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National Mining Association

501(c)(6) organization Washington, DC EIN: 52-1916480 Website

Nma's mission is to create and maintain a broad base of political support for the mining industry, and to help the nation realize the economic and national security benefits of America's domestic mining capability. Our objective is to engage in and influence the public policy process on the most significant and timely issues that impact our ability to locate, permit, mine, process, transport, and utilize the nation's vast coal and mineral resources. Nma serves its membership by:- promoting the production and use of coal and mineral resources produced by the U.S. mining industry,- establishing a strong political presence in the nation's capital on behalf of nma's membership,- serving as the information center for, and a single voice of, the us mining industry, and- addressing the current and future needs of the industry, miningequipment manufacturers, and support services for members of theassociation.

National Mining Association at a glance

In short: National Mining Association gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$10,000
+315.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$10,000
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$68,472,139
+5.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
District of Columbia (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 Mining Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

HM&C Center Stage LLC: $10KHM&C Center Stage LLC$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was HM&C Center Stage LLC ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Washington

How National Mining Association gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). 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$20K$40K$60K$80KTotal only2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $66K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
HM&C Center Stage LLC Washington, DCSupport$10,000
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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
2024$68,472,139$48,121,308$26,416,888$10,0001$2,218,153
2023$65,205,631$9,432,505$16,610,755$2,409Total only$814,996
2022$49,827,973$11,221,026$14,816,226$9,095Total only$-35,263
2021$46,237,284$38,836,744$22,893,147$10,0001$3,828,180
2020$54,901,444$9,948,524$12,152,070$66,442Total only$1,632,180

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About National Mining Association

Based on IRS filings

National Mining Association is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $68.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $2.2M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Mining Association is led by Rich Nolan, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 8 of 68 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Rich Nolan

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2022

    37.5 hrs/week

    $1.1M (2022) → $1.3M (2024)

  • Paul Lang

    Chairman

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2022

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan L. Prouty

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Lye

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Heissenbuttel

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brent Bilsland

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Wilson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Nunez

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Gibson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory E. Hinshaw

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Guy B. Dixon

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jc Butler

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff McChesney

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Stump

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jimmy Brock

    Director

    Chairman → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Cash

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Giesen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Torpy

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph E. Usibelli

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph W. Craft

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Chalmers

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Morriss

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitchell J. Krebs

    Director

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2022

    Vice Chairman → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter T. Halpin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phillips S. Baker

    Director

    Chairman → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randall Atkins

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy K. Vranes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Short

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Mullen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J. Stenger

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Melbye

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean K. McLanahan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shane Kuhlmey

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Gitzel

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Calandra

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ernie Thrasher

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lavern Lund

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert D. Moore

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Tapia

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Anderson

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cassie Boggs

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Carter

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Zaluski

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Dignam

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jesse Parrish

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Thompson

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Litt

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Day

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Salditt

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reinaldo Arreaza

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Schierman

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tacy Gillespie

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Viskocil

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Clewett

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vicky Peacey

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Burke

    Senior Vice President & Communications

    On filings since 2020

    37.5 hrs/week

    $449K (2020) → $595K (2024)

  • Roger Roberts

    Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration

    Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration → Senior Vice President, Finance & Administrator, 2023

    Senior Vice President, Finance & Administrator → Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    37.5 hrs/week

    $276K (2020) → $417K (2024)

  • Tawny Bridgeford

    Deputy General Counsel & Vice President

    Deputy General Counsel → Deputy General Counsel & Vice President Regulatory Affairs, 2022

    Deputy General Counsel & Vice President Regulatory Affairs → Deputy General Counsel & Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    37.5 hrs/week

    $262K (2020) → $431K (2024)

  • Veronika Shime

    Vice President International Policy

    Vice President & International Policy → Vice President International Policy, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    37.5 hrs/week

    $209K (2020) → $290K (2024)

  • Jerry Mullins

    Senior Vice President & Government Affairs

    Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Coalitions → Senior Vice President & Government Affairs, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    37.5 hrs/week

    $365K (2022) → $421K (2024)

  • Katie Sweeney

    Executive Vice President Legal Affairs

    Executive Vice President Legal Affairs & General Counsel → Executive Vice President Legal Affairs, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    37.5 hrs/week

    $591K (2022) → $700K (2024)

  • Richard Russell

    Senior Vice President & Government Affairs

    New on the 2024 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $466K (2024)

  • Michael Kendrick

    Vice Chairman

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter J. Scheller

    Vice Chairman

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Grech

    Vice Chairman

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Erling

    Vice Chairman

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (34)
  • Former: Bappaditya Banerjee (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jason Davis (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joe Becko (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Marc Ostrem (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Meri Sandlin (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mike Romano (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mike Sylvestre (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Porter W. Gregory (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Jackson (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President & Government Affairs
  • Former: Stephen Gottesfeld (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Trevor Hall (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Wayne Robinson (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Scott Kreutzer (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Adam Diamond (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Connor Bernstein (2020–2022) — Senior Director & Communications
  • Former: Katie Mills (2021–2022) — Associate General Counsel
  • Former: Justin Prosser (2022) — Director & Congressional Affairs
  • Former: Catherine Raw (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Clark Moseley (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Everett King (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gerald Mullins (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President Industry & State Affairs
  • Former: Glenn Kellow (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jean-Baptiste Dromer (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Dawes (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Keith B. Kimble (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mary Katie Sweeney (2020–2021) — Secretary & Executive Vice President
  • Former: Merlyn Rich Nolan (2020–2021) — President & CEO
  • Former: Victor Tapia (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Katie Coon (2021) — Drctr, Meetings & Member Relations
  • Former: Tay Tonozzi (2021) — Director
  • Former: Keith Smith (2020) — Director
  • Former: Moya Phelleps (2020) — Senior Vice President, Membership & Meetings
  • Former: Thomas Harman (2020) — Senior Director & Mine Safety
  • Former: Virginia Hamisevicz (2020) — Vice President & Government Affairs

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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

Rich Nolan — President & CEO: $1.3MRich NolanPresident & CEO$1.3MKatie Sweeney — Executive VP Legal Affairs: $700KKatie SweeneyExecutive VP Legal Affairs$700KAshley Burke — SVP, Communications: $595KAshley BurkeSVP, Communications$595KRichard Russell — SVP, Government Affairs: $466KRichard RussellSVP, Government Affairs$466KTawny Bridgeford — Deputy General Counsel, VP: $431KTawny BridgefordDeputy General Counsel, VP$431KJerry Mullins — SVP, Government Affairs: $421KJerry MullinsSVP, Government Affairs$421KRoger Roberts — SVP, Finance & Administration: $417KRoger RobertsSVP, Finance & Administration$417KVeronika Shime — VP International Policy: $290KVeronika ShimeVP International Policy$290K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $1.3M, to Rich Nolan (President & CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about National Mining Association

How much does National Mining Association give each year?

National Mining Association gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $2K in grants paid.

How large is National Mining Association?

National Mining Association reported $68.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $48.1M.

Where does National Mining Association operate?

National Mining Association has awarded grants in District of Columbia.

What is National Mining Association's EIN?

National Mining Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1916480. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 4, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 20, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 12, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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