National Conference on Citizenship
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NCOC IS A CONGRESSIONALLY-CHARTERED NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY BY SUPPORTING LOCAL LEADERS AND NON-PARTISAN PROJECTS DEDICATED TO CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
- Income
- $3.2 million
- Spending
- $4.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 4.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 58%
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $235,216, senior fellow
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 29% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 50% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1565% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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 June 30, 2025, 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 (8)
- $1.1 million spent. ALGORITHMIC TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE: ALGORITHMS GOVERN ALMOST EVERY FACET OF OUR DAILY LIVES. PERSONALIZED FLOWS OF DATA ARE GENERATED BY BLACK BOXES THAT WE CANNOT INTERROGATE, BUT THAT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE OUR DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT TO BUY, WHERE TO LIVE OR WORK, WITH WHOM TO INTERACT, AND EVEN WHAT TO BELIEVE. THE ALGORITHMIC TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (ATI) SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE TRANSPARENCY OF ALGORITHMS THAT SHAPE SOCIETY BY PROVIDING TOOLS AND DATA THAT CAN BE LEVERAGED BY ALL TO HOLD THE POWERFUL ACCOUNTABLE.
- $498,201 spent. CENSUS QUALITY REINFORCEMENT TASK FORCE: THE CENSUS QUALITY REINFORCEMENT (CQR) TASK FORCE, CREATED IN 2019, IS A NON-PARTISAN, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY LEARNING COMMUNITY ORIGINALLY FOCUSED ON HELPING TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF DECENNIAL CENSUS DATA, AND FITNESS FOR THREE PRIMARY USE CASES: CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT, REDISTRICTING, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS. FOLLOWING THE 2020 COUNT, THE FOCUS SHIFTED TO INVESTIGATING PROCESSES FOR STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF ANNUAL POPULATION ESTIMATES, WHICH DETERMINE THE FLOW OF $1.5 TRILLION A YEAR IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO COMMUNITIES.
- $265,683 spent. IPA: USING THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ACT, AND AS PART OF ITS NONPARTISAN PUBLIC DATA INTEGRITY PROJECT, NCOC DEPLOYED DATA TALENT INTO FEDERAL AGENCIES TO FOCUS ON ELEVATING THE ROLE OF TECH AND DATA LEADERS IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SO THEY ARE INVOLVED IN THE AGENDA SETTING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL GRANTS TO THE STATES.
- $208,237 spent. ANNUAL CONFERENCE
- $215,443 spent. CIVIC HEALTH INDEX
- $123,462 spent. CENSUS
- $191,217 spent. NEW PUBLIC
- $59,962 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.
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 August 1954.
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.
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