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Nonprofit · EIN 22-3032456

NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC

Also known as N A C E P F INC

Tax-exempt · JOHNSTON, RI 02919

Financials

$22.5M$13.4M2022$20.8M$17.5M2023$20.2M$19.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$20,187,892$19,640,163$547,729$138,611,273$11,296,827$127,314,446
September 30, 2024990$20,814,113$17,451,843$3,362,270$133,172,807$12,304,238$120,868,569
September 30, 2023990$22,545,918$13,423,704$9,122,214$125,299,048$13,386,060$111,912,988
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$14,997,661
Investment income
$1,909,070
Net rental income
$62,185
Net gain from sales of assets
-$604,222
Net income from sales of inventory
$3,218,976
Other revenue
$3,281,161

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$12,591,745
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$326,112
Other salaries and wages
$1,809,590
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,916,623
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,110,027
Accounting fees
$65,853
Occupancy
$73,371
Travel
$23,092
Depreciation
$648,490
Program services (functional)
$16,606,684
Management and general (functional)
$3,033,479

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$133,172,807
Total assets, end of year
$138,611,273
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,296,827
Net assets, end of year
$127,314,446
Land, buildings and equipment
$5,934,739
Publicly traded securities
$74,607,185
Gross unrelated business income
$62,185
Gross receipts
$39,313,186
Employees
50
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1989
State of legal domicile
RI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN PRIMEAUPRESIDENT, TREASURER & DIR
Trustee or director, Officer
60$179,405$33,492
LUZ CRISTINA GRAHAMDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, AD
Highest-paid employee
43$174,807$29,955
KATHERINE PRIMEAUV. PRESIDENT, SECRETARY &
Officer
42$149,094$24,956
LAUREN YERGEAUMARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
42$101,226$17,184
IRENE PRIMEAUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN PRIMEAUPRESIDENT, TREASURER & DIR
Trustee or director, Officer
60$178,470$30,895
LUZ CRISTINA GRAHAMDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, AD
Highest-paid employee
43$174,935$29,974
KATHERINE PRIMEAUV. PRESIDENT, SECRETARY &
Officer
42$160,857$26,720
RICHARD LINDHOLMSALES MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
33.75$104,481$16,885
IRENE PRIMEAUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RICHARD LINDHOLMSALES MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
45$307,287$47,710
JOHN PRIMEAUPRESIDENT, TREASURER & DIR
Trustee or director, Officer
60$178,370$30,693
LUZ CRISTINA GRAHAMDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, AD
Highest-paid employee
43$175,900$30,119
KATHERINE MESSIERV. PRESIDENT, SECRETARY &
Officer
43$141,695$23,846
IRENE PRIMEAUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2419 HARTFORD AVE, JOHNSTON, RI 02919-1719
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN PRIMEAU, 2419 HARTFORD AVENUE, JOHNSTON, RI 02919
Signed the 990
JOHN PRIMEAU, PRESIDENT
Phone
(401) 934-1100
Return prepared by
CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC

