Virginia · Nonprofit
NATSO FOUNDATION INC
NATSO FOUNDATION INC (Virginia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $40,000 to it, the largest being LOVE FAMILY AFFILIATED FUND OF OCCF INC ($40,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $346k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $40k
- Net assets
- $2.2M
What Natso Foundation Inc does
Mission
The foundation was established to advance, promote, and improve the travel plaza and truck stop industry through education, communications, meetings, and research and development. The foundation assists travel plaza and truck stop owners and management in achieving excellence for their industry, customers, communities, and society.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Web and social media the foundation produces tools to assist travel plazas in better serving their customers, such as videos and website education.
$80,798 spent22% of program spendingFast forward focus is the annual leadership conference produced by the natso foundation. It provides in depth content to assist members improve their travel plaza business operations as well as provide context on trends and news affecting the industry.
$69,698 spent19% of program spendingThe foundation provides speakers at natso connect. The speakers are chosen for their ability to assist travel plaza and truck stop owners and management in achieving excellence for their industry, customers,communities, and society. The foundation also awards college scholarships on an annual basis.
$53,739 spent14% of program spendingThe research program produced a set of four reports that benefitted and informed the industry. The reports identify issues and trends that affect the industry. The program raised a small amount of revenue via ad sales.the natso foundation's bill and carolyn moon scholarship program provides $5,000 scholarships to truck stop and travel center employees and their children. The scholarship applications are opened in the fall and reviewed by an independent reviewer.the natso foundation's roadside service technician safety initiatives provides training, education and partnerships to reduce accidents involving disabled trucks and roadside assistance personnel.stopwatch magazine is the official member magazine distributed quarterly to truckstop and travel plaza owners and operators. It provides in depth content to assist members improve their travel plaza business operations as well as provide context on trends and news affecting the industry.
$171,326 spentof which $25,000 as grants46% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $375,561.
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 2021 to 2022, from $2.9M to $2.4M (−17%).
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.
46% of NATSO FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 8 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.
Chief executive
Amy Toner
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $20k → $10k.
From the IRS filings of NATSO FOUNDATION 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.
Where its funders are
NATSO FOUNDATION INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 1 state 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
NATSO FOUNDATION INC receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $40k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,754 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like NATSO FOUNDATION 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 Virginia
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
55%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Natso Inc · exempt
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NATSO FOUNDATION 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 NATSO FOUNDATION INC?
- NATSO FOUNDATION INC (Virginia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $40,000 to it, the largest being LOVE FAMILY AFFILIATED FUND OF OCCF INC ($40,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATSO FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $40,000 in grants to NATSO FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATSO FOUNDATION INC?
- LOVE FAMILY AFFILIATED FUND OF OCCF INC is the largest funder on record, with $40,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATSO FOUNDATION INC 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.
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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 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