Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $76,780 to it, the largest being THE ESTHER A & JOSEPH KLINGENSTEIN FUND INC ($75,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $27M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $77k
- Net assets
- $58M
What National Association of Independent Schools Inc does
Mission
As the largest association of independent schools, nais co-creates the future of education by uniting and empowering our community. We do this through thought leadership, research, creation and curation of resources, and direct collaboration with education leaders.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Information, data and research: nais advances the effectiveness and sustainability of independent schools by providing data, research, and thought leadership that inform institutional and sector wide decision making. Through surveys, research reports, benchmarks, and curated insights, nais helps school leaders understand trends related to enrollment, staffing, governance, finances, and school climate. These resources support evidence based planning and continuous improvement and are used by thousands of school leaders, boards, and administrators across nais's membership of more than 2,000 schools.
$8,189,434 spent$13,817,985 earned by the program39% of program spendingCommunity engagement, inclusion, and thriving schools: nais supports independent schools in cultivating healthy, inclusive, and connected communities that enable students, educators, and school leaders to thrive. Through professional learning experiences, conferences, institutes, and diagnostic resources, nais helps schools strengthen belonging, foster meaningful community engagement, and assess school climate and well being across stakeholder groups. These programs support school leaders and boards in understanding community experiences and strengthening institutional culture. During the relevant period, community focused programming engaged thousands of participants nationwide. In addition, diagnostic resources supporting school climate and community engagement were used by nine nais member schools, generating more than 3,000 individual responses from students, educators, and other school community members. This work supports the development of critical thinking and interpersonal skills students need for success in school, work and life.
$6,368,514 spent$6,373,999 earned by the program31% of program spendingLeadership development and professional learning: the national association of independent schools (nais) advances effective leadership across independent schools by providing professional learning opportunities for trustees, heads of school, administrators, educators, and staff. Through large national conferences, leadership institutes, and cohort based programs, nais strengthens governance, management, and educational leadership. During the relevant period, nais's largest multi day conferences served thousands of educators and school leaders nationwide, with individual events drawing more than 2,000 and more than 6,000 participants. In addition, hundreds of school leaders participated in leadership institutes and cohort based learning experiences that support leadership development across roles, career stages, and institutional contexts.
$6,281,561 spent$3,872,464 earned by the program30% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $20,839,509.
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.
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 $47M to $59M (+26%).
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 5% · 2024 3% · 2025 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 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.
Board chair
Monique L Devane
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $2k → $38k.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC’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 OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.
Organizations like NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC
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
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC: 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 OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC?
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $76,780 to it, the largest being THE ESTHER A & JOSEPH KLINGENSTEIN FUND INC ($75,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $76,780 in grants to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC?
- THE ESTHER A & JOSEPH KLINGENSTEIN FUND INC is the largest funder on record, with $75,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INC 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 2 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing