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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1482678

NATIONAL WIC ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Financials

$6.3M$6.6M2023$7.4M$7.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NATIONAL WIC ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$7,414,704$7,401,159$13,545$11,008,150$3,828,026$7,180,124
December 31, 2023990$6,340,759$6,584,776-$244,017$9,725,924$2,737,770$6,988,154
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$4,179,223
Membership dues
$920,370
Program service revenue
$2,012,391
Investment income
$287,213
Net gain from sales of assets
$43,956
Net income from sales of inventory
$838,889
Other revenue
$935,877

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$109,876
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$313,202
Other salaries and wages
$2,056,432
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,926,996
Professional fundraising fees
$120,000
Legal fees
$33,520
Accounting fees
$46,230
Occupancy
$199,408
Depreciation
$28,637
Program services (functional)
$5,350,258
Management and general (functional)
$1,929,835
Fundraising (functional)
$121,066

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$9,725,924
Total assets, end of year
$11,008,150
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,828,026
Net assets, end of year
$7,180,124
Land, buildings and equipment
$195,641
Publicly traded securities
$4,641,205
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,673,244
Net assets with donor restrictions
$2,506,880
Gross receipts
$7,591,277
Employees
34
Volunteers
20
Year formed
1985
State of legal domicile
DC

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
GEORGIA MACHELLPRESIDENT & CEO (FROM 6/24)
Officer
40$258,881$35,559
ALISON HARDPUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$160,727$38,205
LYNCOLN DUJONDIR. OF FINANCE AND ADMIN
Highest-paid employee
40$140,480$34,656
STACEY DAVISDIR., CENTER FOR INNOV.PRACTICES IN WIC
Highest-paid employee
40$135,010$29,716
TIMOTHY WARDCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$135,030$25,146
EMILY GILCHERDIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$145,652$6,322
KATE FRANKENCHAIR(FROM 5/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JENNIFER NICKLASCHAIR-ELECT (FROM 5/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PAUL THRONECHAIR-EMERITUS (UNTIL 5/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
AMANDA HOVISTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SAMAR MCGREGORSECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TAMI KEPA'ABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
FILOMENA AHLEFELDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JESSICA EYLESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELODY SCHRANKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
9 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AMANDA VARRIANOBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 5/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
KELLI DARLANDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
RACHEL AUGUSTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CHERI NEMECBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 5/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
KAREN MULLENBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 5/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
KIMBERLY STANEKBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 5/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
JODY SHRIVERBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 5/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
TRACY SABOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
TECORA SMITHBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 5/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 34 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JAMILA TAYLORPRESIDENT & CEO (UNTIL 8/23)
Officer
40$300,249$18,762
GEORGIA MACHELLCOO
Officer
40$210,304$33,928
CECILIA RICHARDSONFORMER OFFICER (THROUGH 08/22)
Former
40$184,257$0
LYNCOLN DUJONDIR. OF FINANCE AND ADMIN
Highest-paid employee
40$121,697$0
TIM WARDCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$118,505$0
EMILY GILCHERDIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$116,697$0
BRIAN DITTMEIERDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$104,985$0
PAUL THRONECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SARAH FLORES-SIEVERSCHAIR-EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KATE FRANKENCHAIR-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
AMANDA HOVISTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SAMAR MCGREGORSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
FILOMENA AHLEFELDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SARAH BENNETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAKEISHA DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TAMI KEPA'ABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
OANH NYUGENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JODY SHRIVERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TECORA SMITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REBECCA GRUENESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANGELA HAMMOND-DAMONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHANIE BENDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SAMANTHA BLANCHARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LACY LITTLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELODY SCHRANKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURA SPAULDINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHERI NEMECBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARY ANNE BURGHARDTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PAULA GARRETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AMANDA VARRIANOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KAREN MULLENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER NICKLASBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LISSA SIROISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KIMBERLY STANEKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1099 14TH ST NW STE 510, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-4858
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
GEORGIA MACHELL, 1099 14TH STREET NW 510, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Signed the 990
GEORGIA MACHELL, PRESIDENT/CEO
Phone
(202) 232-5492
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