Mission

NACEPF'S EDUCATIONAL BROADBAND SERVICE ("EBS" 47 CFR 27.1203), FORMERLY TERMED INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE ("ITFS" 47 CFR 74.901), PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING AND BROADBAND ACCESS SERVICES TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, HEALTH, HOUSING AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES, AND OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • NACEPF PROVIDED A GRANT TO MARY'S MEALS, A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES ONE NUTRITIOUS DAILY MEAL IN A PLACE OF EDUCATION IN SOME OF THE POOREST AREAS OF THE WORLD. 64 MILLION OF THE WORLD'S HUNGRIEST CHILDREN DO NOT ATTEND SCHOOL. IN ORDER TO SURVIVE, THEY HAVE TO BEG OR WORK. WITH MARY'S MEALS PROGRAM, CHILDREN ARE MOTIVATED TO ATTEND SCHOOL TO RECEIVE A MEAL WHILE MAKING THE MOST OF THEIR EDUCATION. NACEPF'S DONATION ENABLED MARY'S MEALS TO FEED AND SUPPORT AN ADDITIONAL 660,000 CHILDREN OVER 1,300 SCHOOLS IN ETHIOPIA, HAITI, LIBERIA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, SOUTH SUDAN, ZAMBIA, AND ZIMBABWE.
    Expenses $10,000,000 · grants $10,000,000
  • PROVIDED 4G AND 5G HIGH-SPEED, FREE OR LOW-COST, MOBILE BROADBAND SERVICE TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, NONPROFITS, SOCIAL WELFARE AND HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, DIGITAL LITERACY, AND BROADBAND AVAILABILITY IN BOTH METROPOLITAN AND RURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. WE PROVIDED CRITICAL BROADBAND SERVICE TO MORE THAN 11,020 EDUCATIONAL AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS ALL 50 STATES, WASHINGTON DC, AND PUERTO RICO. OUR UNLIMITED BROADBAND ACCOUNTS DELIVERED MORE THAN 33,563,174 GB OF DATA TO KEEP COMMUNITIES CONNECTED WHEN AND WHERE THEY NEEDED IT.
    Expenses $2,681,773 · grants $267,768 · revenue $17,728,441
  • MOBILE BEACON DONATED 10,644 DEVICES TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, NONPROFITS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. WITH THESE DONATED DEVICES AND REDUCED-COST, UNLIMITED DATA PLANS, THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAD THE BROADBAND ACCESS THEY NEEDED TO FULFILL THEIR MISSIONS, EXPAND PROGRAM SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND CONNECT THEIR CONSTITUENTS WHO OTHERWISE LACKED ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY.
    Expenses $2,065,785 · grants $970,977 · revenue $488,196
  • DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, NACEPF AND BUILDON CONTINUED THEIR CRUCIAL WORK, PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH NACEPF'S GRANT, WHICH FUNDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF 20 SCHOOLS IN EIGHT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH 3,698 STUDENTS ATTENDING. EACH SCHOOL WAS BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY IT SERVED AND THE COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO EDUCATE BOYS AND GIRLS IN EQUAL NUMBERS. THROUGH THE ADDITION OF THESE NEW SCHOOLS, LEARNING CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED, ATTENDANCE AND PASS RATES HAVE RISEN, AND MORE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, NACEPF ALSO FUNDED THE LAUNCH OF 15 ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH PROVIDED 574 ADULTS WITH THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS NEEDED TO BETTER THEIR OWN LIVES AND POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO DATE, NACEPF HAS NOW FUNDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF 80 PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND LAUNCHED 50 ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH BUILDON.
    Expenses $1,353,000 · grants $1,353,000
  • THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL CITES TWO MAJOR EFFECTS OF HUNGER ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: THE INABILITY TO FOCUS AND EXCESSIVE ABSENCES DUE TO ILLNESS. RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOOD BANK REPORTED THAT 2 IN 5 HOUSEHOLDS IN RI LACK ADEQUATE FOOD, DEMAND FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE GREW 9% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND 38% OF HOUSEHOLDS ARE FOOD INSECURE. NACEPF'S CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE VEGETABLE PRODUCE IT GROWS ON ITS ACREAGE ADDRESSES SOME OF THE ROOT CAUSES THAT IMPEDES ACADEMIC SUCCESS BY DISTRIBUTING 288,718 UNITS OR BUNDLES OF VEGETABLE PRODUCE TOTALING 22,311 POUNDS IN WEIGHT TO LOCAL AREA SOUP KITCHENS AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION CHARITIES THAT SERVE THE POOR, NEEDY, AND HOMELESS IN RHODE ISLAND.
    Expenses $506,126

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 15, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 16, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 17, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
22-3032456
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1990
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$138,611,273
Income (IRS master file)
$39,313,186

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$20,187,892$19,640,163$138,611,273XML
990-TSeptember 2025–––IRS
990September 2024$20,814,113$17,451,843$133,172,807XML
990September 2023$22,545,918$13,423,704$125,299,048XML
990September 2022$20,927,795$9,500,194$120,304,265IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-3032456).

Questions about NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC is 22-3032456.
Is NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
Are donations to NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JOHN PRIMEAU.
Who are the officers and directors of NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 5 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $179,405 (JOHN PRIMEAU, PRESIDENT, TREASURER & DIR).
How much revenue does NORTH AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,187,892, expenses of $19,640,163 and total assets of $138,611,273 at year end.

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