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National Board for Certified Counselors Inc

501(c)(6) organization Greensboro, NC EIN: 58-2085335 Website

Certification of master's level professionals. In pursuit of this mission, nbcc promotes: quality assurance in counseling practice, the value of counseling, public awareness of quality counseling practice, professionalism in counseling, and leadership in credentialing.

National Board for Certified Counselors Inc at a glance

In short: National Board for Certified Counselors Inc gave $559K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $280K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$559,000
-33.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$279,500
+0.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$279,500
Total assets
$22,042,312
+11.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who National Board for Certified Counselors Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

NBCC Foundation Inc: $550KNBCC Foundation Inc$550KPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine: $9KPhiladelphia College ofOsteopathic Medicine$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was NBCC Foundation Inc ($550K). Together the top 2 received $559K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K3$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 10 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

GreensboroLouisvilleMarionMount OlivePhiladelphiaTacoma

How National Board for Certified Counselors Inc gives

  • Giving fell 72% 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

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $559K (2025) to $2.0M (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $559K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
NBCC Foundation Inc Greensboro, NCOperating Support$550,000
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PAAccreditation$9,000
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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$22,042,312$21,048,460$18,877,725$559,0002$358,511
2024$19,704,099$18,282,809$18,008,880$838,0003$-61,718
2023$18,364,018$18,120,192$17,317,600$1,571,0861$55,060
2022$18,282,457$17,353,647$14,413,808$2,015,5003$122,026
2021$17,451,516$17,800,616$16,540,059$718,3161$101,307
2020$16,593,408$14,805,096$13,929,714$927,5801$112,213

About National Board for Certified Counselors Inc

Based on IRS filings

National Board for Certified Counselors Inc is a public charity, based in Greensboro, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $559K. Net investment income was $359K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Board for Certified Counselors Inc is led by Kylie Dotson-Blake, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kylie Dotson-Blake

    President

    Interim President & CEO → President & CEO, 2021

    President & CEO → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    36 hrs/week

    $207K (2020) → $350K (2025)

  • Rich Stapleton

    Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Callie Marino

    Vice President Cred

    Vice President Credentialing & Quality → Vice President Cred. & Q, 2022

    Vice President Cred. & Q → Vice President Cred, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2020) → $159K (2025)

  • Isabel Gomez

    Vice President Founder & P

    Vice President Foundation & Prof Services Div → Vice President Foundation & Prof Services, 2021

    Vice President Foundation & Prof Services → Vice President Founder & P, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2020) → $160K (2025)

  • Rebecca Amburn

    COO

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $79K (2020) → $278K (2025)

  • Tammi Lee

    Vice President of Cce & B

    Vice President of Cce & Business Services → Vice President of Cce & B, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2020) → $163K (2025)

  • Muhammed Sajid

    Vice President Informati

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $150K (2023) → $171K (2025)

  • Ryan Hauck

    General Counsel

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $155K (2025)

  • Linda Diaz

    Vice Chair

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Brooks

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monalisa McGee-Baratta

    Past Chair

    Chair → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Day

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Kelly Coker

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Rice

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Neil E. Duchac (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Emi Sprinkle (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Unber Ahmad (2024) — Director of Asse
  • Former: Wendi K. Schweiger (2020–2023) — Director Intl Ca
  • Former: Ponce Deleon Tidwell Jr. (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Monalisa McGee (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Isbah Ali Farzen (2021–2022) — Director of Asse
  • Former: Douglas Gentry (2021) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Sidney Grant (2021) — Vice President for It & Security Compliance
  • Former: Tina Lott (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Camille Y. Humes (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: David Bergman (2020) — Former Vice President Ext Affair
  • Former: Joseph Hinkle (2020) — Director of Professional Services
  • Former: Michael A. Cafasso (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephen R. Sharp (2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Terry Ackerman (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Thomas W. Clawson (2020) — Former CEO
  • Former: Victoria Torres (2020) — Chair

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

Kylie Dotson-Blake — President &: $350KKylie Dotson-BlakePresident &$350KRebecca Amburn — COO: $278KRebecca AmburnCOO$278KMuhammed Sajid — VP Informati: $171KMuhammed SajidVP Informati$171KTammi Lee — VP of CCE, B: $163KTammi LeeVP of CCE, B$163KIsabel Gomez — VP Found & P: $160KIsabel GomezVP Found & P$160KCallie Marino — VP Cred & Qu: $159KCallie MarinoVP Cred & Qu$159KRyan Hauck — General Coun: $155KRyan HauckGeneral Coun$155K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $350K, to Kylie Dotson-Blake (President &). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about National Board for Certified Counselors Inc

How much does National Board for Certified Counselors Inc give each year?

National Board for Certified Counselors Inc gave $559K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $838K across 3 grants.

How large is National Board for Certified Counselors Inc?

National Board for Certified Counselors Inc reported $22.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $21.0M.

Where does National Board for Certified Counselors Inc operate?

National Board for Certified Counselors Inc has awarded grants in Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington.

What is National Board for Certified Counselors Inc's EIN?

National Board for Certified Counselors Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2085335. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 20, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 17, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 24, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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