Virginia · Nonprofit
NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION (Virginia) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,175,065 to it, the largest being CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK ($2,163,400). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $21M
- Funders on record
- 14
- Grants received
- $5.2M
- Net assets
- $18M
What National Science Teaching Association does
Mission
Nsta's mission is to transform science education to benefit all through professional learning, partnerships and advocacy. Our guiding principles encompass: build community - we believe that the community of science educators extends beyond the classroom, and that together science educators influence and advance change; include all - we believe that all educators have a critical role in cultivating science literacy and that all learners deserve access to a high-quality science education; foster passion - we believe that an appreciation for science can be fostered in every student and a passion for professional growth lies within every educator; champion science - we believe that science literacy is essential to our collective wellbeing; and pursue learning - we believe that science learning never stops.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Contracts and grants: national initiatives related to science education:nsta supports numerous national initiatives related to science education. Nsta hosts and administers several competitions for teachers and students, grants, and an awards program, honoring extraordinary individuals for their accomplishments and outstanding work in the science and stem education field. Nsta supports science educators in deepening their knowledge base and enhancing their instructional practice through research-based professional learning.
$9,448,015 spentof which $4,017,698 as grants53% of program spendingConferences and meetings: nsta hosts face-to-face conferences and virtual events each year, offering the latest in science and stem content, teaching strategy, and research to enhance and expand educators' professional growth.
$3,439,654 spent$3,388,480 earned by the program19% of program spendingProfessional development & awards: the professional learning division (pld) at the National Science Teaching Association (nsta) delivers conferences, virtual events, and in-person/online professional learning, along with instructional materials development and partnerships with schools and universities. Pld supports educators nationwide in implementing three-dimensional science instruction aligned with a framework for k12 science education.through direct engagement with teachers and administrators, pld provides workshops, coaching, and access to high-quality instructional resources and learning platforms. The division continuously refines and develops programs based on educator feedback to meet evolving needs.
$1,755,531 spentof which $236,199 as grants$2,607,839 earned by the program10% of program spendingAdvertising & periodicals
$1,422,628 spent8% of program spendingPublishing and sales: nsta publishes books, three grade-range-specific journals, an online college journal and an online informal journal that bridges in-school and out-of-school stem learning, three e-newsletters, and the nsta blog, all in an effort to help educators elevate their science teaching and learning.
$1,066,676 spent$365,512 earned by the program6% of program spendingMembership services
$369,903 spent$1,366,430 earned by the program2% of program spendingLegislative affairs and public information
$281,173 spent2% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $17,783,580.
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 2017 to 2018, from $30M to $27M (−10%).
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 16% · 2018 19% · 2020 34% · 2021 41% · 2022 38% · 2023 29% · 2024 37% · 2025 39%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
51% of NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 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
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 8 funders, grant income rose $50k → $1.5M.
1 of 14 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 SCIENCE TEACHING 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.
How concentrated its funding is
NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 87%; 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 100% · 2018 85% · 2019 95% · 2020 52% · 2021 73% · 2022 46% · 2023 68% — diversifying over time.
“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
50% of NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 71% 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 SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION draws 62% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 10 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $781 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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 SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 8 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,758 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $417k on record — $402k federal, $15k state.
- Department of Health and Human Services$299k
- National Science Foundation$75k
- Department of Agriculture$13k
- Department of the Interior$11k
- Smithsonian Institution$5k
- Educ & Training For Employees$15k
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 SCIENCE TEACHING 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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% 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 28 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- 1836 Wilson LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION?
- NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION (Virginia) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,175,065 to it, the largest being CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK ($2,163,400). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 14 organizations giving $5,175,065 in grants to NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION?
- CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK is the largest funder on record, with $2,163,400 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 14 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