Public Charity

National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment

National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment, of Chandler, AZ, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $3.3M in revenue, $2.7M in expenses, $4.3M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 20 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.1M.

EIN: 237111835 Chandler, AZ Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.3M
Total Expenses$2.7M
Total Assets$4.3M
Grants Given20
Grant Total$2.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

The mission is to commission research on and, where feasible, establish standards for athletic equipment. The Committee fosters and encourages the dissemination of information on research findings on athletic equipment, injury data, and other closely related areas of inquiry through the organizations represented on the NOCSAE Board of Directors, and other entities in the fields of athletic and sports medicine.

Sample Grants Given

UC Regents
Los Angeles, CA · 2024
The title of this grant is "Effect of Protective Eyewear Mandate on Injury Risk and Impact Rates in High School Field Hockey".
$141,226
University of Ottawa
2024
The title of this grant is "A Global Metric to Measure American Football Helmet Performance in the Mitigation of Brain Trauma".
$109,250
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
The title of this grant is "Advancing Catastrophic Sport Injury Research Through Detailed Investigations and Record Abstraction: National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research (NCCSIR)". The proposed research aims to extend surveillance, recruitment, interviewing and record acquisitions; developing and implementing methodologies for abstracting information from ME/Coroner, medical/imaging records for catastrophic sport injuries and illnesses.
$100,000
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · 2024
The title of this grant is "Head Impact Exposure and Effectiveness of Headgear in Youth Flag Football".
$49,946
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
The title of this grant is "Advancing Catastrophic Sport Injury Research Through Detailed Investigations and Record Abstraction: National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research (NCCSIR)". The proposed research aims to extend surveillance, recruitment, interviewing and record acquisitions; developing and implementing methodologies for abstracting information from ME/Coroner, medical/imaging records for catastrophic sport injuries and illnesses.
$100,000

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Officers & Directors

Director Becca Huebner
Director Bob Fawley
Vice President Dr Robert Cantu Md
Director Ed Fisher
Director Grant Teaff
Vice President Gregg Hartley

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Top Grant Purposes

The title of this grant is "Advancing Catastrophic Sport Injury Research Through Detailed Investigations and Record Abstraction: National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research (NCCSIR)". The proposed research aims to extend surveillance, recruitment, interviewing and record acquisitions; developing and implementing methodologies for abstracting information from ME/Coroner, medical/imaging records for catastrophic sport injuries and illnesses.
$500,000 5 grants
The title of this grant is "Research initiatives to inform the Development of a Youth Football Helmet Standard". The proposed research aims to inform the develoment of a youth football helmet standard by quantifying the biomechanics of concussion in youth football players, matching on-field impact velocities with resulting head accelerations, and relating on-field measures to the proposed pneumatic ram test method.
$278,594 2 grants
The title of this grant is "Auditory Processing in Children Recovering from a Concussion: Biological Insights". The proposed research aims to characterize auditory processing in a diverse group of children diagnosed wiht a concussion and to accurately map stepwise improvement in auditory processing skills as children recover from their concussion.
$156,901 1 grant
The title of this grant is "Effect of Helmet Use on Injury Risk and Head Impact Rates in Girls' Lacrosse". The proposed research aims to evaluate differences in concussion and musculoskeletal injuries between helmeted Florida high school girls' lacrosse teams to non-helmeted Virginia high school girls' lacrosse teams.
$151,732 1 grant
The title of this grant is "Injuries and Concussions Among Children, Ages 5-11, Playing Sports in Recreational Leagues in Florida". The grant intends to clarify the injury frequency and severity in recreational sports and develop insight and guidance for future targeted injury prevention strategies and potential changes to return to play guidelines for young athletes.
$146,657 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.3M $2.7M $4.3M
2023 $3.4M $2.4M $3.5M
2022 $2.9M $2.4M $2.3M
2020 $2.2M $2.2M $1.6M
2019 $2.6M $3.3M $1.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.6M to $3.3M (+25%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, FL, GA, IL, NC, NY, and 3 other states.

CAFLGAILNCNYPAVAWI

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