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American National Standards Institute reported $100.7 million in revenue and $101.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $69.12 went to program services, $30.88 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 99.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $823,904 (SVP & COO). 147 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 24% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $102MFor context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $101MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 69.1% | 84.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 30.9% | 10.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 83.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 99.1% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $823,904 | $357,133 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.81% | 1.52% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 147 | 12 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.0 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 41 of 41 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseStandards facilitationansi is the sole U.S. Representative and dues-paying member of the two major non-treaty international standards organizations, the international organization for standardization (iso) and, via ansi's U.S. National committee (usnc) to the international electrotechnical commission (iec). Regionally, ansi is the U.S. Representative to the pacific area standards congress (pasc) and the pan American Standards commission (copant). Through the usnc, ansi also participates in the forum of iec national committees of the americas (finca) and the asia-pacific cooperation forum…
Accreditation servicesansi also provides administrative services to its wholly owned subsidiary, the ansi national accreditation board (anab). Anab's accreditation programs assess a wide range of conformity assessment bodies against defined accreditation standards. The anab accreditation portfolio includes management systems, certification bodies, calibration and testing labs, product, process and service certification bodies, personnel credentialing organizations, forensic test and calibration service providers, inspection bodies, police crime units, property and evidence control units…
Member services & policy development the American National Standards Institute (ansi) is a private, non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. Voluntary standards and conformity assessment system. Ansi is governed by a board of directors, with a structure of committees focused on specific governance areas, and advisory groups and forums providing input to those decision-making bodies. All of these groups are comprised of volunteer representatives of ansi member companies and organizations, driving ansi's strategic priorities and activities in response to broad member…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVP & COO Officer, 38.00 hrs/week | $664,975 | $0 | $158,929 | $823,904 |
| SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $539,763 | $0 | $207,038 | $746,801 |
| CEO AND PRESIDENT (FORMER) Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $742,794 | $0 | $0 | $742,794 |
| CEO AND PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $707,619 | $0 | $26,992 | $734,611 |
| SVP FINANCE & ADMIN & CFO Officer, 38.00 hrs/week | $580,406 | $0 | $119,275 | $699,681 |
| VP INTERNATIONAL POLICY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $445,659 | $0 | $251,861 | $697,520 |
| SVP PUB. SALES & MEMBERSHIP Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $543,206 | $0 | $104,484 | $647,690 |
| VP I.T. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $484,219 | $0 | $122,006 | $606,225 |
147 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American National Standards Institute (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $6.7M (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b41 · 41 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5247
- Volunteers Part I, line 641
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to American National Standards Institute totaling $1.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 American National Standards Institute spent in 2025, $69.12 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of American National Standards Institute's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, American National Standards Institute reported that 69.1% of its $101.8 million in expenses went to program services, 30.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American National Standards Institute pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American National Standards Institute reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $823,904, for the role of SVP & COO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American National Standards Institute get its money?
Of $100.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 99.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American National Standards Institute a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-1635253 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202641399349300824 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501349349306345 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431299349301048 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302229349300225 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241249349302059 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202141969349302404 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202021979349308587 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-1635253: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.