National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521987593
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Phone
5058814444
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$130,986
Expenses
$125,866
Assets
$453,440
Liabilities
$3,900

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jim Timm (President)
  • Jordan Walton (President Elect)
  • Dave Arland (Vice President)
  • Wendy Paulson (Past President)

People named in this filing

  • Jim Timm (President)
  • Jordan Walton (President Elect)
  • Dave Arland (Vice President)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations (the "Alliance or NASBA") is to help its state broadcasters association members to be financially strong and responsive to the evolving needs and interests of their broadcast members.

What it reported doing in 2025

To improve communication and relationships between members of the organization, Two in person membership and 3 regional meetings were held in 2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.7%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.6; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.7% of revenue deployed · 85.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $107K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.