National Association for State Community Services Programs

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
570715943
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2023703657
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,151,773
Expenses
$3,224,348
Assets
$1,056,031
Liabilities
$472,792

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

Leadership & pay

38 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BEVERLY BUCHANAN PRESIDENT ((THRU SEPT);IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • MELANIE SANFORD (VICE PRESIDENT (THRU SEPT);PRESIDENT)
  • CHERYL WILLIAMS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHERYL WILLIAMS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $220,092 total reported compensation
  • ANDREA SCHROER (WEATHERIZATION DIRECTOR): $149,036 total reported compensation
  • MARY COUSINS (OPERATIONS DIRECTOR): $131,740 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 association for state community services programs (nascsp) is the sole national association charged with advocating for and enhancing the leadership role of states in the administration of the community services block grant (csbg) and weatherization assistance program (wap).

What it reported doing in 2025

Weatherization: nascsp engages the weatherization network through two cooperative agreements funded by the department of energy (doe). Nascsp supports the weatherization assistance program (wap) by providing training and technical assistance at its biannual conferences, as well as one-on-one support to states and through several work groups. Under its cooperative agreement with doe, nascsp also serves as a resource to the network through its publications of the annual funding report and wage and workforce survey. Nascsp also worked with the interstate renewable energy council (irec) to develop and implement comprehensive workforce development resources nationwide. The website and companion tools expand the pipeline to highly-skilled weatherization jobs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: -2.3%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.1%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 27 of 27 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $220K · 38 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $472K reported
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.