Naspa Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521542166
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2022657500
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$435,963
Expenses
$352,710
Assets
$3,497,976
Liabilities
$38,648

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

People named in this filing

  • PAUL BENNION (NASPA FOUNDATION CHAIR)
  • SARA MATA (NASPA FOUNDATION CHAIR- ELECT)
  • MAUREEN KEEFE (NASPA FOUNDATION PAST BOARD CHAIR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The naspa foundation's mission is to support naspa's mission and legacy. The foundation fulfills its mission by awarding scholarships for aspiring and current student affairs professions to attend naspa (see schedule o for continuation)events, awarding research grants for student affairs professionals to study emergent trends within the field, and supporting awards of recognition for exceptional work in the field of student affairs.the naspa foundations guiding principles are:- connecting the present with the future- celebrating achievement- supporting research and best practices- honoring history.

What it reported doing in 2024

The naspa foundation program service offerings fall into five primary categories: scholarships - the jim rhatigan fellowship and other scholarships provide access to naspa events for aspiring and current student affairs professionals looking to further their student affairs education. Access scholarships were created to support membership dues and financial assistance for attendance to professional development events.grants - the naspa foundation supports the discovery of new knowledge through research and innovation in the field of student affairs. This is achieved through a continued commitment to funding selected submitted proposals for research grants such as the channing briggs small research grant.awards - the naspa foundation funds four named awards conferred on exceptional student affairs educators and practitioners at all level of the profession: - hardee dissertation of the year award - ruth strang research award - robert h. Shaffer award for academic excellence as a graduate faculty member - george d. Kuh award for outstanding contribution to literature and/or researchthe naspa foundation also recognizes exceptional student affairs practitioners with the awards below. Donors are encouraged to give in their honor. - pillars of the profession award - john l. Blackburn distinguished pillar of the profession award naspa constituent group support - the naspa foundation provides the infrastructure for naspa constituent groups to fundraise on behalf of their particular groupfs initiatives and goals, with a dual purpose of both increasing the reach of naspa constituent group work and providing naspa members an opportunity to designate funds to initiatives supporting their area of focus and/or identity within naspa. Funding is allocated to scholarships, research grants, awards, and educational events according to guidelines set by the naspa foundation board of directors and in line with the naspa foundation's mission and other program service offerings. Events - the naspa foundation holds events at the naspa annual conference designed to honor student affairs legacies, showcasing the breadth and depth of their careers in order to inspire future generations within the field.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 54% for direct work, and 46% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.1%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 46.6%; rating input score 47
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 72.9%; rating input score 73; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.1%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.92; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 57.1% of revenue deployed · 46.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $164K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 24 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 14/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.