Illinois · Public charity
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Through collaborative leadership, advance regulatory excellence for patient safety and public protection, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing.
- $1.7M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 9
- Grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $206,891
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $350,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 14
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 8
- Total assets, FY2025
- $326M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations National Council of State Boards of Nursing funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $1.1M | 86% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $1.2M | 100% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $435k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $1.0M | 60% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $1.1M | 86% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $1.5M | 38% |
| FY2019 | 14 | $1.8M | 71% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $1.5M | 82% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University | $994,584 | 5 | 0% |
| Alabama Dept Conservation & Natural Res | $702,091 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $661,151 | 3 | n/a |
| University of California San Francisco | $593,301 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park | $549,051 | 2 | n/a |
| NJ Dept of Environmental Protection | $445,696 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Kansas | $378,747 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh | $329,862 | 2 | 0% |
| University of New Mexico | $320,458 | 2 | n/a |
| La State Board of Pn Examiners | $308,318 | 3 | n/a |
Show all 47 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University | $994,584 | 5 | 0% |
| Alabama Dept Conservation & Natural Res | $702,091 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $661,151 | 3 | n/a |
| University of California San Francisco | $593,301 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park | $549,051 | 2 | n/a |
| NJ Dept of Environmental Protection | $445,696 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Kansas | $378,747 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh | $329,862 | 2 | 0% |
| University of New Mexico | $320,458 | 2 | n/a |
| La State Board of Pn Examiners | $308,318 | 3 | n/a |
| State of Ohio | $307,049 | 1 | n/a |
| Board of the University of Alabama | $300,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Rochester | $300,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Marquette University | $300,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Texas Health Science Center Houston | $235,975 | 1 | n/a |
| State of Connecticut | $231,436 | 1 | n/a |
| Emory University | $231,123 | 1 | 0% |
| Washington State Department of Health | $218,629 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Arizona | $207,926 | 1 | n/a |
| Univ of Texas at Arlington | $206,891 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Rhode Island | $204,048 | 1 | n/a |
| Bresa Tech LLC | $199,764 | 1 | n/a |
| Kent State University Foundation | $198,072 | 1 | 1% |
| Baylor University | $174,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Washington | $158,233 | 1 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $157,780 | 1 | 0% |
| Foundation of National Student Nurses' Association Inc | $140,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rutgers the State University | $137,405 | 1 | n/a |
| North Dakota Center for Nursing | $119,290 | 1 | 45% |
| Rutgers the State University | $107,578 | 1 | n/a |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | $100,960 | 1 | 0% |
| System Automation Corp | $87,425 | 1 | n/a |
| West Virgina Board of Nursing | $75,510 | 1 | n/a |
| Citizen Advocacy Center | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | $48,230 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas Womans University | $44,596 | 1 | n/a |
| State of Indiana | $30,964 | 1 | n/a |
| Duke University | $29,950 | 1 | 0% |
| State of Vermont Office of the Secretary of State | $23,569 | 1 | n/a |
| Origo Branding Company Inc | $22,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Katchemak Data Systems | $14,662 | 2 | n/a |
| Dusit Thani Guam Resort | $11,963 | 1 | n/a |
| University of California Davis | $10,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | $9,874 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Oklahoma | $6,005 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($486k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
National Council of State Boards of Nursing supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Pew Charitable Trusts · Association of Public Health Laboratories Inc · American Bar Association · Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc · Trustees of Boston University · National Collegiate Athletic Association · National Association of Chronic Disease Directors · National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements · National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Inc · Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation · Investor Protection Trust · National Skills Coalition
How this is measured
Compare National Council of State Boards of Nursing with peer funders
About National Council of State Boards of Nursing
- How much does National Council of State Boards of Nursing give?
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing reported 9 grants totaling $1,692,270 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 14 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does National Council of State Boards of Nursing fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (36%), Health (29%), Education (26%).
- Who are National Council of State Boards of Nursing's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The George Washington University ($995k), Alabama Dept Conservation & Natural Res ($702k), Trustees of Purdue University ($661k).
- Does National Council of State Boards of Nursing fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as National Council of State Boards of Nursing?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pew Charitable Trusts, Association of Public Health Laboratories Inc, American Bar Association.
- Where is National Council of State Boards of Nursing based?
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing is based in IL.
Play a game based on National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s filings →