National Electrical Manufacturers Association
The electroindustry is the backbone of our nation's energy system. NEMA creates and champions products that help people do, achieve, and experience more. We are the catalyst that makes the comforts of modern life possible. Our members: Modernize and secure the power grid; Deliver more resilient, connected, efficient building systems; Scale distributed energy resources and storage; Meet America's growing energy needs at a time of unprecedented demand. NEMA Member companies employ nearly a half million Americans in all 50 states and we represent a market exceeding $375 billion - a full 1% - of U.S. GDP. Collectively, we are accelerating a more connected, resilient, innovative future powered by electricity.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association at a glance
In short: National Electrical Manufacturers Association gave $500K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $500K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $500,000
- +219.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- Average grant
- $500,000
- Median grant
- $500,000
- Total assets
- $19,079,187
- -20.6% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who National Electrical Manufacturers Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Electrical Safety Foundation ($500K).
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 12 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How National Electrical Manufacturers Association gives
- Giving grew 733% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2020) to $500K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $500K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Safety Foundation Arlington, VA | General Support | $500,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19,079,187 | $26,229,765 | $25,811,702 | $500,000 | 1 | $113,591 |
| 2023 | $24,015,460 | $24,426,053 | $25,833,428 | $156,495 | Total only | $327,352 |
| 2022 | $23,557,975 | $23,431,144 | $23,883,721 | $80,520 | 3 | $1,036,362 |
| 2021 | $26,880,642 | $22,525,604 | $21,418,715 | $60,000 | 5 | $2,294,595 |
| 2020 | $25,058,681 | $20,131,873 | $19,629,809 | $40,000 | 3 | $630,151 |
| 2019 | $22,513,760 | $21,518,623 | $21,052,732 | $77,800 | 8 | $880,327 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Based on IRS filings
National Electrical Manufacturers Association is a public charity, based in Arlington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $19.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500K. Net investment income was $114K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
National Electrical Manufacturers Association is led by Debra Phillips, President & CEO on every filing since 2021; 12 of 40 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Debra Phillips
President & CEO
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$447K (2021) → $1.2M (2024)
Richard A. Stinson
Chair
Governor & Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Bunning
Managing Director & Pet
Director & Pet → Managing Director & Pet, 2022
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$179K (2019) → $225K (2024)
Clare James Johnson
Managing Director & Communications
New on the 2024 filing
35 hrs/week
$222K (2024)
Fred Fischer
Managing Director & Global Poli
New on the 2024 filing
35 hrs/week
$232K (2024)
Patrick E. Hughes
Senior Vice President, Tech & Industry Affairs
Senior Director, Gov't Relatns & Strategic Initi → Vice President of Strategy, Technical & Industry Affairs, 2021
Vice President of Strategy, Technical & Industry Affairs → Senior Vice President, Tech & Industry Affairs, 2022
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$159K (2019) → $482K (2024)
Meghan Hayes
Vice President & Tech Services
Vice President & Technical Svcs → Vice President & Technical Services, 2023
Vice President & Technical Services → Vice President & Tech Services, 2024
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$188K (2022) → $232K (2024)
Spencer Pederson
Senior Vice President & Public Affairs
Senior Vice President & Government Affairs → Senior Vice President & Public Affairs, 2024
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$414K (2022) → $516K (2024)
Michael Pfeiffer
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$310K (2023) → $387K (2024)
Sean Sullivan
Chief Human Resources Officer
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$288K (2023) → $340K (2024)
Don Leavens
Senior Vice President & Chief Economist
New on the 2024 filing
35 hrs/week
$382K (2024)
John Modine
Chief Growth Officer
New on the 2024 filing
35 hrs/week
$255K (2024)
Karin Moore
Vice President & Tech Services
New on the 2024 filing
35 hrs/week
$355K (2024)
Beth Wozniak
Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Treasurer, 2023
Vice Chair & Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Waltz
Governor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel L. Jones
Governor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daryoush Larizadeh
Governor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Kulaszewicz
Governor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Nehlig
Governor
Treasurer Dec → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John P. Selldorff
Governor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob McIlroy
Governor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anders Sjoelin
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin A. Poyck
