← NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

Totals

Total revenue: $66,813,108
Total expenses: $62,756,502
Contributions and grants received: $60,818,469
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $1,523,665
Investment income: $4,689,463
Other revenue: -$218,489
Total assets, end of year: $107,288,189
Total liabilities, end of year: $23,632,843
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $83,655,346
Program services expenses (Part IX): $57,916,546
Management and general expenses: $3,000,347
Fundraising expenses: $1,839,609
Program service expenses (Part III): $57,916,546

Program services were 92.3% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$41,597
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$634,677
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$50,280,968
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$9,861,227
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$1,519
2a · Program service revenue: FED & STATE FIXED FEE CONTRACTS

total $1,443,665 · related or exempt $1,443,665
2b · Program service revenue: FEE FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS

total $70,000 · related or exempt $70,000
2c · Program service revenue: ROYALTY REVENUE, TRAINING MATERIALS

total $10,000 · related or exempt $10,000
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $2,807,545 · excluded $2,807,545
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $73,495,561
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $71,613,643
7c · Gain or loss

securities $1,881,918 · other assets $0
7d · Net gain or loss

total $1,881,918 · unrelated business $13,200 · excluded $1,868,718
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$223,785
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$634,677
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$416,246
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$192,461 · excluded -$192,461
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$38,287
10b · Cost of goods sold

$73,565
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total -$35,278 · unrelated business -$35,278
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

total $9,250 · excluded $9,250
11d · All other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$9,250

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $0 · program services $0
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $0 · program services $0
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $0 · program services $0
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0 · program services $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $2,644,561 · program services $2,447,097 · management and general $116,628 · fundraising $80,836
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $141,853 · program services $131,261 · fundraising $10,592
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $36,615,158 · program services $34,083,982 · management and general $1,414,968 · fundraising $1,116,208
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $2,482,487 · program services $2,297,124 · management and general $109,481 · fundraising $75,882
9 · Other employee benefits

total $5,132,911 · program services $4,742,185 · management and general $233,207 · fundraising $157,519
10 · Payroll taxes

total $2,851,503 · program services $2,638,587 · management and general $125,755 · fundraising $87,161
11b · Fees: legal

total $312,546 · program services $289,208 · management and general $13,784 · fundraising $9,554
11c · Fees: accounting

total $97,956 · management and general $97,956
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $84,000 · management and general $84,000
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $12,600 · fundraising $12,600
11f · Fees: investment management

total $280,053 · management and general $280,053
11g · Fees: other

total $928,105 · program services $865,342 · management and general $44,921 · fundraising $17,842
13 · Office expenses

total $960,125 · program services $768,434 · management and general $145,160 · fundraising $46,531
14 · Information technology

total $1,537,960 · program services $1,442,966 · management and general $49,223 · fundraising $45,771
16 · Occupancy

total $3,035,436 · program services $2,779,496 · management and general $184,126 · fundraising $71,814
17 · Travel

total $980,477 · program services $929,692 · management and general $11,843 · fundraising $38,942
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $112,660 · program services $104,248 · management and general $1,127 · fundraising $7,285
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $563,909 · program services $521,807 · management and general $24,867 · fundraising $17,235
23 · Insurance

total $410,415 · program services $379,770 · management and general $18,100 · fundraising $12,545
24a · Other expenses: CYBERTIPLINE TECHNOLOGY

total $1,492,771 · program services $1,492,771
24b · Other expenses: SOFTWARE AND USER SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $1,023,729 · program services $947,289 · management and general $45,148 · fundraising $31,292
24c · Other expenses: CONTRACT ENGINEERING

total $657,242 · program services $657,242
24d · Other expenses: MISSING KIDS INITIATIVE

total $398,045 · program services $398,045
24e · All other expenses

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $4,173,993 · end of year $5,509,368
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $7,448,137 · end of year $3,894,738
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $6,261,718 · end of year $6,760,616
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $873,575 · end of year $1,082,676
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

end of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $1,261,803 · end of year $1,443,405
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$12,309,227
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$7,541,291
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $5,331,845 · end of year $4,767,936
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $53,027,414 · end of year $58,205,822
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $7,980,697 · end of year $10,118,694
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $17,184,440 · end of year $15,504,934
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $4,050,760 · end of year $4,405,039
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $21,306,341 · end of year $19,227,804
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $73,719,440 · end of year $80,342,178
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $4,467,081 · end of year $3,313,168

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN (NCMEC) IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO HELP FIND MISSING CHILDREN, REDUCE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, AND PREVENT CHILD VICTIMIZATION. NCMEC WORKS WITH FAMILIES, VICTIMS, PRIVATE INDUSTRY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THE PUBLIC TO ASSIST WITH PREVENTING CHILD ABDUCTIONS, RECOVERING MISSING CHILDREN, AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO DETER AND COMBAT CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.

THE NCMEC EXPLOITED CHILDREN DIVISION OPERATES THE CYBERTIPLINE, AND, AS PART OF THEIR SUPPORT TO INVESTIGATION AND RECOVERY EFFORTS, MANAGES THE CHILD VICTIM IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM TO ASSIST WITH CHILD IDENTIFICATION, MAINTAINS A HASH-SHARING LIST TO SUPPORT TECH INDUSTRY ONGOING DETECTION OF ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL, PARTNERS WITH THE NCMEC ANALYTICAL SERVICES DIVISION TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO SUSPECTED CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING AND NONCOMPLIANT SEX OFFENDER CASES, AND ORGANIZES SURVIVOR-INFORMED SERVICES TO AID THE RECOVERY AND HEALING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE TRAUMA OF ONLINE EXPLOITATION.

Expenses $21,261,792 · Revenue $10,000
THE NCMEC MISSING CHILDREN DIVISION OPERATES THE CALL CENTER AND PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AS PART OF THEIR SUPPORT TO INVESTIGATION AND RECOVERY EFFORTS, DISSEMINATES POSTERS AND MANAGES THE SECONDARY DISTRIBUTION OF AMBER ALERTS INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF ACTIVE MISSING CHILD CASES, ORGANIZES TEAM ADAM CONSULTANTS TO PROVIDE RAPID ONSITE RESPONSES TO CRITICAL MISSING CHILD CASES, TRACKS ATTEMPTED ABDUCTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NCMEC ANALYTICAL SERVICES DIVISION AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE, COORDINATES AN ARRAY OF FORENSIC SERVICES TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM MISSING CASES AND CASES OF UNIDENTIFIED, DECEASED CHILDREN, AND IS READY TO DEPLOY CHILD LOCATION ASSISTANCE IN A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

Expenses $14,182,487 · Revenue $12,756
THE NCMEC ANALYTICAL SERVICES DIVISION PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DATA ANALYSIS TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THEIR EFFORTS TO LOCATE AND RECOVER MISSING CHILDREN AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING AND TO LOCATE AND APPREHEND NONCOMPLIANT SEX OFFENDERS.

Expenses $13,154,271 · Revenue $1,430,909
THE NCMEC CONTENT & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIVISION COORDINATES WITH ALL NCMEC DIVISIONS TO OPERATE OUR PORTFOLIO OF OUTREACH, TRAINING, AND PREVENTION RESOURCES, PROGRAMS, AND MATERIALS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILD ISSUES AS WELL AS PROMOTE SKILL BUILDING AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR RESPONSE AND RECOVERY. THIS DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NCMEC CONNECT, OUR ONLINE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPORTING VIRTUAL TRAINING COURSES AND IN-PERSON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND OTHER CHILD-SERVING PROFESSIONALS. THIS DIVISION ALSO PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND BUSINESSES TO ORGANIZE COMMUNITY EVENTS, CONFERENCES, WEBINARS, AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS, SUCH AS THE CODE ADAM PROGRAM PROMOTING SAFETY PROTOCOLS WITHIN RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS, TO AMPLIFY PREVENTION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON CHILD SAFETY AT NO-COST TO PARTICIPANTS.

Expenses $6,854,701 · Revenue $70,000
THE NCMEC FAMILY ADVOCACY AND SURVIVOR SERVICES PROVIDE PEER-BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, COMMUNITY-BASED PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES TO FAMILIES AND SURVIVORS OF MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILD CASES. OFFER REUNIFICATION AND RECOVERY ASSISTANCE IN MISSING CHILD CASES TO SEARCHING FAMILIES AND HELPING PROFESSIONALS. PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR HEALING FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION FOR SURVIVORS AND NON-OFFENDING CAREGIVERS. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND IMPROVED SERVICE-DELIVERY FROM A TRAUMA-INFORMED, SURVIVOR-BASED PERSPECTIVE THROUGH OUR SURVIVOR AND CAREGIVER CONSULTANCY GROUPS. PROVIDE LONGTERM SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN AND SURVIVORS OF ALL CASE TYPES.

