Nccco Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NCCCO Foundation, Inc. (the "Charity") is an educational, scientific, and charitable organization. See Sch O for detailed mission statement.
- Income
- $748,202
- Spending
- $653,253
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 14 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 26
- Highest pay
- $466,958, ex officio member
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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, 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 (4)
- $275,406 spent. Workforce Development-The Charity seeks to promote the potential of the crane and rigging industries as career options to students, underrepresented groups, and others. Examples include the development and distribution of resources, videos, and information explaining the various careers available in the crane and lifting industry including potential career pathways.
- $114,102 spent. Grants and Scholarships -The Charity seeks to support financially those individuals and groups who might not otherwise have the opportunity to secure the training and certification necessary for employment in the industries it serves. This includes but is not limited to youth, retiring military and re-entering offenders.
- $120,960 spent. Education - The Charity seeks to educate the industries it serves through educational programming. Examples include soliciting content for the tri-annual CONEXPO construction equipment education program; developing and hosting regular free educational webinars on workforce, safety, and research topics; and creating and maintaining the online directories of Accredited Certification Organizations and the Most Similar Certifications Directory.
- $84,842 spent. Research - The Charity sponsors original research into safety and workforce matters affecting the crane and related industries. Examples of research studies conducted include: identification of common safety hazards in the crane industry, exploratory workforce research to understand several topics of interest, including the demographic makeup of load-handling employees, the state of the current recruitment pipeline, and how load-handling employees view their jobs and certification, the potential for virtual reality in certification testing; and the impact of OSHA's evaluation requirement on employers' efforts to qualify their crane operators.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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? 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
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 April 2019.
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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