Competency & Credentialing Institute
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Competency & Credentialing Institute at a glance
In short: Competency & Credentialing Institute gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,032
- +46.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,016
- -26.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,016
- Total assets
- $8,540,669
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (62% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Competency & Credentialing Institute funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Uniformed Svcs Univ of HLTH Science ($25K). Together the top 2 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Competency & Credentialing Institute gives
- Giving grew 47% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2022) to $40K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Uniformed Svcs Univ of HLTH Science Bethesda, MD | For Research on Perioperative Practices | $25,000 |
| Aorn Foundation Denver, CO | Provided Exam Fees for Grant Recipients | $15,032 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,540,669 | $4,888,089 | $4,489,631 | $40,032 | 2 | $353,273 |
| 2024 | $8,120,937 | $4,541,204 | $4,353,537 | $27,360 | 1 | $151,214 |
| 2023 | $7,196,274 | $4,203,558 | $4,249,075 | $34,720 | 1 | $282,961 |
| 2022 | $6,569,520 | $3,857,345 | $3,590,561 | $27,270 | 1 | $384,180 |
| 2021 | $6,572,683 | $4,062,171 | $4,209,633 | — | — | $119,145 |
| 2020 | $5,949,741 | $3,953,344 | $4,614,260 | — | — | $123,049 |
About Competency & Credentialing Institute
Based on IRS filings
Competency & Credentialing Institute is a public charity, based in Littleton, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $353K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Competency & Credentialing Institute is led by Melissa Nosik, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 5 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Melissa Nosik
Chief Executive Officer
CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$164K (2023) → $236K (2025)
Darcie Opalko
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Melissa McKewen
Director of Marketing & Bus Development
Director of Marketing → Director of Marketing & Bus Development, 2025
On filings since 2023
$107K (2023) → $129K (2025)
Mai-Linh King
Director of Organizational Systems
New on the 2025 filing
$116K (2025)
Tabitha Kinlaw
Director of Credentials
New on the 2025 filing
$117K (2025)
Sharon Ann Van Wicklin
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Simone Auger
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Beth Bozzelli
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Gini Beatty
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Jessica Miller-Jones
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Joseph Mollohan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Rory McCorkle
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Sara Angelilli
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Kevin Burkhead
It Manager
New on the 2025 filing
$106K (2025)
Leigh Anne Piper
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Arthur Shapiro
Secretarytreasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretarytreasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Dawn M. Whiteside (2020–2024) — Director of Education
- Former: Sally Irvin (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Misajet (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Joshua Wymer (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Joyce Short (2023–2024) — Accounting Manager
- Former: Shannon Hall (2024) — Director of Credentialing Svcs
- Former: Elaine Geroski (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Marian Kleinman (2020–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Peter Campbell (2022–2023) — Director of Finance
- Former: James X. Stobinski (2020–2022) — CEO
- Former: Gil Catbagan (2020–2021) — COO
- Former: Josh Wymer (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: William Keenan (2020–2021) — It Level
- Former: Cindy Smart (2020) — Director of It
- Former: Heather Burrell (2020) — Director
- Former: Jen Misajet (2020) — Director
- Former: Juliana J. Mower (2020) — Nurse Educator
- Former: Tabitha Stewart-Kinlaw (2020) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $236K, to Melissa Nosik (Chief Executive Officer). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Competency & Credentialing Institute
How much does Competency & Credentialing Institute give each year?
Competency & Credentialing Institute gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $27K across 1 grant.
How large is Competency & Credentialing Institute?
Competency & Credentialing Institute reported $8.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.
Where does Competency & Credentialing Institute operate?
Competency & Credentialing Institute has awarded grants in Colorado, Maryland.
What is Competency & Credentialing Institute's EIN?
Competency & Credentialing Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0817297. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 23, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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