Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,829 to it, the largest being LAURA AND JOHN ARNOLD FOUNDATION ($25,829). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.0M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $26k
- Net assets
- $-404219
What National Criminal Justice Association does
Mission
The National Criminal Justice Association exists to promote the development of justice systems in states, tribal nations, and units of local government that enhance public safety; prevent and reduce the harmful effects of criminal and delinquent behavior on victims,
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Grants and cooperative agreements: compliance with federal and state rules and regulations regarding federal and state funding received for criminal justice programs.training & technical assistance for justice information sharing: provide training and technical assistance to states in relation to justice information sharing programs.
$3,183,600 spent$75,544 earned by the program83% of program spendingAnnual meeting: sponsored by the National Criminal Justice Association (ncja), the annual forum on criminal justice showcases programs, research and technologies that help justice practitioners and decision makers in states, local communities and tribal nations address pressing public safety issues. It is the only criminal justice conference that brings together leaders from federal, state, local and tribal government and the public and private sector to share real world strategies and solutions from around the country.
$288,049 spent$237,261 earned by the program7% of program spendingMembership: ncja is a national membership organization of criminal justice practitioners in local, state and tribal governments as well as in academic studies in criminal justice.
$229,606 spent$446,818 earned by the program6% of program spendingService agreements: assist other criminal justice -related organizations with activities to improve public safety.
$146,240 spent$96,648 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,847,495.
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 $427k to $1.1M (+153%).
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 17% · 2018 54% · 2019 63% · 2020 40% · 2021 68% · 2022 77% · 2023 80% · 2024 89% · 2025 83%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
83% of NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (93% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 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.
Chief executive
Christopher Asplen
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION’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.
Where its funders are
NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state in all.
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 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION has grown faster than half of the 793 crime & legal nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 793 crime & legal nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $31.8M on record — $31.5M federal, $288k state.
- Department of Justice$31.5M
- MA$94k
- CT$89k
- VT$54k
- OR$19k
- DE$17k
- OK$13k
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 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION
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
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 28 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION: 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 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION?
- NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,829 to it, the largest being LAURA AND JOHN ARNOLD FOUNDATION ($25,829). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $25,829 in grants to NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION?
- LAURA AND JOHN ARNOLD FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $25,829 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION 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 1 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