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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

EIN 53-0114600 WASHINGTON, DC

Revenue 2024
$71,545,822
Expenses 2024
$73,571,640

As filed

Subsection
06
Classification
2000
Street
1 M ST SE

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

Mission

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NAB) ADVANCES THE INTEREST OF RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTERS IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS; IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF BROADCASTING, AND ENCOURAGES TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

NAB IS THE VOICE FOR THE NATION'S RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTERS. AS THE PREMIER TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR BROADCASTERS, NAB ADVANCES THE INTERESTS OF OUR MEMBERS IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS; IMPROVES THE QUALITY AND PROFITABILITY OF BROADCASTING; ENCOURAGES CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION; AND SPOTLIGHTS THE IMPORTANT AND UNIQUE WAYS STATIONS SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES.

  • CONVENTIONS: THE NAB SHOW AND NAB SHOW NY ARE ANNUAL CONVENTIONS BRINGING TOGETHER THE BROADCAST, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND SHOWCASING THE PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES THAT ENABLE STORYTELLING AT SCALE. THE 2024 NAB SHOW ATTRACTED 1,200+ EXHIBITORS AND OVER 62,000 REGISTERED ATTENDEES. THE 2024 NAB SHOW NEW YORK ATTRACTED 227 EXHIBITORS AND NEARLY 13,000 REGISTERED ATTENDEES.

  • ADVOCACY: THERE ARE MORE THAN 17,000 FULL POWER LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE US SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE, LOCAL NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING AND VITAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION SUCH AS AMBER ALERTS, TRAFFIC INFORMATION, AND SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. NAB ADVOCATES BEFORE CONGRESS, THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) AND IN THE COURTS.

  • INNOVATION: CREATED IN 2012, PILOT IS A COLLATION OF INNOVATORS, EDUCATORS, AND ADVOCATES DEDICATED TO ADVANCING BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY AND CULTIVATING NEW MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES. PILOT PROPELS BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY INTO THE FUTURE BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR INNOVATION. AN ENGINE FOR INCUBATION. A VENUE FOR TESTING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND A FORUM FOR BROADCASTER EDUCATION.NAB CONTINUED THE ATSC 3.0 VIRTUAL INTEROPERABILITY EVENT WITH 18 PARTICIPATING COMPANIES TO DEVELOP AND REFINE WORKFLOWS FOR THE NEW TELEVISION STANDARD, AS WELL AS THE NEXTGEN TV CONFORMANCE PROGRAM. NAB ALSO CONTINUED AND EXPANDED THE NEXTGEN TV FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO INCLUDE HOWARD UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WITH PLANNED EXPANSION IN 2025. THIS IS AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE A NEW GENERATION OF BROADCAST TECHNOLOGISTS AND INCREASE A NEW GENERATION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE INDUSTRY.NAB CONTINUED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BROADCAST POSITIONING SYSTEM (BPS) THAT CAN COMPLEMENT AND AUGMENT GPS SIGNALS. NAB ENTERED INTO A COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (CRADA) WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) AND LAUNCHED BPS IN THREE MARKETS FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION.NAB'S INNOVATION CHALLENGE FEATURED COMPANIES WITH NEW SOLUTIONS: AN AI-CENTRIC, CLOUD-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR ENHANCING REAL-TIME AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTENT INTEGRITY, A CONTENT WORKFLOW SPECIFIC TO AUDIO SEPARATE AI FOR EDITING, REMASTERING AND COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE, AND UP CONTENT WORKFLOWS WITH AUDIO SEPARATION AI, AND A SYSTEM FOR BROADCAST ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE THRIVING ONLINE COMMUNITIES, RICH WITH ACTIONABLE FIRST-PARTY DATA.NAB ALSO CONTINUED AND EXPANDED THE NEXTGEN TV FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WITH HOWARD UNIVERSITY TO INCLUDE THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WITH PLANNED EXPANSION IN 2025 CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY.

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.

  • PERRY SOOK

    BOARD CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ALFRED LIGGINS

    BOARD MEMBER (TO 5/31/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ALLEN POWER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AMY LIZ PITTENGER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDREW SUTOR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDY ALFORD

    BOARD MEMBER (TO 7/18/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BEN DOWNS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BERT MEDINA

    BOARD MEMBER (TO 5/31/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BILL WILSON

    BOARD MEMBER (TO 5/31/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BOB PROFFITT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BYRON ALLEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CATHERINE BADALAMENTE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • CHRIS CORNELIUS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRIS FORGY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRIS ORNELAS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRIS RIPLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • COLLIN JONES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CONRAD TRAUTMANN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAN YORK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DANA WITHERS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVE HANNA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID BEVINS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID BRADLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID FIELD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID GRIFFIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $71,545,822
    Expenses
    $73,571,640
    Contributions
    $36,300
    Grants paid
    $605,290
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $62,064,692
    Expenses
    $69,045,689
    Contributions
    $41,884
    Grants paid
    $668,450
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $57,140,938
    Expenses
    $63,888,976
    Contributions
    $825,081
    Grants paid
    $593,051

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

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $24,958,920
    Expenses
    $39,257,513
    Assets (EOY)
    $222,958,891

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $24,097,427
    Expenses
    $54,210,802
    Assets (EOY)
    $279,314,431

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $92,404,239
    Expenses
    $77,881,965
    Assets (EOY)
    $217,985,181

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $73,650,207
    Expenses
    $75,373,051
    Assets (EOY)
    $172,809,240

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $112,344,875
    Expenses
    $73,429,037
    Assets (EOY)
    $186,784,365

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $70,940,808
    Expenses
    $61,220,057
    Assets (EOY)
    $140,335,145

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $70,895,658
    Expenses
    $73,887,029
    Assets (EOY)
    $145,018,362

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $64,125,426
    Expenses
    $79,394,097
    Assets (EOY)
    $144,477,100

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $57,875,633
    Expenses
    $53,369,353
    Assets (EOY)
    $142,920,270

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $51,153,867
    Assets (EOY)
    $119,433,485

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.

Grants made

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • 1M PROPERTIES LLC

    LAND PURCHASE & NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION · DC · income $7,484,588 · assets $87,244,188

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.