National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
260702501
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
7086670100
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,766,402
Expenses
$12,640,954
Assets
$48,169,956
Liabilities
$7,795,283

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

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Garry Brydges (Vice Presdient until 10/2024; President Starting 10/2024)
  • Robert Laird (Secretary/Treasurer Until 10/2024;Vice-President Starting 10/2024)
  • Susan McMullan (President until 10/2024)
  • John Preston (Chief Executive Officer)

Highest reported compensation

  • John Preston (Chief Executive Officer): $455,695 total reported compensation
  • Chris Gill (Chief Credentialing Officer): $372,240 total reported compensation
  • Timothy Muckle (Chief Assessment Officer): $344,159 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of The National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) is to promote patient safety through credentialing programs that support lifelong learning.

What it reported doing in 2024

The national board of certification and recertification for nurse anesthetists (nbcrna) is the certifying body for initial, continued and subspecialty certification for certified registered nurse anesthetists (crnas) in the united states. This includes initial certification of approximately 2,800 crnas per year and verification of compliance with the continued professional certification (cpc) program every four years for approximately 62,000 crnas. The nbcrna protects and serves the public by assuring that individuals who are credentialed have met predetermined qualifications and standards for providing nurse anesthesia services for entry into practice. For 2024, a total of 3,279 candidates took the national certification examination for the first time and 6,986 candidates took the self-evaluation examination. For the 2024-2028 cpc period, over 23,000 crnas completed their cpc renewal and enter the mac program of longitudinal learning.. The nbcrna offers a sub-specialty certification in nonsurgical pain management (nspm) and for 2024, 38 crnas were successful on the nspm examination. The nbcrna is also committed to supporting the advancement of the profession by offering sponsorships for education, research, credentialing advancement and the improvement of the certification process. For 2024, the nbcrna awarded $523,000 in such sponsorships and grants.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 91% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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: 72
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.5%; rating input score 98; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 39.1%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.81; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.1%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $456K · 27 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $4.1M reported
  • Consistency: 13 of 14 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.