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National College Advising Corps Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Raleigh, NC EIN: 46-1192687 Website

National College Advising Corps Inc is a public charity based in Raleigh, an individual recipient It supports college enrollment and career guidance for students attending high schools with limited advising resources, including through grants to university program partners that recruit, train, and place advisers.

National College Advising Corps Inc at a glance

In short: National College Advising Corps Inc gave $11.6M across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $386K), top state North Carolina. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,585,709
-9.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
30
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$386,190
-9.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$311,237
Total assets
$12,435,690
-32.8% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
0% first-time grantees (0 of 27, 2025)
Primary geography
North Carolina (28% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to National College Advising Corps Inc

Contact

Mailing address: 5540 Centerview Dr Pmb 41997 204, Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone: (919) 442-6300
Website: https://advisingcorps.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who National College Advising Corps Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

University of Georgia Research Foundation: $1.3MUniversity of Georgia ResearchFoundation$1.3MUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: $1.3MUniversity of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill$1.3MTexas a & M University (TA&M): $1.3MTexas a & M University (TA&M)$1.3MAppalachian State University: $709KAppalachian State University$709KUniversity of Michigan: $664KUniversity of Michigan$664KFranklin & Marshall College: $637KFranklin & Marshall College$637KUniversity of North Carolina at Wilmington: $547KUniversity of North Carolinaat Wilmington$547KKansas State University: $537KKansas State University$537KUniversity of Southern California: $428KUniversity of SouthernCalifornia$428KUniversity of California Berkeley: $391KUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeley$391K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Georgia Research Foundation ($1.3M). Together the top 10 received $7.8M.

Organizations only. It also paid 4 grants to individuals ($1,598,023), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

128 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K11$50–100K30$100–250K32$250–500K29$500K–1M10$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 32 grants of 128 (25%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, grant dollars were distributed among recipient states as follows: An individual recipient, 28%; Georgia, 21%; Texas, 19%; California, 11%; and Michigan, 7%. The organization reported partnering with programs in 14 states during the 2024–2025 academic year.

Grant Distribution by State

18states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.

Cities

Los AngelesAnn ArborAustinChapel HillCollege StationLancasterSan AntonioAthensBerkeleyBooneBostonCharlottesvilleDurhamFort WorthKansas CityGreenvilleSanta BarbaraWilmingtonBloomingtonManhattan

Is National College Advising Corps Inc open to new grantees?

0%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 0 of 27 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. How we count

  • 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M24 grants2019 27 grants2020 10 grants2021 33 grants2022 25 grants2023 30 grants2024 30 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.3M (2021) to $16.7M (2022). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $11.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Georgia Research Foundation Athens, GACollege Advising Program Operations$1,329,065
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCCollege Advising Program Operations$1,327,281
Texas a & M University (TA&M) College Station, TXCollege Advising Program Operations$1,263,615
4 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$1,598,023
Appalachian State University Boone, NCCollege Advising Program Operations$708,783
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MICollege Advising Program Operations$663,945
Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PACollege Advising Program Operations$636,747
University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NCCollege Advising Program Operations$547,443
Kansas State University Manhattan, KSCollege Advising Program Operations$537,260
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CACollege Advising Program Operations$427,856
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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$12,435,690$12,029,048$17,603,384$11,585,70930$351,898
2024$18,494,062$25,019,187$22,426,717$12,847,01030$420,706
2023$15,598,224$21,730,726$15,603,077$9,358,79325$11,433
2022$28,872,669$30,525,715$25,103,916$16,678,77633$1,320
2021$20,327,206$21,685,877$25,101,492$2,334,25010$242
2020$21,991,590$23,265,455$26,664,963$16,426,44027$57,221
2019$21,978,541$26,671,590$23,802,726$14,141,80224$187

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization states that it is dedicated to advancing educational equity and expanding opportunity for high school students. Its advisers help students define career goals and identify information, tools, and skills for pursuing education beyond high school. Its whole-school approach provides guidance to seniors and their families, including exploration of college and direct-to-career pathways.

Its grants support college advising program operations through university partners. Recipients include public universities and private colleges. For example, the University of Georgia Research Foundation says it supports the University of Georgia’s teaching, research, and public service mission. Appalachian State University’s foundation says it supports the university’s students, faculty, staff, and community. Franklin & Marshall College describes its mission as undergraduate liberal arts education.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the organization reported 30 grants totaling $11,585,709. Grants ranged from $6,390 to $1,329,065, with a median of $311,236. The largest awards included $1,329,065 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, $1,327,281 to the University of an individual recipient at Chapel Hill, $1,263,615 to Texas A&M University, and $1,094,648 to Georgia State University Research Foundation. Each was listed for college advising program operations.

The organization’s filing describes an annual agreement with university program partners that sets the grant amount based on a mutually agreed budget. Grants are disbursed after receipt of a school’s detailed invoice for services and support rendered during the covered period. Invoice submissions receive multi-tier review by finance department members and the CFO.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Peter Grauer as chair and Ekaterina Struett as chief executive officer. It lists Jefferson Parker as chief financial officer and Tobi Kinsell as chief impact officer. Other members listed are Steven Denning, Andre Dua, Marc Noe, Anneliese Olson, Ellen Weiss, and Susan George.

