National Children's Advocacy Center
National Children's Advocacy Center reported $6.4 million in revenue and $7.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.71 went to program services, $18.71 to management and general costs and $5.58 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 68.2% of the total. Government grants made up 46.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $181,758 (CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 7% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.3MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $6.4MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.7% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.09 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 68.2% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 46.6% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 28.2% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $181,758 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.49% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.0 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 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 expenseSouthern regional children's advocacy center -in 2025, srcac provided training to 3,657 child abuse professionals, state chapter organizations, and multidisciplinary team members predominantly in the 16-state southeast region of the U.S., including the district of columbia, through customized and core trainings, conference presentations,online and peer learning, webinars, and podcasts. In addition, srcac provided individual instances of technical assistance to 2,054 professionals
Ojjdp-training grant - in 2025, the training/techinical assistance for child abuse professionals project, funded by a grant awarded by the office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention (US department of justice) provided technical assistance to 589 professionals. In-person and live virtual trainings were provided to 2,015 people, and pre-recorded virtual trainings were completed by 12,924 people from the united states of america and worldwide. The child abuse library online was visited 26,867 times by users from the united states of america and worldwide
The 41st international symposium on child abuse (symposium) was a conference hosted by ncac at the von braun center march 16-18,2025. The successful, informative,and innovative multidisciplinary conference featured 180 workshops, 169presenters, and trained 1,058 professionals from 50 states and 16countries. The symposium has hosted and trained professionals in the fieldof child abuse, maltreatment, and prevention for over 40 years andcontinues to be one of the leading child abuse conferences worldwide
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 Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $163,643 | $0 | $18,115 | $181,758 |
| CHIEF OPER O Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $145,483 | $0 | $15,398 | $160,881 |
| DIR OF PROF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,067 | $0 | $11,329 | $133,396 |
| SRCAC DIRECT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,044 | $0 | $15,676 | $123,720 |
| FINANCE DIRE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $78,246 | $0 | $15,178 | $93,424 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from National Children's Advocacy Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $266K (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–1b18 · 18 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 571
- Volunteers Part I, line 640
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to National Children's Advocacy Center totaling $207K 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 National Children's Advocacy Center spent in 2025, $75.71 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of National Children's Advocacy Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, National Children's Advocacy Center reported that 75.7% of its $7.3 million in expenses went to program services, 18.7% to management and general and 5.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does National Children's Advocacy Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation National Children's Advocacy Center reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $181,758, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does National Children's Advocacy Center get its money?
Of $6.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 68.2% came from contributions and grants (including 46.6% from government grants) and 28.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is National Children's Advocacy Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 63-0891512 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 202622659349301562 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513039349300346 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432619349301113 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312439349300221 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242579349301224 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122669349301422 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012769349301116 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 63-0891512: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.