Governor
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael A. Plaster
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gerben W. Bakker
Governor
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Allard
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barry Powell
Treasurer
Governor → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Gorman
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Sterio
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Sporrer
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sue Ozdemir
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Hakkarainen
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Palmer
Governor
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Yelton
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tricia Breeger
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Pirondini
Governor
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brooke Lang
Governor
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Garza
Governor
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Harris
Governor
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Deitrich
Governor
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (51)
- Former: Annette Kay Clayton (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Donald R. Leavens (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President & Chief Economist
- Former: Gabriel Garza Herrera (2019–2023) — Governor
- Former: Jay Hill (2019–2023) — Governor
- Former: Louis V. Pinkham (2019–2023) — Governor
- Former: Patrick Hope (2019–2023) — Executive Director & Mita
- Former: Bryan Mulligan (2020–2023) — Governor
- Former: Peter Tolsdorf (2020–2023) — Secretary & General Counsel
- Former: Sonia Vahedian (2022–2023) — COO
- Former: Steve Griffith (2022–2023) — Executive Director, Reg & Ind Affairs
- Former: Tom Deitrich (2022–2023) — Governor
- Former: Ashley Musselman (2023) — Managing Director, Mshp, Mtgs & Events
- Former: Stephen Gordon (2023) — Director & Government Relations
- Former: Brian Brickhouse (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Jeffrey A. Tomitz (2019–2022) — CFO
- Former: Kevin J. Cosgriff (2019–2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Mark W. Wingate (2019–2022) — Governor
- Former: Philip Squair (2019–2022) — Vice President & Gov't Affairs
- Former: Steven Kent Wilcox (2019–2022) — Senior Director & Bus Intelligence
- Former: Jonathan Stewart (2022) — Managing Director & Utility Systems
- Former: Andrew B Quinn (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: David C Pacitti (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: David G Nord (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Jerry A Long (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: John Galyen (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Mark A Kohorst (2019–2021) — Director- Environment, Health & State Advocacy
- Former: Raj Batra (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Scott Hanna (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Tracy Cullen (2019–2021) — Assistant Vp-Communications & Brand Management
- Former: Viola Lilly (2019–2021) — Membership Director
- Former: Richard K Reece (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: David Buckley (2021) — Governor
- Former: Manish Bhandari (2021) — Governor
- Former: Stacy Tatman (2021) — Senior Manager of Supply Chain & Legal Policy
- Former: William Lacey (2021) — Governor
- Former: Clark Silcox (2019–2020) — Secretary & General Counsel
- Former: Kei Y. Pang (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: Kyle Seymour (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: Lee Cooper (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: Maryrose Sylvester (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: Massimo Battaini (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: Vernon J. Nagel (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: Brian Marchionini (2020) — Senior Program Manager
- Former: Donald J. Hendler (2019) — Governor
- Former: Greg Scheu (2019) — Governor
- Former: John Caskey (2019) — Vice President & Industry Operations
- Former: Mark J. Gliebe (2019) — Chairman
- Former: Michael W. Pessina (2019) — Governor
- Former: Revathi Advaithi (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Roger Karner (2019) — Governor
- Former: Susan W. Graham (2019) — Governor
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $1.2M, to Debra Phillips (President & CEO). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Electrical Manufacturers Association
How much does National Electrical Manufacturers Association give each year?
National Electrical Manufacturers Association gave $500K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $156K in grants paid.
How large is National Electrical Manufacturers Association?
National Electrical Manufacturers Association reported $19.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $26.2M.
Where does National Electrical Manufacturers Association operate?
National Electrical Manufacturers Association has awarded grants in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia.
What is National Electrical Manufacturers Association's EIN?
National Electrical Manufacturers Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1085700. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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