National Abortion Federation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431097957
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD, USA
Phone
202-667-5881
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$26,853
Expenses
$401,595
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRITTANY FONTENO (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRITTANY FONTENO (PRESIDENT & CEO): $446,932 total reported compensation
  • VERONICA JONES (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $345,849 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the leading national professional association for abortion providers. We unite, support, and represent abortion providers and the people they serve, in pursuit of accessible and equitable abortion care.

What it reported doing in 2025

Membership services: naf sets the standards for quality abortion care through our evidence-based clinical policy guidelines (cpgs). First published in 1996, naf's cpgs are updated and reissued annually in order to help providers stay current in abortion practice and provide the highest quality abortion care. Our quality assurance and improvement (qai) program includes site visits to assess members compliance with the cpgs and provides technical assistance and training to help providers meet regulatory requirements. We develop and disseminate research-based protocols and clinical publications to our members on current medical issues. Our group purchasing program helps clinics stay open so women can access quality abortion care.training and professional education: naf provides the leading abortion-specific ongoing program of accredited continuing medical education for physicians and other health care professionals. In addition to our annual meeting and our regional training programs, naf also sponsors other workshops and web-based resources on clinically relevant topics. Naf's education programs are recognized by the accreditation council for continuing medical education and are regularly approved for physician credit by the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists; the american medical association; and the american academy of family physicians; and for nursing credit by the California board of registered nursing.public affairs, government relations and legal: naf uses our website, media relations program, social media, and patient education materials to educate the public about abortion and access issues. Naf works to ensure the voices of abortion providers and women who choose abortion care are part of the public debate about abortion policies. Naf participates in numerous media interviews, writes op-eds and letters to the editor, and provides background information and medical expertise to government officials, regulatory boards, and the media. Naf provides information on legal and regulatory issues to our membership and develops specialized legal publications to meet our members' needs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 4
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 76.8%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1,395.5%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.1%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.3% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.9% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 76.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $308K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $447K · 22 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.