National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc
The National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI) is a public charity based in Cary, North Carolina. Its website describes NCASI as a 501(c)(6) association serving the forest products industry with scientific research and technical information to help members address environmental and sustainability goals.
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc at a glance
In short: National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc gave $2.0M across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $73K), top state Virginia. 41% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,966,822
- +29.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 27
- +3.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $72,845
- +24.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,509
- Total assets
- $27,152,501
- +13.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 41% first-time grantees (11 of 27, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (31% 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 Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 1513 Walnut Street Suite 200, Cary, NC 27511
Phone: (919) 941-6400
Website: https://ncasi.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Natureserve ($500K). Together the top 10 received $1.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
124 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 76 grants of 124 (61%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in several states, led by Virginia (31%), Georgia (17%), Oregon (15%), North Carolina (13%), and California (11%). The listed projects also show awards to recipients in other states, including Washington. NCASI’s website describes its member companies as operating across North America.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc open to new grantees?
41%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 27 grantees (41%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $39K; repeat grants $96K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $41K repeat.
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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $507K (2019) to $2.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Natureserve Arlington, VA | Natureserve Multi-Jurisdictional License | $500,000 |
| Ncasi Foundation Cary, NC | Management Service Agreement | $235,000 |
| Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation Arcata, CA | Retained structures and pacific martens in lassen national forest | $194,888 |
| Bill - UGS Research Foundation Inc Statesboro, GA | Managed forest lanscapes and plants, pollinators, and birds. Biodiversity responses to streamside management zones across a landscape. Aquatic macroinvertebrate community response to streamside management zone. Plants and insects in streamside management zones.modeling impact of harvest machinery on soil compaction. | $155,000 |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | Effects of riparian management on aquatic food webs and water quality; comparing wildlife and forest management effects on water quality and fish in headwaters ecosystems at hinkle creek, biodiversity in natural and managed early seral forests of southern oregan; black-backed woodpecker demographic rates in an understudied habitat: unburned conifer forest | $119,231 |
| Forestech International LLC Watkinsville, GA | Loblolly Pine Weight & Volume Consortium Multi-Year Study | $111,871 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | Development of small area estimations (SAE) techniques, habplan projects, process-based approach to quantify management effects on forest soil carbon stocks, biometrical research in support of entity-scale greenhouse gas guidelines | $106,000 |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | Pollinator Research | $55,047 |
| The Orianne Society Tiger, GA | Amphibian and reptile discovery in wetlands embedded within private, working forests | $46,000 |
| Kennedyjenks Consultants Portland, OR | Molecular Characterization of Pulp Mill Waste Solids | $45,000 |
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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 | $27,152,501 | $17,676,345 | $15,006,455 | $1,966,822 | 27 | $646,484 |
| 2024 | $24,032,642 | $17,452,677 | $14,205,960 | $1,520,085 | 26 | $541,179 |
| 2023 | $19,645,112 | $17,369,976 | $14,118,561 | $1,761,972 | 31 | $267,264 |
| 2022 | $17,154,248 | $16,332,109 | $13,037,931 | $1,457,855 | 29 | $375,785 |
| 2021 | $14,400,369 | $15,540,850 | $12,733,967 | $707,691 | 11 | $81,891 |
| 2020 | $10,732,362 | $15,747,908 | $12,539,235 | $514,419 | 9 | $198,631 |
| 2019 | $17,212,193 | $15,703,779 | $12,258,764 | $507,082 | 11 | $219,324 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
NCASI’s stated mission is to help members cost-effectively meet environmental and sustainability goals through basic and applied research, technical support, and education. Its program areas include air quality, chemical management and health effects, forestry, sustainability, water resources, and wood products. Its research also addresses topics such as aquatic biology, climate change, hydrology, wastewater treatment, water quality, wildlife ecology, and biological diversity.
Its 2025 grants included research and technical projects involving biodiversity, forest and streamside management, water quality, pollinators, amphibians and reptiles, forest carbon, and forestry measurement. Among its grantees, NatureServe says its mission is to use science, data, and technology to guide biodiversity conservation and stewardship; the Orianne Society says it works to conserve critical ecosystems for imperiled reptiles and amphibians through science, applied conservation, and education. NCASI Foundation says it supports environmental science and data to promote sustainable resource use, inform regulatory policy, educate, and carry out NCASI’s charitable activities.
Grantmaking
In 2025, NCASI reported 27 grants totaling $1,966,822. Grant amounts ranged from $8,378 to $500,000, with a median grant of $35,509.
