Public Charity

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in ALEXANDRIA, VA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $66.8M, expenses of $62.8M, total assets of $107.3M. Imperigo tracks 126 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $11.4M.

EIN: 521328557 ALEXANDRIA, VA Crime & Legal-Related NTEE: I Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$66.8M
Total Expenses$62.8M
Total Assets$107.3M
Grant Records126
Funding Total$11.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN (NCMEC) IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO HELP FIND MISSING CHILDREN, REDUCE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, AND PREVENT CHILD VICTIMIZATION. NCMEC WORKS WITH FAMILIES, VICTIMS, PRIVATE INDUSTRY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THE PUBLIC TO ASSIST WITH PREVENTING CHILD ABDUCTIONS, RECOVERING MISSING CHILDREN, AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO DETER AND COMBAT CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.

Where $100 goes at The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

How The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $92 for programs

$34
The ncmec exploited children division operates the cybertipline, and, as part of their support to investigation and recovery efforts, manages the child victim identification program to assist with…
37% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 6,854,701 grants; 2,463,295 grants
$22
The ncmec missing children division operates the call center and provides case management services as part of their support to investigation and recovery efforts, disseminates posters and manages…
24% of program spending
$21
The ncmec analytical services division provides technical assistance and data analysis to assist law enforcement in their efforts to locate and recover missing children and victims of domestic…
23% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Chairperson-Elect (Effective 12/12/2025) Bob Trono
Secretary Chay Carter
Director Chris Nelson
Director (Thru 3/26/2025) Christine Lentz
Director Courtney Gregoire
SVP, COO Derrick Driscoll

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,830,865 68 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,357,973 20 grants
Education
$272,750 1 grant
Youth Development
$165,000 4 grants
Health & Medicine
$71,600 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $66.8M $62.8M $107.3M
2024 $64.5M $60.8M $103.5M
2023 $65.2M $60.5M $98.7M
2022 $60.2M $52.5M $93.7M
2021 $54.1M $47.3M $93.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $54.1M to $66.8M (+23%), with total assets most recently reported at $107.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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