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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EXAMINERS FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING.

Totals

Total revenue
$45,696,211
Total expenses
$41,233,906
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$3,369,582
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$31,632,670
Management and general expenses
$9,601,236
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$31,632,670

Program services were 76.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Aaron Blaisdell

    Zone Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Andrew Zoutewelle

    Past-President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Azuanuka Etoniru

    Zone Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Chimin Chao

    Zone Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Elizabeth Beckett Johnston

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jason Suelter

    Zone Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Karl Tonander

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Samuel Wilson

    President-Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • David Cox

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $484,697
    From this org
    $426,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,949
    Hours/week
    40 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $345,020
    Bonus
    $80,500
    Other
    $1,228
    Deferred
    $44,850
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,099
    Filer's total
    $484,697

  • Davy McDowell

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $332,033
    From this org
    $284,005
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,028
    Hours/week
    40 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $261,725
    Bonus
    $20,750
    Other
    $1,530
    Deferred
    $34,929
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,099
    Filer's total
    $332,033

  • Joe Scheving

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $251,724
    From this org
    $211,532
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,192
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,704
    Bonus
    $19,500
    Other
    $1,328
    Deferred
    $27,093
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,099
    Filer's total
    $251,724

  • Jason Gamble

    Chief Operational Officer

    Total calculated
    $281,953
    From this org
    $239,085
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,868
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,588
    Bonus
    $19,500
    Other
    $997
    Deferred
    $29,769
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,099
    Filer's total
    $281,953

  • Donna Moss

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    Total calculated
    $270,223
    From this org
    $228,554
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,669
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,549
    Bonus
    $19,500
    Other
    $1,505
    Deferred
    $28,570
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,099
    Filer's total
    $270,223

  • John Dekle

    Chief Officer of Examinations

    Total calculated
    $191,687
    From this org
    $158,560
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,127
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,299
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $1,261
    Deferred
    $20,028
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,099
    Filer's total
    $191,687

  • Nina Norris

    Chief Communications Officer

    Total calculated
    $223,630
    From this org
    $187,431
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,199
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,767
    Bonus
    $19,500
    Other
    $1,164
    Deferred
    $23,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,099
    Filer's total
    $223,630

  • Stef Goodenow

    Chief Officer Member Services

    Total calculated
    $212,110
    From this org
    $177,706
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,404
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,902
    Bonus
    $19,500
    Other
    $1,304
    Deferred
    $21,305
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,099
    Filer's total
    $212,110

  • Steven Matthews

    Chief Technology/Strategy Officer

    Total calculated
    $282,795
    From this org
    $240,034
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,761
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,752
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $1,282
    Deferred
    $29,662
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,099
    Filer's total
    $282,795

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 — 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 · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel
THE ORGANIZATION ALLOWS CERTAIN OFFICERS/DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO UTILIZE BUSINESS AND/OR FIRST CLASS TRAVEL OPTIONS ON FLIGHTS OF SIGNIFICANT LENGTH. FLIGHTS ARE EVALUATED FOR QUALIFICATION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND MUST MEET LENGTH OF TRAVEL SPECIFICATIONS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY. ELIGIBLE DIRECTORS ARE THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT-ELECT. THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, COO, AND OTHER NCEES REPRESENTATIVES MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR BUSINESS AND/OR FIRST CLASS TRAVEL IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND/OR CEO. THIS TRAVEL IS NONTAXABLE AS IT IS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES ONLY.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
THE ORGANIZATION DOES AWARD BONUSES AS PART OF ITS COMPENSATION PLAN. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RECEIVED A BONUS PAYMENT BASED ON PERFORMANCE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BONUS PAYMENTS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AT THE DISCRETION OF MANAGEMENT. BONUS PAYMENTS ARE REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II).

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

  • NCEES FOUNDATION

    501(c)(3) · SUPPORT OF NCEES · SC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EXAMINERS FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202640449349301589

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