National Council on Problem Gambling Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510141872
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2025479204
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,061,174
Expenses
$5,064,558
Assets
$9,604,134
Liabilities
$874,371

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUSAN SHERIDAN TUCKER (PRESIDENT)
  • RAQUEL BUARI JD (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KEITH WHYTE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KEITH WHYTE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $188,273 total reported compensation
  • BARBARA ROLLINS (DEP DIR FOR ADVANCE): $164,745 total reported compensation
  • JAIME D COSTELLO (DIR OF PROGRAM): $159,376 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 lead state and national stakeholders in the development of comprehensive policy and programs for all those affected by problem gambling in order to advance well-being by reducing the personal, social and economic costs of gambling-related harm.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ncpg provides national public awareness programs, including: a. Problem gambling awareness month (pgam) annually in march; about 1,000 users downloaded our free toolkit with customizable promotional assets for grassroots campaign; 3,265 partners nationwide. Nearly 9 million american adults struggle with a gambling disorder, costing an estimated $14 billion annually; and almost 20 million adults reported at least one indicator of a gambling problem in the last year.b. Gift responsibly campaign: annual push in december but applicable all year round; educates adults on why lottery tickets are not good gifts for children, because early 'big wins' make it more likely to develop a gambling addiction later in life; free toolkit with customizable promotional assets for lotteries and grassroots campaignc. National communications, including web site with a wide range of resources and information on problem gambling & responsible gambling; d. Ncpg agility grants support selected us nonprofit organizations to create and implement problem gambling prevention programs. This initiative was established to address service gaps in areas lacking such provisions and to fortify promising endeavors. Approximately $1 million in funding support was granted from 2022 to 2024 to establish and enhance problem gambling prevention. It is the only such national program in the us.e. National media contact and spokesperson; f. Two microsites: 1) <responsibleplay.org>is for the approx 95% of the population that participate in gambling but don't have a problem; and 2) <operationresponsiblegambling.org> provides targeted information for the military community, whose people are at higher risk of problem gambling.g. Education: webinars on a range of pg & rg topics; ncpg's members have access to a learning library of past webinarsh. On-call expertise on all matters pertaining to b2b problem gambling and responsible gambling; contributions in support of these programs are critical, as ncpg receives no federal funding.. There are no federal agencies tasked with addressing gambling addiction. The federal government receives approx. $10b in tax income from gambling each year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 86% 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 total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 50%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 88.2%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $875.3 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings

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; 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; 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: 44.1%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.9; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.2%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.2% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 50% of revenue deployed · 88.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $188K · 19 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $876K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 22 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.