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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$96,082,590
Total expenses
$81,538,022
Contributions and grants received
$8,756,512
Grants paid
$447,145
Program service revenue
$19,652,941
Investment income
$7,477,767
Other revenue
$60,195,370
Total assets, end of year
$402,664,751
Total liabilities, end of year
$37,216,426
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$365,448,325
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$50,586,692
Management and general expenses
$30,951,330
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$50,586,692

Program services were 62.0% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $6,314,495

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,024,559

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,417,458

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRAINING

    total $14,242,404 · related or exempt $14,242,404

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEETINGS & CONFERENCES

    total $4,960,614 · related or exempt $4,960,614

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERS MAGAZINE

    total $449,923 · unrelated business $449,923

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,220,725 · excluded $6,220,725

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $5,280,694 · excluded $5,280,694

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $10,201,450

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $8,207,958

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,993,492

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,993,492 · excluded $1,993,492

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $35,181,358

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

    securities $33,924,316

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,257,042

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,257,042 · excluded $1,257,042

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $59,903,907

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $8,182,683

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $51,721,224 · related or exempt $51,721,224

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $1,054,410 · related or exempt $1,054,410

  • 11b · Other revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $145,550 · unrelated business $145,550

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,199,960

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $342,145 · program services $342,145

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $90,000 · program services $90,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $15,000 · program services $15,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,448,119 · management and general $3,448,119

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $24,784,881 · program services $19,020,000 · management and general $5,764,881

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $610,852 · program services $433,705 · management and general $177,147

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,536,684 · program services $3,056,272 · management and general $1,480,412

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,357,502 · program services $1,588,201 · management and general $769,301

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $215,503 · management and general $215,503

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,301,462 · management and general $6,301,462

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $141,036 · management and general $141,036

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $390,000 · program services $390,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $467,957 · management and general $467,957

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $14,416,653 · program services $10,235,824 · management and general $4,180,829

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $769,711 · program services $769,711

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,267,115 · program services $2,319,652 · management and general $947,463

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,196,327 · management and general $4,196,327

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $42,641 · program services $42,641

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,452,039 · program services $1,030,948 · management and general $421,091

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,729,680 · program services $1,252,170 · management and general $477,510

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,902,524 · program services $2,637,524 · management and general $265,000

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,877,687 · program services $3,463,158 · management and general $1,414,529

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $916,765 · program services $650,903 · management and general $265,862

  • 24a · Other expenses: FULFILLMENT

    total $2,117,997 · program services $2,117,997

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACTS EXPENSE

    total $823,800 · program services $823,800

  • 24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE,FREIGHT,MAIL

    total $282,942 · program services $273,041 · management and general $9,901

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PAPER

    total $41,000 · program services $34,000 · management and general $7,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,760,130 · end of year $1,425,381

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10,481 · end of year $18,004,213

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,572,661 · end of year $5,380,017

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $10,846,811 · end of year $10,786,434

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,708,190 · end of year $3,182,391

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

    $166,917,228

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

    $108,566,645

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $57,410,864 · end of year $58,350,583

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $252,883,081 · end of year $282,724,639

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $14,192,000 · end of year $17,479,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,680,193 · end of year $5,332,093

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $18,015,398 · end of year $18,394,313

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $12,086,468 · end of year $12,578,583

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,084,601 · end of year $6,243,530

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $321,871,818 · end of year $365,411,174

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,126 · end of year $37,151

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ADVOCATE FOR THE ELIMINATION OF DEATH, INJURY, PROPERTY AND ECONOMIC LOSS DUE TO FIRE, ELECTRICAL AND RELATED HAZARDS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE SAFETY IN FIRE, ELECTRICAL AND RELATED AREAS.

  • PUBLICATIONS - THE ASSOCIATION'S TECHNICAL AND GENERAL INTEREST PUBLICATIONS COVER THE PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM. IN ADDITION TO CODES AND STANDARDS, THEY INCLUDE HANDBOOKS, TECHNICAL/REFERENCE BOOKS, FIRE SERVICE PUBLICATIONS AND TRAINING MANUALS.

    Expenses $19,667,129 · Revenue $56,681,838

  • STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT - A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE ASSOCIATION IS THE DEVELOPMENT, PUBLICATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF TIMELY CONSENSUS CODES AND STANDARDS. ADOPTION, USE, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THESE DOCUMENTS SERVE TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY AND EFFECTS OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS IN ALL ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY ACTIVITY. NFPA STANDARDS ARE DEVELOPED BY ABOUT 263 COMMITTEES, EACH OF WHICH REPRESENTS A BALANCE OF AFFECTED INTERESTS.

    Expenses $14,947,350 · Grants $298,430

  • MEMBERSHIP - NFPA'S MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 39,000 INDIVIDUALS. THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES; OVERALL MEMBERS REPRESENT 123 NATIONS WITH A MAJORITY BEING IN NORTH AMERICA BUT GROWING INTERNATIONALLY.

