NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B030

Classification

2000

Street

1401 H ST NW STE 600

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• 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.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $18,918,291

  Expenses

  $22,983,716

  Contributions

  $2,461,135

  Grants paid

  $801,721

• 2023

  Revenue

  $24,299,982

  Expenses

  $20,501,763

  Contributions

  $4,696,682

  Grants paid

  $69,361

• 2022

  Revenue

  $20,811,097

  Expenses

  $20,967,822

  Contributions

  $3,219,328

  Grants paid

  $255,095

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2024 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2023 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2022 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $18,387,025

  Expenses

  $17,959,643

  Assets (EOY)

  $57,803,063

• 2021 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $19,211,047

  Expenses

  $14,604,712

  Assets (EOY)

  $62,448,452

• 2020 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $31,759,329

  Expenses

  $19,489,568

  Assets (EOY)

  $34,619,006

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $19,714,131

  Expenses

  $20,234,137

  Assets (EOY)

  $35,453,400

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $20,061,564

  Expenses

  $19,318,069

  Assets (EOY)

  $37,794,575

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2016

Tax period

1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017

Principal officer

Anita Renee Johnson

Mailing address

5940 Tuleys Creek DrFort Worth TX 76137

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

• MBST SOLUTIONS

  $55,945

  2022 · CHILD DEVELOPMENT

• SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENUERS

  $50,000

  2022 · CHILD DEVELOPMENT

• MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN

  $35,500

  2022 · CHILD DEVELOPMENT

• MOMSRISING EDUCATION FUND

  $35,000

  2022 · CHILD DEVELOPMENT

• PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN

  $25,000

  2022 · CHILD DEVELOPMENT

• COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

  $15,750

  2022 · COMMUNICATIONS

• SOUTHWEST OHIO ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN

  $15,000

  2023 · STATE SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING, WITH FOCUS ON FAMILY CHILD CARE

• CALIFORNIA AEYC

  $12,000

  2024 · GRANT FOR LOST REVENUE IN RELATION TO THE FY 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

• WASHINGTON DC ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN

  $10,833

  2023 · STATE SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING RELATED TO EDUCATOR CREDENTIALING VIDEO, MEMBERSHIP AWARD WINNER-GROWTH

• ARIZONA ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN

  $10,000

  2022 · CHILD DEVELOPMENT

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

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Grants received

• ALLIANCE FOR EARLY SUCCESS

  $140,833

  2022 · ADVOCACY

• ALLIANCE FOR EARLY SUCCESS

  $130,000

  2023 · ADVOCACY

• ALLIANCE FOR EARLY SUCCESS

  $100,000

  2025 · ADVOCACY

• NEW VENTURE FUND

  $53,730

  2023 · YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION

• THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC

  $50,000

  2022 · FAMILY PROSPERITY PARENT VOICE PROJECT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $15,000

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIRST BOOK

  $10,000

  2022 · Diverse book coalition

• NEW VENTURE FUND

  $5,760

  2024 · YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION

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