Ena Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER EMERGENCY NURSES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES THROUGH ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS, RESEARCH GRANTS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR US WHEN WE NEED IT MOST.
- Income
- $903,988
- Spending
- $715,721
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 50.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 71%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 69
- Highest pay
- $651,952, ena chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 50.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 34% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $544,896 spent. THE ENA FOUNDATION AWARDED $545,100 IN SUPPORT TO EMERGENCY NURSES THROUGH 117 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS, 80 DOMESTIC CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS AND 15 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GLOBAL CONFERENCE ATTENDEES. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION HELPED PAY FOR A DELEGATION OF EMERGENCY NURSES FROM FIJI TO ATTEND THE EMERGENCY NURSING 2024 CONFERENCE. SOME SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED IN 2024 BUT WERE NOT DISTRIBUTED UNTIL 2025.
- $50,766 spent. THE 2024 ENAF RESEARCH GRANT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000, WAS AWARDED TO K. JANE MUIR, PHD, RN, OF PENNSYLVANIA, FOR HER WORK, "EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF NURSE STAFFING AND HOSPITAL CROWDING ON PATIENT OUTCOMES AND WORKPLACE VIOLENCE."AN ADDITIONAL $30,000 RESEARCH GRANT WAS AWARDED TO ALISON CAMARDA, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CPD-BC, OF VERMONT, FOR THE PROJECT, "EMERGENCY NURSES' SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE WORK ENVIRONMENT: A MIXED-METHODS EXPLORATION." THE $6,000 ENAF/SIGMA RESEARCH GRANT WAS AWARDED TO CHRISTIEN VAN DER LINDEN, PHD, MSCE, MSANP, RN, CEN, OF HOLLAND, FOR HER WORK ON NURSE WORKLOAD MEASUREMENT.THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED MORE THAN 40 NURSES IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE AND HURRICANE MILTON WITH APPROXIMATELY $25,500 IN EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS.SOME GRANTS WERE AWARDED IN 2024 BUT WERE NOT DISTRIBUTED UNTIL 2025.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Ecmc Foundation (Minneapolis, MN), EIN 41-1990628. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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