National Association for Presiding Judges & Court Executive Officers

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
952743807
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Williamsburg, VA, USA
Phone
7572591529
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$294,077
Expenses
$288,087
Assets
$382,574
Liabilities
$9,001

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

Leadership & pay

30 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HON KETU SHAW (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HON JOHN RUSSO (CHAIRMAN OF)
  • HON JOSEPH WELTY (IMMEDIATE PA)
  • HON KETU SHAW (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Napco is an independent, nonprofit, education and research organization of chief and presiding judges and court administrators in the nation's largest state and local trial courts. It is committed to enhancing the effective administration of justice in metropolitan courts through strengthening leadership, modernizing court processes, technology and facilities, streamlining performance, promoting trial court innovations, and advancing judicial independence, the rule of law, and public accountability.

What it reported doing in 2024

The 2024 annual conference of the national association for presiding judges and court executive officers was held in boston, ma on august 25-28, 2024. Approx. 292 people attended. The following are some of the topics that were covered: -capturing the power of negotiation to promote collaboration and enhance trust. -the polarization of america and its impact on the rule of law, trial courts, and truth finding. - mental health cases: crisis and opportunity for state and local courts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.7%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 90.7%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.33; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.9% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.7% of revenue deployed · 90.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 30 of 30 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $261K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 30 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.