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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNSEL FOR CHILDREN.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 7 March 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$1,981,817 changed to $2,006,227
Total expenses
$2,133,663 changed to $2,158,072
Other revenue
$50,920 changed to $75,330
Program services expenses
$1,646,544 changed to $1,975,079
Management and general expenses
$104,504 changed to $138,349
Fundraising expenses
$382,615 changed to $44,644
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,646,544 changed to $1,975,079

Listed under a different title

  • Janet Bledsoe JD CWLS LLM: Director then Historian

Totals

Total revenue
$1,981,817
Total expenses
$2,133,663
Contributions and grants received
$732,390
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,166,584
Investment income
$31,923
Other revenue
$50,920
Total assets, end of year
$892,073
Total liabilities, end of year
$228,482
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$663,591
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,646,544
Management and general expenses
$104,504
Fundraising expenses
$382,615
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,646,544

Program services were 77.2% 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

    $147,259

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $585,131

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Speakers/Training Bure

    total $684,871 · related or exempt $684,871

  • 2b · Program service revenue: National Conference

    total $391,253 · related or exempt $391,253

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Certification Fees

    total $90,460 · related or exempt $90,460

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $31,923 · excluded $31,923

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $176,414

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $125,494

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $50,920 · related or exempt $50,920

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $462,229 · program services $462,229

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $846,749 · program services $511,199 · management and general $77,766 · fundraising $257,784

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $101,764 · program services $78,130 · management and general $6,242 · fundraising $17,392

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,811 · program services $36,531 · management and general $4,280

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $121,942 · program services $104,014 · management and general $1,630 · fundraising $16,298

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,069 · program services $3,220 · management and general $849

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $93,645 · program services $61,636 · management and general $4,152 · fundraising $27,857

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,983 · program services $5,825 · management and general $465 · fundraising $693

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,780 · program services $16,356 · management and general $1,424

  • 17 · Travel

    total $88,745 · program services $78,745 · management and general $2,774 · fundraising $7,226

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $256,175 · program services $231,536 · fundraising $24,639

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $37,756 · program services $23,231 · management and general $1,856 · fundraising $12,669

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,458 · program services $5,521 · management and general $441 · fundraising $3,496

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bank Charges and Mercha

    total $22,899 · program services $17,729 · management and general $1,416 · fundraising $3,754

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions

    total $9,564 · program services $4,864 · management and general $389 · fundraising $4,311

  • 24c · Other expenses: Staff Training

    total $8,038 · program services $2,774 · management and general $222 · fundraising $5,042

  • 24d · Other expenses: Volunteer Expenses

    total $3,142 · program services $1,563 · management and general $125 · fundraising $1,454

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,914 · program services $1,441 · management and general $473

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $61,810 · end of year $71,548

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $433,182 · end of year $300,307

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $41,801 · end of year $54,527

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $174,992 · end of year $66,960

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,317 · end of year $27,443

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

    $40,560

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

    $40,422

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $958 · end of year $138

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $296,938 · end of year $289,841

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $84,109 · end of year $81,309

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $135,119 · end of year $132,683

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $118,726 · end of year $71,671

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $32,824 · end of year $24,128

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $550,133 · end of year $271,168

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $265,305 · end of year $392,423

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

NACC advances children's and parents' rights by supporting a diverse, inclusive community of child welfare lawyers to provide zealous legal representation and by advocating for equitable, anti-racist solutions co-designed by people with lived experience.

Activities or mission (Part I)

See Schedule O.The National Association of Counsel for Children advances children's and parents' rights by supporting a diverse, inclusive community of child welfare lawyers to provide zealous legal representation and by advocating for equitable, anti-racist solutions co-designed by people with lived experience.

  • PROMOTING EXCELLENCE. NACC promotes better outcomes for children and families impacted by the child welfare system by working to ensure lawyers who represent children, parents, and agencies provide high-quality legal representation. In 2023 NACC trained over 5000 attorneys and judges including through an online training course and 4 custom state trainings developed and delivered by national experts in the field. NACC also certified 27 new attorneys as Child Welfare Law Specialists and published the 2nd Edition Children's Law Office Guidebook. NACC also delivered its first Race Equity Training Series and Representing Infants and Toddlers Training.

    Expenses $881,463 · Revenue $607,132

  • BUILDING COMMUNITY. NACC builds communities of practice among child welfare legal professionals through our membership program, national conference, and online convenings. NACC convened over 650 practitioners in Minneapolis and 350 more online for our 46th National Child Welfare Law Conference. NACC's State Coordinator program expanded to 39 states/jurisdictions. NACC expanded law school engagement, adding 4 new student chapters, publishing a Child Welfare Law Career Guide, and hosting its first Child Welfare Law Career Fair. NACC also convened and partnered with NACC's National Advisory Council on Children's Legal Representation (NACCLR), a group of young professionals with lived experience in the child welfare system who advise NACC.

    Expenses $315,808 · Revenue $340,594

  • PROMOTING JUSTICE. NACC provides a leading national voice on children's legal advocacy. In 2023 NACC published a revised Policy Framework to set advocacy priorities and joined important legal briefs as amicus counsel. Also in 2023, NACC expanded the Counsel for Kids campaign, website (https://counselforkids.org/), and advocacy toolkit, including the publication of a new policy paper: Seen, Heard, and Represented: A Policymaker's Guide to Counsel for Kids. Children in court need lawyers of their own. We're working to make sure they have them.

    Expenses $449,273 · Revenue $269,778

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Leslie Heimov JD CWLS

    President (Former)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LaShanda Adams JD

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dawne Mitchell JD

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Janet Bledsoe JD CWLS LLM

    Director

    Total calculated
    $137,355
    From this org
    $137,355
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Candi Mayes JD MJM CWLS

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Akin Abioye EdD

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathryn Banks JD LLM

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Currey Cook JD

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sheri Freemont JD

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gerard Glynn JD LLM MS

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Harfeld JD

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yali Lincroft MBA

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Smith JD

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sonia Velazquez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie Villafuerte JD

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mickey Aberman JD MBA

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hon Karen Braxton JD CWLS

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Stuemky MD

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Wilde JD

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LilCrystal Dernier MS MNM

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Priya Konings Esq

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Justin Miller PhD MSW CSM

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim Dvorchak JD

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jonathan Green

    Director of Finance and Operations

    Total calculated
    $107,515
    From this org
    $107,515
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Allison Green

    Legal Director

    Total calculated
    $108,126
    From this org
    $108,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kristen Pisani-Jaques

    Training Director

    Total calculated
    $109,233
    From this org
    $109,233
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349321494

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