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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN.

Totals

Total revenue
$18,918,291
Total expenses
$22,983,716
Contributions and grants received
$2,461,135
Grants paid
$801,721
Program service revenue
$13,451,997
Investment income
$1,336,019
Other revenue
$1,669,140
Total assets, end of year
$62,812,178
Total liabilities, end of year
$21,016,125
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$41,796,053
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,477,442
Management and general expenses
$5,455,407
Fundraising expenses
$50,867
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,477,442

Program services were 76.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,461,135

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ACCREDITATION

    total $5,626,520 · related or exempt $5,626,520

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

    total $5,053,333 · related or exempt $4,936,788 · unrelated business $116,545

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP

    total $2,043,119 · related or exempt $2,008,435 · unrelated business $34,684

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS

    total $551,041 · related or exempt $311,353 · unrelated business $239,688

  • 2e · Program service revenue: CONTRACTS

    total $177,984 · related or exempt $177,984

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $410,953 · excluded $410,953

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $28,819 · excluded $28,819

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $925,066

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $925,066

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $925,066 · excluded $925,066

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,856,585

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $216,264

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,640,321 · related or exempt $1,640,321

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $698,947 · program services $698,947

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $102,774 · program services $102,774

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,373,380 · program services $1,048,136 · management and general $301,796 · fundraising $23,448

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,652,757 · program services $5,718,654 · management and general $1,923,064 · fundraising $11,039

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $257,965 · program services $171,147 · management and general $86,316 · fundraising $502

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $997,408 · program services $675,418 · management and general $320,302 · fundraising $1,688

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $648,232 · program services $442,454 · management and general $204,749 · fundraising $1,029

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $66,870 · program services $38,901 · management and general $27,829 · fundraising $140

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $73,083 · program services $42,517 · management and general $30,414 · fundraising $152

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,578,263 · program services $1,709,172 · management and general $864,746 · fundraising $4,345

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $253,628 · program services $203,840 · management and general $49,539 · fundraising $249

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,499,528 · program services $1,186,925 · management and general $311,040 · fundraising $1,563

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,685,348 · program services $1,282,129 · management and general $401,203 · fundraising $2,016

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,525,561 · program services $1,406,863 · management and general $118,105 · fundraising $593

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,885,229 · program services $1,853,432 · management and general $31,638 · fundraising $159

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $617,806 · program services $511,489 · management and general $105,785 · fundraising $532

  • 24a · Other expenses: CREDIT LOSSES

    total $619,015 · program services $12,500 · management and general $603,482 · fundraising $3,033

  • 24b · Other expenses: LOSS ON DISPOSAL ASSETS

    total $196,797 · program services $196,797

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING & REPRODUCTION

    total $173,116 · program services $170,371 · management and general $2,731 · fundraising $14

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANOUS

    total $77,859 · program services $4,976 · management and general $72,519 · fundraising $364

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $150 · management and general $149 · fundraising $1

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $794,449 · end of year $489,052

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,524,344 · end of year $6,125,453

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,287,321 · end of year $1,500,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $899,913 · end of year $749,011

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $319,034 · end of year $244,250

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $845,528 · end of year $1,001,316

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,656,013

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,118,661

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,513,111 · end of year $4,537,352

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $33,646,393 · end of year $37,306,617

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,957,058 · end of year $10,859,127

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,836,437 · end of year $1,301,277

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,939,751 · end of year $4,229,205

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $16,865,201 · end of year $15,485,643

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $39,368,627 · end of year $39,328,753

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,777,135 · end of year $2,467,300

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

NAEYC PROMOTES HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING FOR EACH AND EVERY CHILD, BIRTH THROUGH AGE 8, BY CONNECTING PRACTICE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH. WE ADVANCE A DIVERSE, DYNAMIC EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSION AND SUPPORT ALL WHO CARE FOR, EDUCATE, AND WORK ON BEHALF OF YOUNG CHILDREN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING FOR CHILDREN BY CONNECTING PRACTICE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH.

  • EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM ACCREDITATION: NAEYC'S EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FOR ALL EARLY LEARNING SETTINGS. NAEYC PERFORMS ACCREDITATION AUDITS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTERS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY MEET A HIGH-QUALITY STANDARD. OBTAINING ACCREDITATION SIGNALS TO FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND POLICYMAKERS THAT A PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE, RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICES, AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH HELPS TO STRENGTHEN THE FIELD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION NATIONWIDE. AS OF NAEYC'S FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025, MORE THAN 5,500 EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS WERE NAEYC-ACCREDITED.

    Expenses $5,104,565 · Grants $195,644 · Revenue $5,804,504

  • HIGHER EDUCATION, PUBLIC POLICY, AND ADVOCACY: THE POLICY AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT TEAM WORKS TO ADVANCE A WELL-PREPARED, WELL COMPENSATED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE) WORKFORCE. THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION TEAM WORKS TO SET A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEGREE PROGRAMS INCLUDING BY RECOGNIZING PROGRAMS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEY MEET THIS STANDARD, BENEFITING THE PROFESSION, YOUNG CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. THE POLICY AND ADVOCACY TEAM WORKS TO ADVANCE POLICIES AND SUPPORTS THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, RESOURCE CREATION, AND POLICYMAKER EDUCATION AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS. THE 2025 PUBLIC POLICY FORUM, HELD IN PERSON IN WASHINGTON DC FROM FEBRUARY 23-25, 2025, BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 400 EDUCATORS TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER, GROW THEIR ADVOCACY SKILLS AND CAPACITIES, AND EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND EDUCATORS.

