Naadac-The Association for Addiction Professionals
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What it says it does
NAADAC's mission is to lead, unify, and empower addiction focused professionals to achieve excellence through education, advocacy, knowledge, standards of practice, ethics, professional development and research.
- Income
- $4.2 million
- Spending
- $4.9 million
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $257,559, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
- The National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCCAP), under the auspices of NAADAC, operates as an independent body for all matters involving the Association's addiction counselor credentials and endorsement opportunities at the national and international levels. Established in 1990, the NCCAP develops and promulgates standards for testing, including who qualifies for the exams, content administration, scoring and appeals. Specifically, the NCCAP develops and keeps current national standards of requisite knowledge in substance use disorder counseling, provides evaluation mechanisms for measuring and monitoring the level of knowledge required for national credentialing, provides formal recognition to those individuals who meet the national standards, and establishes appropriate policies for acquiring and maintaining the national credentials.
- NAADAC has an extensive collection of online and print materials covering a wide range of topics, including the basics of addiction counseling, pharmacology, ethics, co-occurring disorders, conflict resolution for recovery, Medication-Assisted Treatment & Recovery (MATR), SBIRT, and much more advances in addiction and recovery, the official publication of NAADAC, is a quarterly magazine for NAADAC members focused on providing useful, innovative, and timely information on trends and best practices for the addiction profession NAADAC's addition & recovery e-news is a bi-weekly e-newsletter delivering breaking news, innovations, research, and trends to over 72,000 addiction professionals. NAADAC's professional e-update is a weekly e-newsletter delivering the latest news from NAADAC and partner organizations, including educational events, trainings, resources, and career opportunities, to over 48,000 addiction professionals.
- Membership: Membership is an important program of NAADAC, and serve the membership with professional services.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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