National College Advising Corps Inc is led by Ekaterina Struett, Chief Executive Officer since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 9 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ekaterina Struett

    Chief Executive Officer

    Chief of Staff → CEO Start May, 2022

    CEO Start May → Chief Executive Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $139K (2021) → $250K (2025)

  • Peter Grauer

    Chair

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ariel Norris

    Regional Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2024) → $137K (2025)

  • Jennifer Deguzman

    Senior Director - Partners

    Senior Director - Partnerships → Senior Director - Partners, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2024) → $127K (2025)

  • Michael Cobb

    Senior Director - Impact

    Senior Director - Impact & Evaluation → Senior Director - Impact, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2024) → $120K (2025)

  • Roberta Sorensen

    Controller

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2022) → $154K (2025)

  • Tobi Kinsell

    Chief Impact Officer

    Director of National Projects → Director of National Proje, 2023

    Director of National Proje → Chief Impact Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2022) → $186K (2025)

  • Jefferson Parker

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $38K (2023) → $173K (2025)

  • Cary Claiborne

    Chief Program Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $122K (2024) → $173K (2025)

  • Midori Nozaki

    Chief of Staff

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2025)

  • Steven A. Denning

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andre Dua

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anneliese Olson

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Weiss

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Noe

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan George

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (31)
  • Former: Daveed Diggs (2019–2024) — Member
  • Former: Mc Belk Pilon (2019–2024) — Member
  • Former: Holden Thorp (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Laurie J. Reinhardt-Plotnik (2023–2024) — Chief Advancement Officer
  • Former: Shameek Robinson (2023–2024) — Regional Director & Northea
  • Former: Gregory Nicholson (2019–2023) — Chief Program Officer
  • Former: Joaquin Castro (2019–2023) — Member
  • Former: Karen Butler (2021–2023) — Senior Director - Committee, Marketing & Branding
  • Former: James Torrible (2022–2023) — Chief Development Officer
  • Former: Stephanie Teasdale (2023) — Senior Executive Director - Hr
  • Former: John Sexton (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Lisa Jackson (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Nicole F. Hurd (2019–2022) — CEO
  • Former: Erskine Bowles (2020–2022) — Emeritus Member
  • Former: Amy Porter (2021–2022) — Senior Regional Director of Advancement - Northeast
  • Former: Felicia Medellin (2022) — Senior Director - Partnerships
  • Former: Yarbrah Peeples (2022) — Chief Program Officer
  • Former: Donald Miller (2021) — CFO
  • Former: Emily Blatter Boyer (2021) — Senior Director Knowledge Management
  • Former: Don Miller (2019–2020) — COO
  • Former: H. Holden Thorp (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Blatter Boyer Emily (2020) — Senior Director & Knowledge Management
  • Former: Cheryl Gustafson (2020) — COO
  • Former: Cunningham Phyllis (2020) — Chief Advancement Officer
  • Former: Grogan Erin (2020) — Senior Director, Research & Eval
  • Former: Porter Amy (2020) — Senior Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
  • Former: Craig Robinson (2019) — Cpo
  • Former: James P. Mulvey (2019) — Director of Development
  • Former: Parmod Chandna (2019) — CFO
  • Former: Rebecca Cullen (2019) — President
  • Former: Rochelle Dalton (2019) — Senior Director E-Adv.

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

Ekaterina Struett — Chief Executive Officer: $250KEkaterina StruettChief Executive Officer$250KTobi Kinsell — Chief Impact Officer: $186KTobi KinsellChief Impact Officer$186KJefferson Parker — Chief Financial Officer: $173KJefferson ParkerChief Financial Officer$173KCary Claiborne — Chief Program Officer: $173KCary ClaiborneChief Program Officer$173KRoberta Sorensen — Controller: $154KRoberta SorensenController$154KAriel Norris — Regional Director: $137KAriel NorrisRegional Director$137KJennifer Deguzman — Senior Director - Partners: $127KJennifer DeguzmanSenior Director - Partners$127KMichael Cobb — Senior Director - Impact &: $120KMichael CobbSenior Director - Impact &$120KMidori Nozaki — Chief of Staff: $114KMidori NozakiChief of Staff$114K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $250K, to Ekaterina Struett (Chief Executive Officer). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about National College Advising Corps Inc

How much does National College Advising Corps Inc give each year?

National College Advising Corps Inc gave $11.6M across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12.8M across 30 grants.

What is National College Advising Corps Inc's typical grant size?

National College Advising Corps Inc's median grant in 2025 was $311,237, and its average grant was $386,190, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does National College Advising Corps Inc give grants?

National College Advising Corps Inc's top state is North Carolina, with 28% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Georgia (21%) and Texas (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).

Does National College Advising Corps Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 30 grants with a stated purpose on National College Advising Corps Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "College Advising Program Operations" (30 grants).

Who are National College Advising Corps Inc's largest grantees?

National College Advising Corps Inc's largest 2025 grantees include University of Georgia Research Foundation ($1,329,065), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($1,327,281) and Texas a & M University (TA&M) ($1,263,615), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 4 grants to individuals ($1,598,023), which are not listed by name. Together they received 34% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is National College Advising Corps Inc?

National College Advising Corps Inc reported $12.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.0M.

What does National College Advising Corps Inc fund?

The organization states that it is dedicated to advancing educational equity and expanding opportunity for high school students. Its advisers help students define career goals and identify information, tools, and skills for pursuing education beyond high school. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from National College Advising Corps Inc?

National College Advising Corps Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check advisingcorps.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is National College Advising Corps Inc's EIN?

National College Advising Corps Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1192687. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 20, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 20, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 27, 2022)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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Grantable. (2026). National College Advising Corps Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/national-college-advising-corps-inc-morg_d823b6b7d2e04a09974d58f7ebdd0e92

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