Ohio · Nonprofit
NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE
NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being GARY SINISE FOUNDATION ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.2M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $20k
- Net assets
- $3.3M
What Natural Stone Institute does
Mission
To lead, support, and promote a unified natural stone industry through authoritive information, education, standards, and advocacy. Additionally, its core values include leadership, stewardship, collaboration, and professionalism.the Natural Stone Institute (nsi) was formed in 2018 as a merger of the marble institute of america (mia) and the building stone institute (bsi). The building stone institute was formed in 1894 as the international cut stone contractors and quarrymen's association; the name was changed to the building stone institute in 1955. Established in 1903 as the national association of marble dealers, the marble institute of america officially formed in 1944, when the association merged with the national association of marble producers. In 1962, the national association of marble builders merged with marble institute of america.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Electronic media and publications:the organization provides a variety of print and electronic publications, including a bi-monthly member newsletter and magazine for the design community. The organization also provides the dimension stone design manual, a technical publication containing specifications and technical data regarding working with natural stone. Consumer brochures and safety resources are also provided.
$844,621 spent$1,125,555 earned by the program45% of program spendingIndustry education:the organization provides high quality educational programming for natural stone professionals through the following outlets: trade shows, regional seminars, online education, and webinars. Continuing education to the architecture and design community is provided through trade shows, online education, webinars, and in person seminars.
$523,525 spent$189,685 earned by the program28% of program spendingTechnical and educational services: the organization has one technical director and one educational director to assist members with technical, educational, and other questions. The organization offers a variety of education programs to its members. The organization also offers its members an industry expert to inspect stone projects on site for a fee.
$413,634 spent$451,513 earned by the program22% of program spendingPromotion outreach (trade advertising and trade show participation):nsi advertises regularly to promote the attributes of, and the use of, natural stone to architects, designers, and kitchen & bath dealers. The association also exhibits at several trade shows in the u.s. And internationally promoting the use of natural stone as well as the technical standards published by the Natural Stone Institute.
$103,012 spent$159,282 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,884,792.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $3.5M to $4.2M (+18%).
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: 2021 7% · 2022 13%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 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
James Hieb
Chief executive officer
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.
Left out of every figure on this page: $420k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Natural Stone Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE raised.
From the IRS filings of NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE’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
NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Ohio, 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.
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In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Natural Stone Foundation · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE: 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 NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE?
- NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being GARY SINISE FOUNDATION ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $20,000 in grants to NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE?
- GARY SINISE FOUNDATION 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 NATURAL STONE INSTITUTE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. 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 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing