National Adult Protective Services Association

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) advanced its mission to strengthen Adult Protective Services (APS) systems nationwide through leadership, training, advocacy, collaboration, and multidisciplinary engagement. NAPSA hosted its 2025 Annual Conference and Elder Financial Exploitation Summit in Bellevue, Washington, convening APS professionals and multidisciplinary partners from across the country to address emerging issues impacting vulnerable and older adults. Continuing education credits for nurses and social workers were offered, and Austin, Texas, was secured as the host site for the 2026 conference. NAPSA leadership and staff presented at national conferences and events, including the Texas APS Conference and CoRCon. NAPSA also participated in major national convenings and advisory efforts, including the National Elder Abuse MDT Summit, the Tribal Elder Abuse Code Summit, the Elder Justice Leadership meetings, the Tribal Elder Justice meetings, and the California APS Leaders Institute Advisory Committee. NAPSA expanded its national partnerships and technical assistance initiatives through collaborative work with the Administration for Community Living (ACL), the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), WRMA, APS TARC, and the National Adult Maltreatment Reporting System-related initiatives. Activities included webinars, blogs, podcasts, curriculum development, and training projects focused on APS practice improvement and workforce development. NAPSA began revising its Instructor-Led Trainings (ILTs), completed APS program evaluations in South Carolina and Illinois, completed work related to NORCs EASE initiative, and finalized the CFPB Elder Fraud Prevention and Response Network (EFPRN) contract. Additional work included Arizona cross-reporting contract activities and support for Gold Standard initiatives related to the APS Final Rule. Public education and professional engagement remained a priority throughout 2025. NAPSA hosted webinars in partnership with organizations such as the American Bar Association and Bank of America, conducted Scam Advice Forums, published newsletters, and participated in interviews with various publications to increase awareness of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation, and self-neglect. NAPSA also contributed to the Heroes of Adult Protection film project and collaborated with NCEA on the Ethics in Elder Mistreatment podcast series, including a self-neglect episode. NAPSA leadership participated in national advisory and policy initiatives, including the Aspen Institute Fraud Task Force, FINRA Senior Investor Roundtable, NASAA Senior Issues Committee, RISE application review committees, and Delphi Panel review efforts for the Financial Empowerment Scale. NAPSA continued to strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration and professional leadership through active engagement with committees and advisory groups. Ongoing efforts included Regional Representative meetings, NAPSA committee work, the APS Nurses Group, the Disability Advisory Group, and the launch of a Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) group in late 2025. NAPSA also worked closely with its Board of Directors on organizational governance updates, including revisions to NAPSA bylaws. Collectively, these efforts enhanced APS capacity nationwide and reinforced NAPSAs leadership role in protecting older adults and adults with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 11.2%; rating input score 11
• Program expense ratio: 44.3%; rating input score 44
• Fundraising efficiency: $898.01 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 74.7%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.63; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.6%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 19.5% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 26.2% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings