Naacp
Legal name: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People-group
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 237028846
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2016–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Baltimore, MD, USA
- Phone
- (410) 580-5777
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $29,627,468
- Expenses
- $26,049,660
- Assets
- $37,048,520
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3350 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CHERYL COX WILLIAMS (PRESIDENT)
- BENNIE COLBERT (PRESIDENT)
- KIANA MARIA SEARS (PRESIDENT)
- STEPHAINE C WALLS (PRESIDENT)
- KAREN HARDIN (PRESIDENT)
- CONSTANCE JACKSON (PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- KAMILA LANDRUM (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $141,028 total reported compensation
- EDWIN HUBBARD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $109,717 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.
What it reported doing in 2024
The naacp network of activists is strong. Through our units, we are in community meetings and boardrooms, college campuses, capitol hill and statehouses, advocating to build black political, social, and economic power to end racial injustice and making sure federal policies reflect the diverse voices they impact. Our units are doing the work on a local, state and regional level, powering the movement for change in the following areas: 1. Race & justice - structural discrimination and unjust policing, prosecution, and incarceration practices unfairly impact black communities. 2. Health & well-being - black health matters, and our work on behalf of families has never been more urgent. (continued on schedule o)3. Inclusive economy - economic equity is crucial to racial equity. An inclusive economy means everyone can contribute and earn with fair access to resources and opportunity. 4. Advocacy & litigation - the path to justice requires that we challenge federal, state, and local laws, statutes, and policies to ensure equal protection. Our units are shaping the next generation of activists, and we invest in them with training, fellowship, and scholarships.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 77
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 79
- Sustainability: 70
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 83%; rating input score 83
- Program expense ratio: 94.2%; rating input score 94
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Fail
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 12.1%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.42; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 1%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 25.8% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 11 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 83% of revenue deployed · 94.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3348 of 3348 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $24.5M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $141K · 3350 people listed
- Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2016 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.