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Nonprofit · EIN 36-1525480

NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$112.6M$116.7M2023$116.5M$125.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$116,506,047$125,735,632-$9,229,585$200,580,613$50,079,055$150,501,558
December 31, 2023990$112,585,728$116,721,582-$4,135,854$206,935,101$50,691,156$156,243,945
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,258,380
Program service revenue
$4,805,042
Investment income
$6,200,057
Royalties
$8,909,230
Net rental income
$271,965
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,337,388
Net income from fundraising events
$284,091
Net income from sales of inventory
$90,777,282
Other revenue
$100,242,568

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$2,750,219
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$13,074,389
Other salaries and wages
$27,939,791
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$58,991,837
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$452,277
Accounting fees
$148,955
Occupancy
$4,098,453
Travel
$2,159,847
Depreciation
$6,283,746

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$206,935,101
Total assets, end of year
$200,580,613
Total liabilities, end of year
$50,079,055
Net assets, end of year
$150,501,558
Land, buildings and equipment
$48,430,416
Publicly traded securities
$114,115,060
Net assets without donor restrictions
$141,046,799
Net assets with donor restrictions
$9,454,759
Gross unrelated business income
$1,256,542
Gross receipts
$168,543,179
Employees
389
Volunteers
70
Year formed
1939
State of legal domicile
IL

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Michelle L KorsmoPresident & CEO
Officer
30$2,556,642$1,301,039
Sean KennedyEVP, Policy & Government Affairs
Key employee
40$1,460,779$576,040
Marvin F IrbyCAO (until 6/15/24)
Officer
30$962,747$669,930
Sherman L BrownEVP, Business Services
Key employee
40$953,685$426,359
Chris RodgersEVP, General Counsel & Corp. Sec.
Key employee
40$885,489$383,040
Tia E MattsonEVP, Enterprise Mktg. (until 9/21/24)
Key employee
40$686,271$214,099
Kevin A SteeleChief Info. Officer (until 9/21/24)
Key employee
40$703,774$180,729
Eric EllisCFO
Officer
30$467,334$107,922
Dionne HarrisSVP, People & Culture
Key employee
40$451,237$87,273
Angelo AmadorSVP, Legal Advocacy & Reg. Counsel
Highest-paid employee
8$367,794$101,870
Hudson RiehleSVP, Research & Knowledge
Highest-paid employee
40$389,365$72,487
Daniel RoehlVP, Federal Government Affairs
Highest-paid employee
40$347,464$99,274
Matthew WalkerVP, Government Affairs
Highest-paid employee
40$345,735$98,619
Ngocdung VuSVP, Mmbr./Strat. Dev. (until 3/9/24)
Highest-paid employee
40$399,829$19,255
Jeffrey LobdellChair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
69 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Richard SchneiderVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Michael AxiotisTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Scott RedlerImmediate Past Chair
Trustee or director
2$0
Madelyn AlfanoDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Anthony AntonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Theodore J BalestreriDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Theodore Balestreri IIDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Shaun BeardDirector, Ex-Officio
Trustee or director
2$0
Archna Malhotra BeckerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Dagmar BoggsDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Ralph O BrennanDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Mark BucherDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Blanca R CabreraDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Brian E CaseyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Ashley ConeffDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Gregory B CookDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Jeanne CretellaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
John CywinskiDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Steve DanonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Horace G DawsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Tiffany DerryDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Carol B DoverDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Joseph EssaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Anne FinkDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Greg FlynnDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
James FrippDirector - Ex-Officio
Trustee or director
2$0
Michael GondaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
German F Gonzalez BernalDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Amanda GrimmerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Victoria GutierrezDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
James HarrisDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
GJ HartDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Philip J Hickey JrDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
John HorneDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Matthew JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Steven L JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Joseph J KadowDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Simon KimDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
William KitsilisDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Cathie KochDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
William D KohlDirector, Ex-Officio
Trustee or director
2$0
Camille J Lee-JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Rosalyn MalletDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Dick E MarriottDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Juan E MartinezDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Debabrata MazumdarDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Jett MehtaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Perry MieleDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Adam MillsDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Lynn MingesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Amber MoshakosDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Heather Leed NearyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Aileen V ReillyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Sonia Q RiggsDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Melvin RodrigueDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Dan RoweDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Sam SanchezDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Christopher SavvidesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Laurie SchalowDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Peter SclafaniDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Grace SheaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Kevin R SprattDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Jay StieberDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Joshua Kevin Alexander SuggsDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
John D TallichetDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Xavier TeixidoDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Lance TrenaryDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Regynald G WashingtonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Christopher WikenDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 77 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Michelle L KorsmoPresident & CEO
Officer
30$2,089,625$981,725
Sean KennedyEVP, Policy & Government Affairs
Key employee
40$1,226,699$687,055
Marvin F IrbyCAO
Officer
30$1,206,668$654,977
Sherman L BrownEVP, Business Services
Key employee
40$1,008,909$490,834
Chris RodgersEVP, General Counsel & Corp. Sec.
Key employee
40$862,683$459,715
Kevin A SteeleChief Information Officer
Key employee
40$543,246$316,960
Tia E MattsonEVP, Enterprise Marketing
Key employee
40$533,833$322,559
Eric EllisCFO
Officer
30$550,775$170,356
Dionne HarrisSVP, People & Culture
Key employee
40$396,076$124,851
Ngocdung VuSVP, Membership & Strat. Dev.
Highest-paid employee
40$354,571$151,040
Hudson RiehleSVP, Research & Knowledge
Highest-paid employee
40$378,216$99,158
Angelo AmadorSVP, Legal Advocacy & Reg. Counsel
Highest-paid employee
8$353,456$112,869
Daniel RoehlVP, Federal Government Affiairs
Highest-paid employee
40$332,291$106,832
Matthew WalkerVP, Government Affairs
Highest-paid employee
40$333,443$104,457
Scott RedlerChair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Jeffrey LobdellVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Richard SchneiderTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Lance TrenaryImmediate Past Chair
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Anthony AntonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Michael AxiotisDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Theodore J BalestreriDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Theodore Balestreri IIDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Shaun BeardDirector, Ex-Officio
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Archna BeckerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Ralph O BrennanDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Mark BucherDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Blanca R CabreraDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Brian E CaseyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Ashley ConeffDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Gregory B CookDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jeanne CretellaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
John CywwinskiDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Steve DanonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Horace G DawsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Tiffany DerryDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Carol B DoverDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Joseph EssaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Anne FinkDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
James FrippDirector - Ex-Officio
Trustee or director
2$0$0
German F GonzalezDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Amanda GrimmerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
James HarrisDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Philip J HickeyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Matthew JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Steven L JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Joseph J KadowDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Scott KammererDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Michael S KaufmanDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Simon KimDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Cathie KochDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Camille J Lee-JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Rosalyn MalletDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Dick E MarriottDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Juan E MartinezDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Debabrata MazumdarDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jett MehtaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Perry MieleDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Adam MillsDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Lynn MingesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Heather Leed NearyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Dana QueryDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Aileen V ReillyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sonia Q RiggsDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Melvin RodrigueDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Dan RoweDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Christopher SavvidesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Laurie SchalowDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Peter SclafaniDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Grace SheaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Kevin R SprattDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jay StieberDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Joshua Kevin Alexander SuggsDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
John D TallichetDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Xavier TeixidoDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Kent J WalrackDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Regynald G WashingtonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Christopher WikenDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2055 L ST NW STE 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-4985
In care of
% LESLIE OHNSTEIN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Michelle L Korsmo, 2055 L Street NW 700, Washington, DC 200364957
Signed the 990
Michelle L Korsmo, President & CEO
Phone
(202) 331-5900
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

