National Association of Clean
Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.
National Association of Clean at a glance
- Total assets
- $11,921,960
- +7.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $10,722,650
- +0.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $472,505
- -51.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $10,443,271
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who National Association of Clean funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2019) to $30K (2020). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| US Water Alliance Washington, DC | 2021 Membership | $20,000 |
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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 | $11,921,960 | $10,722,650 | $10,443,271 | — | — | $472,505 |
| 2024 | $11,128,453 | $10,703,636 | $9,569,571 | — | — | $982,831 |
| 2023 | $9,803,738 | $9,205,291 | $8,892,481 | — | — | $423,605 |
| 2022 | $7,976,873 | $7,812,643 | $8,687,715 | — | — | $-674,477 |
| 2021 | $9,685,403 | $7,554,900 | $6,496,992 | $20,000 | 1 | $305,410 |
| 2020 | $8,378,244 | $7,274,735 | $7,001,779 | $30,000 | 2 | $214,475 |
| 2019 | $7,730,740 | $7,333,755 | $7,111,816 | $20,000 | 1 | $136,250 |
About National Association of Clean
Based on IRS filings
National Association of Clean is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $473K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
National Association of Clean is led by Adam Krantz, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2019; 10 of 49 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Adam Krantz
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$334K (2019) → $461K (2025)
Diane Taniguchi-Dennis
President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mickey Conway
President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristina Surfus
Managing Director & Gov Affairs
Managing Director & Government Affairs → Managing Director & Government Affair, 2023
Managing Director & Government Affair → Managing Director & Gov Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$103K (2019) → $196K (2025)
Sharon Powell
Senior Director & Human Resources
Senior Director, Human Resources & Administrator → Senior Director & Human Resources, 2025
On filings since 2021
37.5 hrs/week
$118K (2021) → $183K (2025)
Emily Remmel
Senior Director & Regulatory Affairs
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$130K (2023) → $169K (2025)
Kelly Brocato
Senior Director, Member Development & Retention
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$156K (2025)
Angela Licata
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Denard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Gadis
Director
Director → Director -, 2020
Director - → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James A. Parrott
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Schimmel
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kishia L. Powell
Director
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leisa Thompson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Oluwole A. McFoy
Director
President → Director & President, 2024
Director & President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Bailey
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Perkovich
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlotte Katzenmoyer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Bernas
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Pekarek
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Swingle
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Ferrante
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Lee
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Romero
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Gano
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Horridge
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Witt
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Hayman
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Fazio Hale
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jody Zabolio
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean Block
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremiah Johnson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen L. Atha
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pieter Van Ry
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandeep Karkal
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Johnson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Valentino
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carmen Moreno-Rivera
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Persinger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kamuron Gurol
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Coffey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher J. Hornback
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$201K (2019) → $319K (2025)
Gunnar Gehrmann
Chief Information Officer
Senior Director & Information Technology → Senior Director & Information, 2020
Senior Director & Information → Chief Information Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$128K (2019) → $183K (2025)
Meredith Ristic
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$215K (2019) → $300K (2025)
Nathan Gardner-Andrews
Chief Advocacy & Policy
General Counsel & Chief Advoc. Officer → Chief Advocacy & Policy Officer, 2022
Chief Advocacy & Policy Officer → Chief Advocacy & Policy, 2025
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$194K (2019) → $288K (2025)
Amanda Aspatore
General Counsel
Chief Legal Counsel → General Counsel, 2022
On filings since 2021
37.5 hrs/week
$201K (2021) → $256K (2025)
Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells
Vice President
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Briefer
Treasurer
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Calvin Farr Jr.
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Brian Hoelscher (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael P. Slevin III (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas W. Sigmund (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tina Kenia (2020–2024) — Senior Director, Meetings & Conferences
- Former: Barbara Biggs (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Gordon Pederson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kelly Brocato Work (2020–2023) — Senior Director, Member Development & Retention
- Former: Gregorio Ramon (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Wesley Kucera (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Carla A. Reid (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Enrique C. Zaldivar (2019–2021) — Secretary -
- Former: Greg Ramon (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Harlan L. Kelly (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: John P. Sullivan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mami Hara (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Mark S. Sanchez (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Steve Hershner (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Sue McCormick (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Terry Leeds (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Wes Kucera (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Eileen White (2021) — Director
- Former: Mike Witt (2021) — Director
- Former: Amanda Waters (2019–2020) — General Counsel -
- Former: Andrew H. Kricun (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Edward G. Henifin (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Jason Isakovic (2019–2020) — Director & Legislative Affa
- Former: Rudolph S. Chow (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Scott W. Jellison (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Susan T. Holmes (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Paula Dannenfeldt Former (2020) — Key Employee & CAO -
- Former: Anthony Viardo (2019) — Director, Committee & Mktg -
- Former: Bennett Horenstein (2019) — Director -
- Former: Erica Spitzig (2019) — Deputy General Counsel -
- Former: Karen L. Pallansch (2019) — Director -
- Former: Paula Dannenfeldt (2019) — CAO -
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $461K, to Adam Krantz (Chief Executive Officer). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Association of Clean
How large is National Association of Clean?
National Association of Clean reported $11.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.7M.
What is National Association of Clean?
National Association of Clean is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Washington, DC. It holds $11.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does National Association of Clean operate?
National Association of Clean has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Virginia.
What is National Association of Clean's EIN?
National Association of Clean's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7088488. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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