pt IX · col B

02

Education

Conduct an annual convention, sponsor educational programs including an executive leadership program, webinars and publish a newsletter.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2022

National Association of Convenience Stores INCFY2022$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Grants paid · 17 grants · $288K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,000

Democratic Attorneys General AssnFY2024$15,000

Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the UnionVA · FY2024$10,000

Republican Attorneys General AssnFY2023$25,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,500

82 National Capital Area CouncilMD · FY2023$7,500

Republican Attorneys General AssnFY2022$50,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,750

82 National Capital Area CouncilMD · FY2022$7,500

Alzheimer's Disease & Related DisordersIL · FY2022$6,000

American Anti Trust Institute INCDC · FY2021$20,000

Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,250

82 National Capital Area CouncilMD · FY2021$15,000

Unitemized GrantFY2020$22,750

The Congressional Institute INCVA · FY2020$13,750

Alzheimer's Disease & Related DisordersIL · FY2020$10,000

82 National Capital Area CouncilMD · FY2020$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$8.8M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$2.5M

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M

Money outPt IX

$7.6M

Ln 25

Owns and owesPt X

$20.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$529K

Total assetsLn 16$25.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

62

listed · VII A

PaidVII A8

Voting boardVI 1a54

IndependentVI 1b54

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$956K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$2.5M

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M

Gains on assetsLn 7$1.9M

Total revenueLn 12$8.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$287K

SavingsLn 2$242K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$529K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.8M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$689K

Other assetsLn 15$2.6M

Total assetsLn 16$25.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M

Net assetsLn 32$20.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 522

VolunteersI 654

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 FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$146K	$529K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$19.7M	$20.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$638K	$689K
Total assetsLn 16	$24.5M	$25.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$5.4M	$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$19.2M	$20.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$72K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.9M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$60K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$192K
Legal feesLn 11b	$360K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$303K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$82K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$684K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$90K
Office expensesLn 13	$140K
Information technologyLn 14	$153K
OccupancyLn 16	$352K
TravelLn 17	$171K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$802K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$77K
InsuranceLn 23	$53K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$343K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$7.6M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$8.8M	$7.6M	$1.3M	$20.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$6.5M	$7.0M	−$522K	$19.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$5.5M	$6.3M	−$748K	$17.5M	990 PDF
FY2021	$6.1M	$6.0M	$182K	$22.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$6.6M	$5.1M	$1.5M	$20.7M	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 $8,842,925 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,070,001$956,409

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,995,874$4,351,325

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $601,494$2,482,842

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $812,828$1,052,349

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,480,197$8,842,925

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $113,551$90,707

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,468,819$3,886,380

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,420,308$3,608,768

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,002,678$7,585,855

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$522,481$1,257,070

Part VI · Governance 54 of 54 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body54

VI-1b Independent voting members54

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,842,925 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$956,409

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$956,409

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,393,655 · Unrelated business $80,210 · Excluded from tax $877,460$4,351,325

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $559,368$559,368

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,923,474$1,923,474

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,052,349$1,052,349

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,393,655 · Unrelated business $80,210 · Excluded from tax $4,412,651$8,842,925

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,585,855 across 19 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$71,707

IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$19,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$1,901,581

IX-7 Other salaries and wages$1,733,078

IX-8 Pension plan contributions$60,159

IX-9 Other employee benefits$191,562

IX-11b Legal fees$359,829

IX-11c Accounting fees$302,609

IX-11f Investment management fees$81,986

IX-11g Other fees for services$683,763

IX-12 Advertising and promotion$90,127

IX-13 Office expenses$139,744

IX-14 Information technology$152,668

IX-16 Occupancy$352,471

IX-17 Travel$170,773

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$801,803

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$77,407

IX-23 Insurance$52,987

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$342,601

IX-25 Total functional expenses$7,585,855

Part X · Balance sheet $25,432,647 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,611$286,803

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $129,589$242,199

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $611,156$619,032

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $200,879$180,723

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $637,763$688,685

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $19,648,914$20,773,680

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $10,000$10,000

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,269,062$2,631,525

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,523,974$25,432,647

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $517,946$770,926

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $901,353$721,875

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,951,164$3,740,804

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,370,463$5,233,605

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,153,511$20,199,042

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,153,511$20,199,042

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,523,974$25,432,647

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,199,042 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$8,842,925

XI-2 Total expenses$7,585,855

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,257,070

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,153,511

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$211,539

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,199,042

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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