National Confectioners Association of

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 36-1521980 Website

NCA'S MISSION IS TO SERVE AS THE TRUSTED VOICE AND CHAMPION OF THE CONFECTIONERY INDUSTRY, UNWRAPPING EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANDY MAKERS AND STAKEHOLDERS CONNECTED TO THIS UNIQUE AND SPECIAL CATEGORY.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$50.2M

+14.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$964K

+10.5% YoY

Grant Count

33

+32.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$29K

-16.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$9M$18M$27M$36M201920212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$50,170,809$43,821,944$37,474,869
Revenue$32,507,417$28,522,504$22,678,105
Expenses$28,628,284$24,274,322$20,839,004
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,972,359$1,475,358$533,679
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$241K$482K$723K$964K26 grants201912 grants202116 grants202219 grants202325 grants202433 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

BROWN & HALEY$149KTREASURER OF THE UNITED …$100KTHE GINGER NETWORK$63KALBANESE CONFECTIONS$60KUNIV OF WISC FOUNDATION$50KVERMINTS INC$48KORIGINAL GOURMET$42KGREAT VALLEY PUBLISHING$40KWINDY CITY PRODUCTIONS$35KAMERICAN LICORICE$30K

Grant Size Distribution

131 grants across all recorded years

104<$50K18$50–100K7$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

JOHN DOWNSPRESIDENT & CEO$1.6MBRIAN MCKEONSR. VP OF PUBLIC POLICY$533KELISE FENNIGCHIEF OF STAFF & SR. VP OF$521KCHRIS GINDLESPERGERSR. VP OF PUB. AFF. & COMM$468KFARIDA MOHAMEDSHAHSR. VP SCIENTIFIC & REG. A$339KSUSAN WHITESIDEVP OF INTEGRATED MKTING & CO…$318KLYNN WYLIEVP, INDUSTRY AFFAIRS$288KSTEVE MCCRODDANCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$279KTRACY THOMPSONVP, FINANCE$271K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TONY JACOBSCHAIRMAN2
JAMES G HAGEDORNVICE CHAIRMAN2
MARTIN B PALMERTREASURER1
CARRIE ABBOTTMEMBER0.5
JOEL BURROWSMEMBER0.5
SYLVIA BUXTONMEMBER0.5
BRENT COTTENMEMBER0.5
ALANNA COTTONMEMBER0.5
PATRICK EGANMEMBER0.5
MITCHELL T GOETZEMEMBER0.5
STEVE GOHDEMEMBER0.5
ELLEN R GORDONMEMBER0.5
LAURA KINGMEMBER0.5
JOHN R KRETCHMERMEMBER0.5
RICK LABERGEMEMBER0.5
ROBERT A NELSONMEMBER0.5
MARK OKITAMEMBER0.5
MICHAEL G ROSENBERGMEMBER0.5
RICHARD ROSSMEMBER0.5
ED SCHULTZMEMBER0.5
IRA SHANDARIVSKAMEMBER0.5
STEPHANIE STUCKEYMEMBER0.5
MICHAEL TIERNEYMEMBER0.5
ANTON VINCENTMEMBER0.5
MARYANN WALBURNMEMBER0.5
TISH PAHLMEMBER0.5
JOHN DOWNSPRESIDENT & CEO40$1,622,019
ELISE FENNIGCHIEF OF STAFF & SR. VP OF40$520,538
STEVE MCCRODDANCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$279,178
TRACY THOMPSONVP, FINANCE40$271,485
LYNN WYLIEVP, INDUSTRY AFFAIRS40$287,914
FARIDA MOHAMEDSHAHSR. VP SCIENTIFIC & REG. A40$338,871
CHRIS GINDLESPERGERSR. VP OF PUB. AFF. & COMM40$467,658
BRIAN MCKEONSR. VP OF PUBLIC POLICY40$533,367
SUSAN WHITESIDEVP OF INTEGRATED MKTING & COMM.40$317,539

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

24states
+16 more states

Cities

AkronAlsipArlingtonBellportBloomingtonBraintreeBrooklynBurlingameByronCamp HillChicagoCincinattiClevelandClyde ParkDenverDurhamFairfieldFalls ChurchGardenaHarrison Township

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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