Public Charity

CNA CORPORATION

CNA CORPORATION is a Public Charity headquartered in ARLINGTON, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $154.4M revenue, $156.4M expenses, $156.2M total assets. 18 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 541558882 ARLINGTON, VA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$154.4M
Total Expenses$156.4M
Total Assets$156.2M
Grant Records18
Funding Total$2.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CNA IS A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES THE CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES, A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH CENTER THAT HAS SUPPORTED THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FOR NEARLY SEVENTY YEARS, AND THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC RESEARCH THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO A BROAD RANGE OF GOVERNMENT CLIENTS IN EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, HOMELAND SECURITY, HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. CNA SPECIALIZES IN OBJECTIVE, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO HELP DECISION MAKERS DEVELOP SOUND POLICIES, MAKE BETTER-INFORMED DECISIONS, AND MANAGE PROGRAMS MORE EFFECTIVELY.

Where $100 goes at Cna Corporation

How Cna Corporation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $85 for programs

$29
The operational warfighting (ops) division focuses on improving the ability of the department of the navy to organize, plan, train, and execute at the operational level of warfare
35% of program spending
$24
Other programs The resources and force readiness (rfr) division provides analysis that helps the navy, marine corps, and other services address critical resource allocation challenges and maximize personnel…
28% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 37,102,329 grants
$20
Safety & security (sas) provides analysis and guidance to support evolving standards and practices and gives recommendations for improving decision-making at all levels during crisis operations
23% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. 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

TRUSTEE Amb Wanda L Nesbitt
CFO & TREASURER Christine Peterson
TRUSTEE Craig S Faller
TRUSTEE David C Johnson
VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR David Kaufman
TRUSTEE Dennis A Crall

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,492,082 6 grants
Research & Policy
$718,482 6 grants
Education
$60,000 2 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$245,514 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $154.4M $156.4M $156.2M
2024 $151.7M $149.8M $160.7M
2023 $142.4M $140.5M $155.1M
2022 $138.0M $140.0M $75.5M
2021 $141.8M $139.8M $84.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $141.8M to $154.4M (+9%), with total assets most recently reported at $156.2M.

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

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