NCMA Education Research Foundation
NCMA Education Research Foundation is a private foundation focused on Employment, based in Herndon, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $63K. Net investment income was $1.9M.
NCMA Education Research Foundation at a glance
In short: NCMA Education Research Foundation gave $63K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $62,930
- +22.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,992
- +35.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $10,118,116
- +15.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who NCMA Education Research Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association ($25K across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $32K.
Organizations only. It also paid 6 grants to individuals ($30,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
60 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 60 grants of 60 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How NCMA Education Research Foundation gives
- Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 129% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2024) to $497K (2019). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $63K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association Herndon, VA | 2025.006 Building Envelope Embodied Carbon Study Phase II | $12,500 |
| Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association Herndon, VA | 2025.007 CMHA Internships | $12,430 |
| Arizona Masonry Council Chandler, AZ | 2025.002 Southwest Guide To Masonry - Phase II | $7,500 |
| 6 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $30,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,118,116 | $1,939,902 | $834,038 | $62,930 | 9 | $786,641 | $1,891,336 | $611,286 |
| 2024 | $8,772,562 | $572,756 | $800,513 | $51,525 | 10 | $758,887 | $530,630 | $572,382 |
| 2023 | $8,798,399 | $134,439 | $885,041 | $97,280 | 13 | $824,844 | $219,448 | $558,940 |
| 2022 | $9,316,407 | $550,115 | $886,211 | $141,211 | 14 | $816,858 | $506,762 | $588,033 |
| 2021 | $9,289,907 | $733,031 | $468,546 | $98,935 | 14 | $421,659 | $696,030 | $577,940 |
| 2020 | $9,103,834 | $426,548 | $438,340 | $272,725 | 18 | — | $381,607 | $467,466 |
| 2019 | $9,106,626 | $281,710 | $661,002 | $497,257 | 23 | — | $235,887 | $654,005 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, NCMA Education Research Foundation reported a distributable amount of $611K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
NCMA Education Research Foundation is led by David Pitre, Cmha Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Pitre
Cmha Chair
Past Chair → Ex-Officio, 2024
Ex-Officio → Cmha Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard O'Connor
Finance Committee Chair
Ex-Officio Member - Investment & Finance Chair → Ex-Officio, 2024
Ex-Officio → Finance Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Suszek
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Wilhelms
Program Committee Chair
Ex-Officio → Program Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Berry
Trustee
Chair → Past Chair, 2023
Past Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Boyer
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rich Solomon
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Lidinsky
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barry Diller
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jos Daz
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Meyer
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Sowka
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zach Boyd
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Thomas
Treasurer
Treasurer - Ncma President → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Starling Johnson
Cmha Vice Chair
Trustee → Cmha Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erik Absalon
Immediate Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Fizzano
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brendan Quinn
Vice Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendel Stewart
Staff Liaison
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Jose Diaz (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Patrick Sauter (2020–2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Matt Lynch (2021–2024) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Brent Gleason (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jody Wall (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Sam Hoehner (2022–2024) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Bradley Gardner (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Marshall Brown (2019–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Pat Sauter (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Robert Sullivan (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Travis Hildore (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Rich O'Connor (2022–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Justin Campbell (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Pete Hoyt (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Bob Sullivan (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jeff Speck (2022) — Chair & Program Review Committee
- Former: Lori Tiefenthaler (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Hunt (2022) — Trustee
- Former: David Biggs (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin Brown (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin Curtis (2019–2021) — Past Chair Meeting
- Former: Rocky Jenkins (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio Member - Ncma Chair
- Former: Don Windle (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Grady Gunn (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Stanley Mccarthy (2020–2021) — Past Chair of the Meeting
- Former: Stephen Hunt (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas Finch (2020–2021) — Ex-Officio Member - Ncma Past Chair
- Former: Jeffrey Speck (2021) — Ex-Officio Member - Prc Chair
- Former: Paul Hargest (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Bill McHugh (2019) — Past Chair
- Former: Dana Morse (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Darryl Winegar (2019) — Ncma Chair
- Former: Jason Schmitz (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Joe Bowen (2019) — Trustee, Investment & Fina Committee Chair
- Former: Kent Waide (2019) — Ncma Past Chair
- Former: Mike Carlson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Monica Manolas (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Weber (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Stan McCarthy (2019) — Chair-Elect
- Former: Tom Finch (2019) — Ncma Chair-Elect
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.
Frequently asked questions about NCMA Education Research Foundation
How much does NCMA Education Research Foundation give each year?
NCMA Education Research Foundation gave $63K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $52K across 10 grants.
What is NCMA Education Research Foundation's typical grant size?
NCMA Education Research Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,992, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does NCMA Education Research Foundation give grants?
NCMA Education Research Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Arizona (12%) and Ohio (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Herndon, VA (2 grants).
Does NCMA Education Research Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on NCMA Education Research Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is NCMA Education Research Foundation?
NCMA Education Research Foundation reported $10.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $787K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $611K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is NCMA Education Research Foundation?
NCMA Education Research Foundation is a private foundation focused on Employment, based in Herndon, VA. It holds $10.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is NCMA Education Research Foundation's EIN?
NCMA Education Research Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1524318. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 30, 2024)
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