The largest reported awards included $500,000 to NatureServe for a multi-jurisdictional license; $235,000 to NCASI Foundation for a management service agreement; $194,888 to Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation for work on retained structures and Pacific martens in Lassen National Forest; and $155,000 to the Georgia Southern University Research Foundation for projects concerning managed forest landscapes, streamside management zones, and harvest machinery effects on soil compaction. Other notable grants included $119,231 to Oregon State University for research on riparian management, water quality, aquatic food webs, and wildlife and forest management effects, and $106,000 to Virginia Tech for work including small-area estimation, forest soil carbon, and greenhouse gas guidelines.
NCASI requires grant recipients to prepare technical proposals and sign agreements describing project scope, schedule, budget, and deliverables. Longer-term projects also require periodic progress reports; continuation of funding depends on demonstrated progress.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed for 2025 were Suzanne Cuthbert, chair; John Piotrowski, vice chair; and directors Janis Simpkins, Elizabeth Rhue, Jimmy Mason, Jill Twedt, Jason Roggenbauer, Anna E Torma, Debra Lane, and Peggi Davis. NCASI’s website says its affairs are directed by a Board of Governors elected annually by member companies.
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc is led by Vipin Varma, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Vipin Varma
President & CEO
Vice President, Air Quality & Director Southern Re → Incoming President & CEO, 2024
Incoming President & CEO → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$219K (2019) → $521K (2025)
Suzanne Cuthbert
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Camille Flinders
Program Director & Water Re
Senior Program Manager → Program Director & Water Resources, 2024
Program Director & Water Resources → Program Director & Water Re, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$146K (2021) → $196K (2025)
Bill Edwards
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Roggenbauer
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Blosser
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas M. Stigers
Director
Chair → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Traylor Champion
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2020
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Farrell
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna E. Torma
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra Lane
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Twedt
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Bauer-Lotto
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Magness
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Evans
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Rhue
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hunter Whiteley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janis Simpkins
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jimmy Mason
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peggi Davis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arun Someshwar
Ncasi Fellow
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$167K (2019) → $207K (2025)
Tammerah Garren
Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Treasurer
Vice President & Business Affairs → Vice President & Business A, 2024
Vice President & Business A → Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$216K (2019) → $318K (2025)
Adam Costanza
Senior Program Manager & Sustainability Metrics
Program Manager & Sustainab → Program Manager & Sustainability Metrics, 2023
Program Manager & Sustainability Metrics → Senior Program Manager & Sustainability Metrics, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$143K (2020) → $176K (2025)
Darren Miller
Vice President & Forestry P
Vice President & Forestry P → Vice President & Forestry Programs, 2023
Vice President & Forestry Programs → Vice President & Forestry P, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$208K (2020) → $257K (2025)
Kirsten Vice
Vice President & Sustainabl
Vice President & Sustainabl → Vice President, Sustainable Manufacturing & Cana, 2023
Vice President, Sustainable Manufacturing & Cana → Vice President & Sustainabl, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$204K (2020) → $243K (2025)
Waruna Kiridena
Senior Program Manager & Analy
Senior Program Manager & Analytical Services → Senior Program Manager & Analy, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$173K (2023) → $189K (2025)
Giffe Johnson
Senior Program Manager & Cmhe
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$166K (2025)
John Piotrowski
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Craig Loehle (2019–2024) — Principal Scientist
- Former: Dirk Krouskop (2019–2024) — Outgoing President & CEO
- Former: Edward Harrington (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Steven Prisley (2020–2024) — Research Forest Biometrici
- Former: Bob Fleet (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bruce Ridley (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Wiegand (2019–2023) — Vice President, Water Resources, Director & Northern
- Former: Clay Ellis (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: James King (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeff Walch (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael Covey (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Paul Boynton (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Wayne Rancourt (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Andre Murphy (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Philip Pagoria (2019–2020) — Part Time Water Research Engineer
- Former: Reid Miner (2019) — Senior Ncasi Fellow
- Former: Stephen Prisley (2019) — Principal Research Scientist
- Former: T. Bently Wigley (2019) — Vice President & Forestry Programs
- Former: Tommy Joseph (2019) — Director
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 $521K, to Vipin Varma (President/CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc
How much does National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc give each year?
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc gave $2.0M across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.5M across 26 grants.
What is National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc's typical grant size?
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc's median grant in 2025 was $35,509, and its average grant was $72,845, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc that year got $39K on average.
Where does National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc give grants?
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc's top state is Virginia, with 31% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Georgia (17%) and Oregon (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Corvallis, OR (3 grants) and Portland, OR (2 grants).
Does National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 27 grants with a stated purpose on National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Humbolt Marten Telemetry" (3 grants).
Who are National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc's largest grantees?
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Natureserve ($500,000), Ncasi Foundation ($235,000) and Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation ($194,888), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc?
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc reported $27.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.7M.
What does National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc fund?
NCASI’s stated mission is to help members cost-effectively meet environmental and sustainability goals through basic and applied research, technical support, and education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc?
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ncasi.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc's EIN?
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1085344. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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