To serve our industry and impact its success, we: strengthen operations, mitigate risk and develop talent; advance and protect business vitality through national, state and local advocacy; and drive knowledge and collaboration.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Food safety training and other educational programs including ServSafe, which is the industry standard for training employees in safe food handling. During 2024, NRA tested 826,611 foodservice managers in ServSafe programs and issued a total of 687,074 certifications.
  • Government Relations and Communications: The NRA monitors both Federal and State government and legislation for changes in their policies as they relate to the restaurant industry. Depending on the specific issue, the NRA, along with the State Restaurant Associations, develops an appropriate position and response to the specific issue and works with government agencies/organizations to achieve the best possible outcome for the industry. The NRA maintains and distributes publications on various matters that affect the industry.
  • Support of tradeshows: The 2024 National Restaurant Association Show attracted over 58,000 atendees from all over the United States and around the world, covering over 723,000 square feet, showcasing manufacturers and suppliers from across the foodservice industry.

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
36-1525480
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1943
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$200,580,613
Income (IRS master file)
$168,543,179

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$116,506,047$125,735,632$200,580,613XML
990December 2023$112,585,728$116,721,582$206,935,101XML
990December 2022$97,254,330$108,729,682$208,742,142IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 36-1525480).

Questions about NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION is 36-1525480.
Is NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1943.
Are donations to NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION 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 NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Michelle L Korsmo.
Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 84 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $2,556,642 (Michelle L Korsmo, President & CEO).
How much revenue does NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $116,506,047, expenses of $125,735,632 and total assets of $200,580,613 at year end.

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