Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
National Association of Regional Councils
National Association of Regional Councils (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $59,035 to it, the largest being NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION ($26,211). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $59k
- Net assets
- $748k
What National Association of Regional Councils does
Mission
As a national public interest organization, narc will work with & through its members to (1) shape federal policy that recognizes the increased value of local intergovernmental cooperation (2) advocate effectively for the role of regional councils in the coordination, planning and delivery of current future federal programs (3) provide research & analysis of key national issues and developments that impact our members, and (4) offer high quality learning and networking opportunities for regional organization through events, training and technical assistance.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Conference & Events:National Conference of Regions (February 11-14, 2024 Washington, DC)Annual Conference and Exhibition (June 23-26, 2024 Atlanta, GA)Executive Directors Conference (October 6-9, 2024 Dayton, OH)Workshops and Webinars
$460,023 spent61% of program spendingLegislative Support:Legislative AnalysisCongressional Technical AssistanceAdvocacy for Regional Councils and Metropolitan Planning Organizations2024 advocay letters:Campaign to invest in americas workforce (CIAW) submits letter to congress to increase FY25 Funding for Workforce Programs (August 2024)CDBG Coalition submits letter urging senate appropriation leaders to increase FY25 Funding for the CDBG Program (July 2024)HOME coalition submits letter to congress with FT 2025 Appropriations requests (April 2024)NARC submits letter of support for the economic development reauthorization act of 2024 (March 2024)NARC submits letter urging congress to support bipartisan municipal bond provisions (January 2024)
$217,768 spent29% of program spendingTechnical assistance and research:national directory of regional councils and metropolitan planning organizationsreports on relevant topicsfederal and regulatory updatesgrants/special projectsongiong research projects and major publications with the us department oftransportation, transit center and summit foundation on scenario planning. Initiated research and outreach project with the department of energy to accelerate the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles working with five member regional councils and doe clean cities coalitions. Completed work on two major department of energy projects promoting the use of solar energy. Developed website, toolkit and resources to promote green infrastructure programs, and carried out two related projects with the us forest service. Provided regional councils and local elected officials with news, reports, and resources via email newsletters,organization website, conference sessions/workshops and informational campaigns conducting project on climate adaptation, department of transportation programs, us census bureau and solar communities.
$79,613 spentof which $375 as grants11% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $757,404.
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 2023 to 2024, from $1.0M to $1.6M (+54%).
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: 2017 50% · 2018 34% · 2019 2% · 2020 1% · 2021 22% · 2022 1% · 2023 6% · 2024 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
6% of National Association of Regional Councils’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2020: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $23k → $13k.
From the IRS filings of National Association of Regional Councils’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 Regional Councils leans on a few funders — its largest provides 44% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund National Association of Regional Councils.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 56% · 2020 100% — 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.
Where its funders are
100% of National Association of Regional Councils's grant income comes from Washington, D.C. funders.
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.
Against its field
National Association of Regional Councils runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 1,003 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,003 public benefit nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding National Association of Regional Councils receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $5k on record.
- Department of Transportation$5k
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 of Regional Councils
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
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds National Association of Regional Councils?
- National Association of Regional Councils (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $59,035 to it, the largest being NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION ($26,211). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does National Association of Regional Councils have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $59,035 in grants to National Association of Regional Councils, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of National Association of Regional Councils?
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $26,211 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like National Association of Regional Councils 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 3 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