Expenses $2,463,295

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Bob Trono

Chairperson-Elect (Effective 12/12/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Chay Carter

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jon Grosso

Director (Active), Chairperson (Thru 12/11/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Regina Schofield

Vice Chair (Thru 12/11/2025), Chairperson (Effective 12/12/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Reve Walsh

Chairperson Elect (Thru 12/11/2025), Vice Chairperson (Effective 12/12/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Steve Salem

Director (Active), Treasurer (Thru 12/11/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Will Gross

Treasurer (Effective 12/12/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Chris Nelson

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Christine Lentz

Director (Thru 3/26/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Courtney Gregoire

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ellen Petrocci

Director (Effective 12/12/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Heidi Heitkamp

Director (Thru 4/3/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jeff Collins

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
John Penn

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
John Walsh

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Karen Quintos

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Karen Robb

Director (Thru 12/11/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kate Beck

Vice Chairperson (Effective 12/12/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kenneth Valentine

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kristi Remington

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Leonard Pfeiffer

Director (Thru 12/11/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Manus Cooney

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Matt Foosaner

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Meghan Latcovich

Director (Thru 12/11/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Michael Breslin

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Rich Kolodziej

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Robbie Callaway

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Royleen Ross

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Sean Joyce

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Tamara Asher

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Torrie Dorrell

Director (Thru 01/01/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Vince Giuliano

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Derrick Driscoll

SVP, COO

Total calculated

$288,866

From this org

$268,954

From related orgs

$0

Other

$19,912

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$268,954

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$18,845

Nontaxable benefits

$1,067

Filer's total

$288,866
Michelle DeLaune

Pres/CEO

Total calculated

$548,662

From this org

$521,550

From related orgs

$0

Other

$27,112

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$417,550

Bonus

$104,000

Other

$0

Deferred

$24,500

Nontaxable benefits

$2,612

Filer's total

$548,662
Panayiota Souras

Asst. Secty, CLO

Total calculated

$317,549

From this org

$286,794

From related orgs

$0

Other

$30,755

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$286,794

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$20,307

Nontaxable benefits

$10,448

Filer's total

$317,549
Paul Beriault

Asst. Treas.SVP,CFO

Total calculated

$311,605

From this org

$273,556

From related orgs

$0

Other

$38,049

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$273,556

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$19,599

Nontaxable benefits

$18,450

Filer's total

$311,605
John Shehan

SVP, Exploited Child Div/Intl Engage

Total calculated

$278,685

From this org

$239,750

From related orgs

$0

Other

$38,935

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$239,750

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$17,338

Nontaxable benefits

$21,597

Filer's total

$278,685
Gavin Portnoy

VP, Comm & Branding

Total calculated

$251,063

From this org

$207,806

From related orgs

$0

Other

$43,257

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$207,806

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$15,268

Nontaxable benefits

$27,989

Filer's total

$251,063
John Bischoff

VP, Missing Children Div

Total calculated

$248,400

From this org

$203,208

From related orgs

$0

Other

$45,192

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$203,208

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$14,789

Nontaxable benefits

$30,403

Filer's total

$248,400
Marsha Butler

VP, HR

Total calculated

$235,389

From this org

$200,721

From related orgs

$0

Other

$34,668

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$200,721

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$14,789

Nontaxable benefits

$19,879

Filer's total

$235,389
Simintha Esson

CDO

Total calculated

$276,643

From this org

$231,984

From related orgs

$0

Other

$44,659

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$231,984

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$16,683

Nontaxable benefits

$27,976

Filer's total

$276,643
Staca Shehan

VP, Analytical Services Div

Total calculated

$225,990

From this org

$210,238

From related orgs

$0

Other

$15,752

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$210,238

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$14,789

Nontaxable benefits

$963

Filer's total

$225,990

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
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 7 Non-fixed payments: BONUS IS PAID TO THE CEO BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT QUANTITATIVE, QUALITATIVE, AND PROGRAMMATIC GOALS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD APPROVED CEO PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS AND TIMELINE. THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER THE CEO HAS ACHIEVED THE PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE PRIOR YEAR AND THE AMOUNT OF THE ANNUAL BONUS.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2025
Filed: 18 June 2026
IRS schema version: 2025v4.1
Source object: 202611699349301126

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