National Association of Certified

501(c)(6) organization Austin, TX EIN: 04-3585032

VisionNACPM envisions a primary birth care system in our country where all birthing people access care through a midwife, where birth place is the choice of the family, and where all childbearing people and their babies have the same chance to be healthy. PurposeNACPMs purpose is to be a powerful, collective voice for Certified Professional Midwives. We strengthen and support excellence in the profession and influence birth health policy to ensure that all childbearing people and babies have a healthy start.

National Association of Certified at a glance

Total assets
$183,408
+46.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$521,836
+141.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$3
+50.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$484,117
+96.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who National Association of Certified funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

WillistonLouisville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2023) to $26K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bigger Table Scholarship Fund Williston, VTExam fees$12,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$183,408$521,836$484,117——$3
2024$125,280$216,295$246,190——$2
2023$167,896$206,470$201,945$12,0001$1
2022$143,270$205,483$196,605$26,0002$4
2021$148,338$288,377$209,874——$5
2020$83,379$276,011$238,101——$5

About National Association of Certified

Based on IRS filings

National Association of Certified is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $183K in total assets. Net investment income was $3.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Association of Certified is led by Cassaundra Jah, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cassaundra Jah

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2024) → $122K (2025)

  • Kiki Jordan LM CPM

    President

    Secretary → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meredith Bowden

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Farrah Ka'Healani Rivera

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Autumn Cavender

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Binta Niang

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooke Prudhomme

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Pena

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Chong

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sakina O'Uhuru

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Tigest Ejeta CPM

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catrice Harris

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Gendron

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Keisha Goode PhD (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Lauren French Hoy (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Okunsola Amadou (2023) — Director
  • Former: Tamara Trinidad Gonzalez (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Ross CPM (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tanya Khemet Taiwo (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Paulomi Niles LM MPH PhD (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Julie Rauschenplat (2022) — Director
  • Former: Patricia Trish Ross (2022) — Director
  • Former: Tamara Partera (2022) — Director
  • Former: Erin Ryan (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mary Lawlor (2020–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Megan Koontz MSM LM CPM (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jacqueliyn Ingram CPM LM IBCLS (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jenny Jahn CPM LM CHD (2020) — Director
  • Former: Laura Perez LM CPM (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mimi Niles LM MPH PhD (2020) — Director

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

Cassaundra Jah — Executive Dir.: $122KCassaundra JahExecutive Dir.$122K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $122K, to Cassaundra Jah (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about National Association of Certified

How large is National Association of Certified?

National Association of Certified reported $183K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $522K.

What is National Association of Certified?

National Association of Certified is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Austin, TX. It holds $183K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does National Association of Certified operate?

National Association of Certified has awarded grants in Kentucky, Vermont.

What is National Association of Certified's EIN?

National Association of Certified's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3585032. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 14, 2026)

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