    Expenses $3,163,280 · Grants $303,416

  • CONFERENCES: NAEYC'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS A KEY PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS THE MISSION BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FIELD. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025, NAEYC HOSTED ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THEMED "ONE VISION, MANY VOICES: SHAPING EARLY EDUCATION TOGETHER," IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, FROM NOVEMBER 6-9, 2024. THE CONFERENCE CONVENED 6,798 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE FIELD, INCLUDING EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, RESEARCHERS, TRAINERS, HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY, AND ADVOCATES. OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, 56% PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE CONFERENCE FEATURED 537 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ACROSS 35 TOPIC AREAS, INCLUDING TEACHING PRACTICES, LEADERSHIP, POLICY, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND LANGUAGE AND LITERACY. IN ADDITION TO THE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED AN EXPO WITH 252 EXHIBITING COMPANIES THAT PROVIDED RESOURCES, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES SUPPORTING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND PROFESSIONALS.

    Expenses $3,094,375 · Grants $16,000 · Revenue $4,936,788

  • PUBLICATIONS DEVELOPS BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES SUCH AS STUDY GUIDES AND INSTRUCTOR GUIDES THAT SUPPORT THE WORK OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS. MARKET SOLUTIONS OPERATES NAEYC'S DIRECT SALES, ORDER FULFILLMENT, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE RELATED TO ALL OF ITS PROGRAM SERVICE OFFERINGS.MEMBERSHIP, MARKETING, AND AFFILIATE RELATIONS: MEMBERSHIP, MARKETING, AND AFFILIATE RELATIONS CULTIVATE A STRONG AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS. MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING FOCUSES ON ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS BY CREATING VALUABLE RESOURCES AND BENEFITS AND IMPLEMENTING MARKETING STRATEGIES TO REACH AND ENGAGE CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS. THEY ALSO FOSTER MEMBER ENGAGEMENT THROUGH ONLINE COMMUNITIES, EVENTS, AND TARGETED COMMUNICATIONS. AFFILIATE RELATIONS CULTIVATES STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH NAEYC'S 50 STATE AND REGIONAL AFFILIATES, PROVIDING SUPPORT, RESOURCES, AND GUIDANCE TO ENHANCE THEIR CAPACITY TO SERVE MEMBERS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THIS INCLUDES COLLABORATING ON ADVOCACY EFFORTS, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH AFFILIATES, NAEYC EXPANDS ITS REACH AND IMPACT, ENSURING THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE ACCESS TO THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE.

    Expenses $6,115,222 · Grants $286,661 · Revenue $3,960,109

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tonia Durden

    PRESIDENT - AS OF 6/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.6

  • Natalie Vega O'Neil

    IMM. PAST PRESIDENT - AS OF 6/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.6

  • Kelly Ramsey

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.6

  • Brian Johnson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.6

  • Michelle Wlazlo

    TREASURER - UNTIL 3/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.6

  • Nicole Woods

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.6

  • Joseph Alviani

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Barbara Cooper

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Erin Covington

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Stacey French-Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Diane Haulcy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Troy Hunter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Chris Lambert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Charu Manocha

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Xiara Quinn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Yohana Quiroz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Kharesa Rivera

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Toni Sturdivant

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Shu-Chen Yen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.6

  • Michelle Kang

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $437,240
    From this org
    $417,643
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,597
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $364,508
    Bonus
    $44,019
    Other
    $9,116
    Deferred
    $18,679
    Nontaxable benefits
    $918
    Filer's total
    $437,240

  • Nanette Lawson

    CHIEF OPERATING & FINANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $248,891
    From this org
    $223,974
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,917
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,196
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $778
    Deferred
    $4,289
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,628
    Filer's total
    $248,891

  • Nancy Griswold

    GENERAL COUNSEL - UNTIL 3/2024

    Total calculated
    $70,077
    From this org
    $64,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,002
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mark Day

    CHIEF STRATEGY & GROWTH OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $232,844
    From this org
    $214,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,719
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,757
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $368
    Deferred
    $10,820
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,899
    Filer's total
    $232,844

  • Alissa Mwenelupembe

    CHIEF EARLY LEARN. QUAL. & RES. OFF.

    Total calculated
    $196,376
    From this org
    $174,415
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,961
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,206
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $209
    Deferred
    $8,956
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,005
    Filer's total
    $196,376

  • Nicole Zuchetto

    SR. DIRECTOR, MKT. SOLUTIONS & CONF.

    Total calculated
    $164,334
    From this org
    $155,859
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,475
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,859
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,793
    Nontaxable benefits
    $682
    Filer's total
    $164,334

  • Susan Friedman

    SR. DIRECTOR, PUB. & CONTENT DEV.

    Total calculated
    $152,879
    From this org
    $144,662
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,217
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,662
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,298
    Nontaxable benefits
    $919
    Filer's total
    $152,879

  • Monique Cabiness

    SR. DIRECTOR, CONFERENCES & EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $158,197
    From this org
    $143,166
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,031
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,166
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,315
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,716
    Filer's total
    $158,197

  • Daniel Hains

    CHIEF POLICY & PROF. ADV. OFF.

    Total calculated
    $164,735
    From this org
    $141,926
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,809
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,777
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $149
    Deferred
    $3,470
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,339
    Filer's total
    $164,735

  • Lauren Bauchat-Herman

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, FIN. & ACCT.

    Total calculated
    $157,913
    From this org
    $140,175
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,738
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,175
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,738
    Filer's total
    $157,913

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 6
DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, MICHELLE KANG, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WAS AWARDED A BOARD APPROVED NON-FIXED DISCRETIONARY BONUS ALIGNED TO PERFORMANCE METRICS. GOALS ARE BASED ON ADVANCING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO THE BOARD APPROVED BUDGET, AND VOTED ON BY THE BOARD EARLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202641949349300964

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