Nonprofit · EIN 52-0982972
NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20009
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,153,383 | $3,904,970 | $248,413 | $3,668,137 | $1,373,395 | $2,294,742 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,843,133 | $4,086,408 | -$243,275 | $2,789,939 | $1,806,008 | $983,931 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $241,570
- Membership dues
- $41,570
- Program service revenue
- $3,881,388
- Investment income
- $30,425
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $685,589
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $685,589
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $164,863
- Occupancy
- $155,516
- Travel
- $213,467
- Depreciation
- $27,290
- Program services (functional)
- $3,245,103
- Management and general (functional)
- $543,407
- Fundraising (functional)
- $116,460
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,789,939
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,668,137
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,373,395
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,294,742
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $77,075
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $94,742
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,200,000
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,074,080
- Gross receipts
- $4,153,383
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1940
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN F CHAVIS | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $200,450 |
| CLAUDETTE PERRY | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,506 |
| BOBBY RHENRY SR | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR FRANCES TONI DRAPER | 1ST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JACKIE H HAMPTON | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN FARRER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CALVIN ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA ANDREWS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE ROLARK BARNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAYME CAIN CASIMERE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROD DOSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HIRAM JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PLURIA MARSHALL JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SONCERIA SONNY MESSIAH JILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRI SANDERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERRI WATKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALTER WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN F CHAVIS | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $253,950 |
| CLAUDETTE PERRY | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,150 |
| KAREN CARTER RICHARDS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JANIS L WARE | 1ST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRENDA ANDREWS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HIRAM JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKIE HAMPTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN FARRER | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCES DRAPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NABA'A MUHAMMAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALTER WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSETTA MILLER PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN WARREN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES A WASHINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLOVES C CAMPBELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALVIN ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERRI WATKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1816 12TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20009-4422
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BENJAMIN F CHAVIS, 9223 FOWLER LANE, LANHAM, MD 20706
- Signed the 990
- BENJAMIN F CHAVIS, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (202) 588-8764
- Website
- WWW.NNPA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCCONNELL & JONES LLP
Mission
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION:THE NATIONAL PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION (NNPA) IS A FEDERATION OF NEARLY 200 BLACK COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE ORGANIZATION WAS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE A NATIONAL FORUM FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING AND SERVES AS THE INDUSTRY'S NEWS SERVICE.
Program accomplishments
- SUPPORTED 200 DAILY AND WEEKLY MINORITY-OWNED NEWSPAPERS IN THE U.S. BY ACTING AS FISCAL AGENT AND FACILITATOR TO PROVIDE PRINT AND WEB ADVERTISING PLACEMENT SERVICES.Expenses $1,784,508 · revenue $2,408,100
- 36 MONTH MULTI-MEDIA PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA) THROUGH SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, EDITORIAL CONTENT AND MEDIA BUYS.Expenses $162,897 · revenue $399,208
- NNPA HELD TWO MAJOR CONFERENCES TO PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ITS MEMBERS IN THE FORM OF LECTURES, INDUSTRY PANELS, AND SYMPOSIUMS. TOPICS INCLUDED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND CAPITALIZING ON INDUSTRY CHANGE.Expenses $1,297,698 · revenue $1,074,080
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-0982972
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,668,137
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,153,383
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,153,383 | $3,904,970 | $3,668,137 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,843,133 | $4,086,408 | $2,789,939 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,259,000 | $4,104,060 | $3,269,442 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-0982972).
Questions about NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION is 52-0982972.
- Is NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1976.
- Are donations to NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BENJAMIN F CHAVIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,450 (BENJAMIN F CHAVIS, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $4,153,383, expenses of $3,904,970 and total assets of $3,668,137 at year end.
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