    Expenses $8,295,017

  • TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION - NFPA TRAINS 50,000 MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS IN CODE NAVIGATION AND APPLICATION. THE TRAINING IS PROVIDED AT BOTH FACE-TO-FACE SEMINARS AND ONLINE EVENTS, AND AS SELF-PACED ONLINE LEARNING. NFPA ALSO SUPPORTS FIRE PROTECTION, THE FIRE SERVICE, ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND BUILDING PROFESSIONALS THROUGH CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $4,906,255 · Revenue $14,242,404

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION - THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DIVISION PROVIDES THE TECHNICAL FOUNDATION FOR NFPA'S FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY EDUCATION MESSAGES AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER EDUCATORS.

    Expenses $1,276,171 · Grants $148,715

  • INTERNATIONAL - NFPA HAS REPRESENTATIVES IN CANADA, CHINA, MEXICO AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. THE ASSOCIATION UNDERTAKES THE TRANSLATION OF KEY STANDARDS, PROVIDES TRAINING TO A WIDE RANGE OF SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AND WORKS IN VARIED COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE OUR MISSION AND VISION AROUND THE WORLD.

    Expenses $1,494,770

  • MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    Revenue $1,054,410

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amy Acton

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Russell Leavitt

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • R David Paulison

    1ST VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Bonney

    2ND VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donald Cook

    ASST SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kwame Cooper

    ASST SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Roger Montembeault

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Wallace

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brion Callori

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Reginald Freeman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Fries

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Louis Paulson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raj Arora

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stacy Welch

    ASST. TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Morrison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Denis Onieal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Pauley

    PRESIDENT NFPA

    Total calculated
    $1,095,773
    From this org
    $749,358
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $346,415
    Hours/week
    36.5 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $600,113
    Bonus
    $144,187
    Other
    $5,058
    Deferred
    $309,879
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,536
    Filer's total
    $1,095,773

  • H Butch Browning

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adrian Gallardo Landeros

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Ghilarducci

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brigadier General Mohamed Abdullah

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Defronzo

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $397,627
    From this org
    $331,848
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,779
    Hours/week
    36.5 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $282,286
    Bonus
    $48,345
    Other
    $1,217
    Deferred
    $26,666
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,113
    Filer's total
    $397,627

  • Sally Everett

    VP, ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $450,408
    From this org
    $367,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $82,863
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $315,625
    Bonus
    $48,133
    Other
    $3,787
    Deferred
    $54,329
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,534
    Filer's total
    $450,408

  • Andrew Jenks

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $437,921
    From this org
    $371,398
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $66,523
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $309,613
    Bonus
    $59,338
    Other
    $2,447
    Deferred
    $27,432
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,091
    Filer's total
    $437,921

  • Christian Dubay

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $317,836
    From this org
    $278,723
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,113
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $242,240
    Bonus
    $34,129
    Other
    $2,354
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,113
    Filer's total
    $317,836

  • Michael Brunzell

    VP, NFPA GLOBAL

    Total calculated
    $373,728
    From this org
    $310,254
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,474
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $268,957
    Bonus
    $39,457
    Other
    $1,840
    Deferred
    $25,588
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,886
    Filer's total
    $373,728

  • Carlos Correia

    VP, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $294,205
    From this org
    $257,657
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,548
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,281
    Bonus
    $28,319
    Other
    $1,057
    Deferred
    $3,466
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,082
    Filer's total
    $294,205

  • Lorraine Carli

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $330,990
    From this org
    $281,646
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,344
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $242,516
    Bonus
    $36,014
    Other
    $3,116
    Deferred
    $48,011
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,333
    Filer's total
    $330,990

  • Joseph Gochal

    DIRECTOR, R&D ANALYTICS

    Total calculated
    $268,757
    From this org
    $215,634
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,123
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,460
    Bonus
    $13,534
    Other
    $640
    Deferred
    $17,801
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,322
    Filer's total
    $268,757

  • Matthew Klaus

    DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $242,528
    From this org
    $219,176
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,352
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,503
    Bonus
    $6,486
    Other
    $187
    Deferred
    $20,302
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,050
    Filer's total
    $242,528

  • Julie Feeley

    HEAD OF HR

    Total calculated
    $264,907
    From this org
    $210,092
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,815
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,499
    Bonus
    $12,313
    Other
    $280
    Deferred
    $17,627
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,188
    Filer's total
    $264,907

  • Steven Scala

    VP, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $305,191
    From this org
    $261,098
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,093
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,061
    Bonus
    $11,392
    Other
    $1,645
    Deferred
    $21,305
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,788
    Filer's total
    $305,191

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

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 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 1A
NFPA'S POLICY IS TO REIMBURSE ANY AUTHORIZED PERSON FOR APPROVED TRAVEL.
PART I, LINE 4B
MR. JAMES PAULEY, PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, PARTICIPATED IN THE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SERP RETIREMENT PLAN IN 2023. MR. PAULEY ACCRUED $260,168 IN THE PLAN.

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • TWO BATTERYMARCH LLC

    LEASED PROPERTY · MA · income $61,520 · assets $12,510,635

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

  • THREE BATTERYMARCH LLC

    LEASED PROPERTY · MA · income -$386,889 · assets $7,030,650

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

  • FIRE SAFETY EXHIBITIONS LLC

    TO FACILITATE A FIRE SAFETY EXPOSITION · MA · income $0 · assets $4,461,601

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
28 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202412919349300911

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