Public Charity

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in CHICAGO, IL. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $6.8M, expenses of $5.2M, total assets of $4.9M. Imperigo tracks 8 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.2M.

EIN: 841553195 CHICAGO, IL Management & Technical Assistance NTEE: B02 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.8M
Total Expenses$5.2M
Total Assets$4.9M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$2.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS THROUGH RESPONSIBLE OVERSIGHT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. NACSA SERVES THE EDUCATION AND RESOURCE NEEDS OF THE FULL RANGE OF CHARTERING AUTHORITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHOSE WORK IS VITAL TO ENHANCING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND SERVICING THE NEEDS OF PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR GREATER EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Where $100 goes at National Association of Charter School Authorizers

How National Association of Charter School Authorizers divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$22
Capacity building nacsa recognizes that building strong organizational capacity among the nation's charter school authorizers is essential for overall sector improvement
27% of program spending
$22
Communications and marketing communications at nacsa maximizes the organization's impact by ensuring key audiences are aware of nacsa's work and trust the organization's expertise so that authorizers are…
26% of program spending
$22
Annual conference nacsa conducts its own annual conference each fall, most recently virtually hosting over 900 authorizers from across the country
26% 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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$500,000
2024
TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE EVIDENCE-BASED MESSAGING AROUND ISSUES RELATED TO SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY
$152,000
2024
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPACITY-BUILDING
$80,000
2023
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$500,000
2023
TO PARTNER WITH AUTHORIZERS AND ED CHAMPIONS IN CITY FUND CITIES/STATES TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE AUTHORIZING AND ACCOUNTABILITY POLICIES AND PRACTICES
$300,000

Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CFO Brian Graham - Outgoing
BOARD MEMBER Carlos Lejnieks
COMMUNICATIO Courtney Hughley - Vp Of
LEARNING & D David Greenberg - Vp Of Authorizer
VICE CHAIR Ebony Lee
& BUSINESS O Elisa Westapher - Chief Development

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,600,000 4 grants
Education
$332,000 3 grants
Research & Policy
$300,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.8M $5.2M $4.9M
2024 $5.2M $5.2M $3.6M
2023 $3.6M $5.4M $4.5M
2022 $6.5M $4.3M $6.4M
2021 $4.8M $4.9M $5.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.8M to $6.8M (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.9M.

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

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