National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System
National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System reported $19.6 million in revenue and $15.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.59 went to program services, $20.41 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: 94.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $579,853 (CEO / Executive Director). 31 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 44% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 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 $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.6% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 20.4% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| 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% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 94.8% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $579,853 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.65% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 31 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 26.0 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 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 expenseThe user population is made up of all of the United States and its territories, all Federal agencies with a justice component, selected international agencies, and a variety of strategic partners that serve the law enforcement community-cooperatively exchanging data. The types of data being exchanged varies from motor vehicle and drivers' data, to Canadian and Interpol database located in Lyon France, to state criminal history records and driver license and corrections images. Operations consist of nearly 3.8 billion transactions a year to an estimated 1 million PC, mobile and handheld…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO / Executive Director Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $475,499 | $0 | $104,354 | $579,853 |
| Chief Information Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $306,761 | $0 | $91,470 | $398,231 |
| Chief Information Security Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $288,065 | $0 | $89,336 | $377,401 |
| Chief Financial Officer Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $301,355 | $0 | $69,258 | $370,613 |
| Chief Project Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $251,068 | $0 | $82,417 | $333,485 |
| Applications Services Manager Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $225,253 | $0 | $65,679 | $290,932 |
| Systems Services Manager Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $204,309 | $0 | $61,154 | $265,463 |
31 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $950K (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–1b8 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 557
- Volunteers Part I, line 611
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Of every $100 National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System spent in 2025, $79.59 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System reported that 79.6% of its $15.9 million in expenses went to program services, 20.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $579,853, for the role of CEO / Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System get its money?
Of $19.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 94.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7258149 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 202601489349300120 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533169349301548 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442359349301774 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323189349305277 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243189349302529 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123199349313442 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043219349312359 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7258149: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.