Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,048,109 to it, the largest being WK Kellogg Foundation ($5,044,765). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $24M
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $12M
- Net assets
- $43M
What National Association for the Education of Young Children does
Mission
Naeyc promotes high-quality early learning for each and every child, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Early learning program accreditation: naeyc's early learning program quality assessment and accreditation system is designed to support continuous improvement for all early learning settings. Naeyc performs accreditation audits of early childhood learning centers to determine whether they meet a high-quality standard. Obtaining accreditation signals to families, educators, and policymakers that a program is committed to excellence, research-based practices, and ongoing professional development, which helps to strengthen the field of early childhood education nationwide. As of naeyc's fiscal year ended august 31, 2025, more than 5,500 early learning programs were naeyc-accredited.
$5,104,565 spentof which $195,644 as grants$5,804,504 earned by the program29% of program spendingHigher education, public policy, and advocacy: the policy and professional advancement team works to advance a well-prepared, well compensated early childhood education (ece) workforce. The higher education accreditation team works to set a standard of excellence for early childhood degree programs including by recognizing programs that have demonstrated they meet this standard, benefiting the profession, young children, families and communities. The policy and advocacy team works to advance policies and supports that address the needs of early childhood educators through strategic partnerships, thought leadership, resource creation, and policymaker education at the federal and state levels. The 2025 public policy forum, held in person in washington dc from february 23-25, 2025, brought together more than 400 educators to connect with one another, grow their advocacy skills and capacities, and educate policymakers on the importance of supporting early childhood education and educators.
$3,163,280 spentof which $303,416 as grants18% of program spendingConferences: naeyc's annual conference is a key program that supports the mission by providing professional development and networking opportunities for those working in the early childhood education field. During the fiscal year ended august 31, 2025, naeyc hosted its annual conference, themed "one vision, many voices: shaping early education together," in anaheim, california, from november 6-9, 2024. The conference convened 6,798 early childhood professionals from across the field, including educators, administrators, researchers, trainers, higher education faculty, and advocates. Of those in attendance, 56% participated in the conference for the first time. The conference featured 537 educational sessions across 35 topic areas, including teaching practices, leadership, policy, family engagement and support, social-emotional development, and language and literacy. In addition to the educational sessions, the conference included an expo with 252 exhibiting companies that provided resources, products, and services supporting early childhood programs and professionals.
$3,094,375 spentof which $16,000 as grants$4,936,788 earned by the program18% of program spendingPublications develops books, journals, and additional resources such as study guides and instructor guides that support the work of early childhood educators. Market solutions operates naeyc's direct sales, order fulfillment, and customer service related to all of its program service offerings.membership, marketing, and affiliate relations: membership, marketing, and affiliate relations cultivate a strong and engaged community of early childhood professionals. Membership and marketing focuses on attracting and retaining tens of thousands of individual members by creating valuable resources and benefits and implementing marketing strategies to reach and engage current and prospective members. They also foster member engagement through online communities, events, and targeted communications. Affiliate relations cultivates strong partnerships with naeyc's 50 state and regional affiliates, providing support, resources, and guidance to enhance their capacity to serve members at the local level. This includes collaborating on advocacy efforts, funding opportunities, and community-building activities. By working closely with affiliates, naeyc expands its reach and impact, ensuring that…
$6,115,222 spentof which $286,661 as grants$3,960,109 earned by the program35% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $17,477,442.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $35M to $62M (+80%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 8% · 2022 9% · 2023 9%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
19% of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Michelle Kang
Chief executive officer
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 7 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $551k → $2.5M.
5 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 36% · 2018 83% · 2019 41% · 2020 67% · 2021 49% · 2022 37% · 2023 41% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
64% of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN draws 85% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 9 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $97k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,065 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,065 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $5.1M on record.
- Fees And Permits$3.4M
- Organizational Development$656k
- Educational Services$614k
- Attorney Referees$205k
- Board & Care Of Clients$151k
- Educational Supplies$40k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
83%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 47 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN?
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,048,109 to it, the largest being WK Kellogg Foundation ($5,044,765). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $12,048,109 in grants to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN?
- WK Kellogg Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $5,044,765 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 18 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing