National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
050373312
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2026245465
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,665,635
Expenses
$2,574,317
Assets
$5,798,431
Liabilities
$620,114

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

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANNE RAINES (PRESIDENT - AS OF 3/2025)
  • RAMONA BARTOS (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • ALLYSON BROOKS (VICE-PRESIDENT - AS OF 3/2025)
  • CRAIG POTTS (VICE PRESIDENT - UNTIL 3/2025)
  • ERIK HEIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ERIK HEIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $174,197 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTINA HINGLE DIRECTOR OF (GOVERNMENT & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS): $121,419 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 conference of state historic preservation officers (ncshpo) fosters communication among the state historic preservation officers (shpo) and represents them and their views at the national level. Ncshpo is the association of the gubernatorially appointed officials who carry out the national historic preservation act (16 usc 470) for the secretary of the interior and the advisory council on historic preservation. Ncshpo facilitates communication among the shpos and represents them at the national level with congress, the administration and the private sector.

What it reported doing in 2025

Membership and representation - the ncshpo works and has worked with congress and the administration to secure appropriate levels of withdrawals from the historic preservation fund which covers half the cost of the states' operation of the national historic preservation program. Other legislative issues include federal rehabilitation tax credits, transportation policy, permanent withdrawal from the historic preservation fund, national park policy. The lobbying disclosure act of 1995 exempts the communications of state government officials and their organizations on official business to congress and the administration from the definition of "lobbying".the ncshpo staff assists shpos in communicating their historic preservation accomplishments at the federal level, monitors federal legislation and works with federal agencies on national policy relating to historic preservation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 78% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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

SUPPORTED - 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: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.6%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.4%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.25; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.5%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.6% of revenue deployed · 86.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $174K · 23 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $951K reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

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 38/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.