THE NATIONAL WIC ASSOCIATION PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH TOOLS AND LEADERSHIP TO EXPAND AND SUSTAIN EFFECTIVE NUTRITION SERVICES FOR MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • MEMBER SERVICES: NWA CONFERENCES OFFER AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR WIC AGENCY LEADERS AND STAFF, NWA PARTNERS AND OTHER WIC STAKEHOLDERS TO ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS AND TO NETWORK WITH AN ESTIMATED 1,000 PEERS, AND COLLEAGUES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN ADDITION, EXHIBITORS WILL SHARE EXAMPLES AND INFORMATION ON THE NEWEST WIC-RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR WIC STAFF AND PARTICIPANTS. NWA OFFERS BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CONFERENCES. NWA CONFERENCES ALSO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ATTENDEES TO HEAR FROM USDA OFFICIALS AND TO DIALOGUE ON RELEVANT UPDATES AND CHALLENGES THAT THE PROGRAM FACES. CONTENT FOR CONFERENCES IS SOLICITED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE ABSTRACT PROCESS AND CURATED BY A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND NWA STAFF. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)MOREOVER, NWA'S CONFERENCES SUPPORT ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY OFFERING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR REGISTERED DIETITIANS AND INTERNATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANTS. THE CORE FUNCTION OF MEMBER SERVICES REVENUE IS TO ENSURE A POSITIVE NWA MEMBER EXPERIENCE AND TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF NWA. THIS INCLUDES STAFFING EXPENSES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. THE NWA STAFF ARE ORGANIZED INTO FIVE TEAMS: MEMBER SERVICES, COMMUNICATIONS, THE CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN WIC, PUBLIC POLICY, AND OPERATIONS. THE NWA STAFF ARE CORE TO DELIVERING CRUCIAL WIC ADVOCACY, MEMBER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DRIVING WIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION. COLLECTIVELY THEY SUPPORT THE NWA MEMBERSHIP TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE WIC AND EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY PROVIDE WIC SERVICES TO OVER 6-MILLION MOTHERS, BABIES, AND YOUNG CHILDREN.
    Expenses $1,908,025 · revenue $1,562,291
  • CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN WIC: NWA RECEIVES GRANTS FROM CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS THAT SUPPORT PROGRESS TOWARDS NWA'S MISSION. GRANT-FUNDED WORK AT NWA BUILDS CAPACITY FOR NWA MEMBERS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO WIC PARTICIPATION, DRIVES WIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION, AND ELEVATES WIC TO A RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE GRANT-FUNDED PORTFOLIO ENABLES NWA TO PROVIDE SUBGRANTS TO PILOT INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN WIC STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES; BUILD GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY CAPACITY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY PROGRAMMING, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, REPORTS, AND WEBINARS; STORY COLLECTION CAMPAIGNS AND MORE RECENTLY, ELEVATING WIC PARTICIPANT VOICES THROUGH INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE PARTICIPANT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND A MULTISTATE PARTICIPANT SATISFACTION SURVEY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ADDITIONALLY, GRANT FUNDING HAS ENABLED NWA TO LEAD GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH ON EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN WIC AND BUILD A HEALTH EQUITY CHAMPION PROGRAM. ULTIMATELY, GRANT-FUNDED WORK AT NWA SUPPORTS THE ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO MEMBERS AND BUILD INTERNAL CAPACITY TO ENHANCE CORE SERVICES. NWA ALSO DIRECTLY ADVOCATES FOR POLICY ENHANCEMENTS IN THE WIC PROGRAM, INCLUDING SCIENCE-BASED UPDATES TO THE WIC FOOD PACKAGE.
    Expenses $1,787,860 · grants $109,876
  • NWA COMMUNICATIONS: NWA COMMUNICATIONS CREATES RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT NWA MEMBERS IN THEIR OUTREACH EFFORTS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WIC PARTICIPANTS. THIS INCLUDES A RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CAMPAIGN THAT WAS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS AT NO COST. THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDES CREATIVE ASSETS THAT NWA MEMBERS CAN LEVERAGE TO PROMOTE WIC PARTICIPATION. IN ADDITION, THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM CREATES AND MARKETS A WIC RECIPE BOOK. THE RECIPE BOOK IS AN OUTREACH TOOL AND NUTRITION EDUCATION TOOL FOR WIC PROVIDERS. THIS COLLECTION OF RECIPES USES INGREDIENTS THAT CAN BE PURCHASED USING WIC AVAILABLE FOODS, IS PURCHASED BY STATE AND LOCAL WIC AGENCIES AND PROVIDED TO WIC PARTICIPANTS IN WIC CLINICS AND AT OUTREACH EVENTS, EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO PREPARE NUTRITIOUS MEALS WHILE MAXIMIZING THEIR WIC BENEFITS.
    Expenses $1,654,373 · revenue $838,889

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
52-1482678
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1987
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,008,150
Income (IRS master file)
$7,591,277

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$7,414,704$7,401,159$11,008,150XML
990December 2023$6,340,759$6,584,776$9,725,924XML
990December 2022$7,861,705$6,536,881$10,380,230IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––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 52-1482678).

Questions about NATIONAL WIC ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of NATIONAL WIC ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL WIC ASSOCIATION is 52-1482678.
Is NATIONAL WIC ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
Are donations to NATIONAL WIC ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NATIONAL WIC 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 WIC 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 WIC 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 WIC ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names GEORGIA MACHELL.
Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL WIC ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $258,881 (GEORGIA MACHELL, PRESIDENT & CEO (FROM 6/24)).
How much revenue does NATIONAL WIC ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,414,704, expenses of $7,401,159 and total assets of $11,008,150 at year end.

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