Colorado · Nonprofit
NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC
NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC (Colorado) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,708 to it, the largest being The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Inc ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $14M
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $26k
- Net assets
- $17M
What National Strength and Conditioning Assoc does
Mission
Educational organization that provides resources and opportunities to professionals in the strength and conditioning field.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Conferences and clinics-the coaches conference in january focuses on training the high school, collegiate and professional strength coach. The nsca national conference in july includes sessions covering all aspects of strength and conditioning, plus presentations of original research by top scientists. The personal trainers' conference is held in the fall and offers two days of cutting-edge techniques and theories of personal training. The tactical strength and conditioning conference held in august focuses on training first responders. The nsca performance clinics are coaching education courses. Each clinic covers the theory behind a specific aspect of training and also provides hands-on and practical sessions throughout the event. The nsca also offers regional conferences and state/provincial educational meetings that are held locally throughout the year. These events are organized by nsca volunteer strength and conditioning professionals.
$2,784,879 spent$2,580,573 earned by the program23% of program spendingCertification and exam services-the nsca's certified strength and conditioning specialist (cscs) and nsca-certified personal trainer (nsca-cpt) are the first nationally accredited certification programs in the fitness industry. Awarded only after passing a rigorous and challenging exam administered by an independent examination service, the credentials are widely respected and internationally recognized. Having received the full approval of the national commission for certifying agencies (ncca), the credentials are regarded as the credentials of distinction among fitness professionals. In 2012, the nsca released two additional credentials, the certified special population specialist (csps) and tactical strength and conditioning facilitator (tsac-f). In 2021, the nsca released the certified performance and sport scientist (cpss) credential.
$3,233,854 spent$5,028,642 earned by the program27% of program spendingMembership-the nsca is an international nonprofit membership/education association founded in 1978. Evolving from a membership of 76, the association now serves over 25,000 members in 72 countries. Drawing upon its vast network of members, the nsca develops and presents the most advanced educational material regarding strength training, conditioning practices, and strength and fitness research findings. Unlike any other organization, the nsca brings together a diverse group of professionals from the strength and conditioning, fitness, sport science, athletic training and allied health communities. Through the nsca these individuals collaborate in the pursuit of achieving the mission of the nsca: to support and disseminate research based knowledge and its practical application to improve athletic performance and fitness.
$3,017,979 spent$4,021,144 earned by the program25% of program spendingOther program services for education, publication and performance center
$2,879,263 spentof which $64,000 as grants$2,288,902 earned by the program24% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,915,975.
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 $14M to $24M (+70%).
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: 2022 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
0% of NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (11% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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
Michael Massik
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $532 → $20k.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC’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 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 78% of grant income and the top three 99%; 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: 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2022 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 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC draws 99% of its grant income from funders outside Colorado, across 4 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.
Against its field
NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 184 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 184 recreation & sports nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $399k on record — $304k federal, $94k state.
- Department of Defense$290k
- Department of State$14k
- MA$71k
- CT$23k
- OR$650
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 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC
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 Colorado
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
90%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- Woodman LLC · disregarded
- National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation · exempt
- Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC: 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 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC?
- NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC (Colorado) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,708 to it, the largest being The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Inc ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $25,708 in grants to NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC?
- The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Colorado. 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 4 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