National Restaurant Association
To serve our industry and impact its success, we: strengthen operations, mitigate risk and develop talent; advance and protect business vitality through national, state and local advocacy; and drive knowledge and collaboration.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$200.6M
-3.1% YoY
Annual Giving
$2.6M
+16.9% YoY
Grant Count
45
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$59K
+16.9% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $200,580,613 | $206,935,101 | $208,742,142 |
| Revenue | $116,506,047 | $112,585,728 | $97,254,330 |
| Expenses | $125,735,632 | $116,721,582 | $108,729,682 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $6,200,057 | $9,910,440 | $1,733,789 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
232 grants across all recorded years
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 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Lobdell | Chair | 5 | — |
| Richard Schneider | Vice Chair | 5 | — |
| Michael Axiotis | Treasurer | 5 | — |
| Scott Redler | Immediate Past Chair | 2 | — |
| Madelyn Alfano | Director | 2 | — |
| Anthony Anton | Director | 2 | — |
| Theodore J Balestreri | Director | 2 | — |
| Theodore Balestreri II | Director | 2 | — |
| Shaun Beard | Director, Ex-Officio | 2 | — |
| Archna Malhotra Becker | Director | 2 | — |
| Dagmar Boggs | Director | 2 | — |
| Ralph O Brennan | Director | 2 | — |
| Mark Bucher | Director | 2 | — |
| Blanca R Cabrera | Director | 2 | — |
| Brian E Casey | Director | 2 | — |
| Ashley Coneff | Director | 2 | — |
| Gregory B Cook | Director | 2 | — |
| Jeanne Cretella | Director | 2 | — |
| John Cywinski | Director | 2 | — |
| Steve Danon | Director | 2 | — |
| Horace G Dawson | Director | 2 | — |
| Tiffany Derry | Director | 2 | — |
| Carol B Dover | Director | 2 | — |
| Joseph Essa | Director | 2 | — |
| Anne Fink | Director | 2 | — |
| Greg Flynn | Director | 2 | — |
| James Fripp | Director - Ex-Officio | 2 | — |
| Michael Gonda | Director | 2 | — |
| German F Gonzalez Bernal | Director | 2 | — |
| Amanda Grimmer | Director | 2 | — |
| Victoria Gutierrez | Director | 2 | — |
| James Harris | Director | 2 | — |
| GJ Hart | Director | 2 | — |
| Philip J Hickey Jr | Director | 2 | — |
| John Horne | Director | 2 | — |
| Matthew Johnson | Director | 2 | — |
| Steven L Johnson | Director | 2 | — |
| Joseph J Kadow | Director | 2 | — |
| Simon Kim | Director | 2 | — |
| William Kitsilis | Director | 2 | — |
| Cathie Koch | Director | 2 | — |
| William D Kohl | Director, Ex-Officio | 2 | — |
| Camille J Lee-Johnson | Director | 2 | — |
| Rosalyn Mallet | Director | 2 | — |
| Dick E Marriott | Director | 2 | — |
| Juan E Martinez | Director | 2 | — |
| Debabrata Mazumdar | Director | 2 | — |
| Jett Mehta | Director | 2 | — |
| Perry Miele | Director | 2 | — |
| Adam Mills | Director | 2 | — |
| Lynn Minges | Director | 2 | — |
| Amber Moshakos | Director | 2 | — |
| Heather Leed Neary | Director | 2 | — |
| Aileen V Reilly | Director | 2 | — |
| Sonia Q Riggs | Director | 2 | — |
| Melvin Rodrigue | Director | 2 | — |
| Dan Rowe | Director | 2 | — |
| Sam Sanchez | Director | 2 | — |
| Christopher Savvides | Director | 2 | — |
| Laurie Schalow | Director | 2 | — |
| Peter Sclafani | Director | 2 | — |
| Grace Shea | Director | 2 | — |
| Kevin R Spratt | Director | 2 | — |
| Jay Stieber | Director | 2 | — |
| Joshua Kevin Alexander Suggs | Director | 2 | — |
| John D Tallichet | Director | 2 | — |
| Xavier Teixido | Director | 2 | — |
| Lance Trenary | Director | 2 | — |
| Regynald G Washington | Director | 2 | — |
| Christopher Wiken | Director | 2 | — |
| Michelle L Korsmo | President & CEO | 30 | $2,556,642 |
| Marvin F Irby | CAO (until 6/15/24) | 30 | $962,747 |
| Eric Ellis | CFO | 30 | $467,334 |
| Sean Kennedy | EVP, Policy & Government Affairs | 40 | $1,460,779 |
| Sherman L Brown | EVP, Business Services | 40 | $953,685 |
| Chris Rodgers | EVP, General Counsel & Corp. Sec. | 40 | $885,489 |
| Kevin A Steele | Chief Info. Officer (until 9/21/24) | 40 | $703,774 |
| Tia E Mattson | EVP, Enterprise Mktg. (until 9/21/24) | 40 | $686,271 |
| Dionne Harris | SVP, People & Culture | 40 | $451,237 |
| Ngocdung Vu | SVP, Mmbr./Strat. Dev. (until 3/9/24) | 40 | $399,829 |
| Hudson Riehle | SVP, Research & Knowledge | 40 | $389,365 |
| Angelo Amador | SVP, Legal Advocacy & Reg. Counsel | 8 | $367,794 |
| Daniel Roehl | VP, Federal Government Affairs | 40 | $347,464 |
| Matthew Walker | VP, Government Affairs | 40 | $345,735 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
District of Columbia $3.1M (27%)
California $1.2M (11%)
Rhode Island $743K (7%)
Massachusetts $658K (6%)
Michigan $575K (5%)
Virginia $410K (4%)
Arizona $345K (3%)
Illinois $340K (3%)
+32 more states
States
AlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIllinoisIndianaLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiNorth CarolinaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVirginiaWashingtonWisconsin
Cities
AlbanyAlbuquerqueAlexandriaAnchorageArlingtonAtlantaAugustaAustinBaltimoreBostonCharlotteChicagoColumbiaColumbusCranstonDallasDenverFairfieldFarmingtonGaithersburg
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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