The National Center for

Public charity · Grantmaker Alachua, FL EIN: 54-1779583

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The National Center for at a glance

In short: The National Center for gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$45,692,425
+17.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The National Center for funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

National Technical Honor Society: $10KNational Technical HonorSociety$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was National Technical Honor Society ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 14 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ArlingtonFlat RockOwassoAtlantaDallasGainesvilleHagerstownWashington

How The National Center for gives

  • Giving fell 87% from 2022 to 2025. 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$50K$100K$150K$200K3 grants2020 6 grants2021 4 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $185K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Technical Honor Society Flat Rock, NCScholarship$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
2025$45,692,425$31,586,196$26,704,141$10,0001$1,537,479
2024$38,997,495$27,451,521$25,470,329$10,0001$1,174,496
2023$35,662,305$21,867,813$24,394,941$30,0002$1,859,410
2022$38,292,438$18,038,216$23,021,345$75,5004$1,191,872
2021$48,124,151$16,889,028$16,554,655$185,0006$1,627,462
2020$45,937,516$13,147,386$12,583,756$70,0003$691,815

About The National Center for

Based on IRS filings

The National Center for is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Alachua, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $45.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $1.5M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The National Center for is led by Boyd Worsham, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 8 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Boyd Worsham

    President & CEO

    President → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $400K (2020) → $544K (2025)

  • Glen Gulino

    Chairman

    Member → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Malinda Parker

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $171K (2024) → $187K (2025)

  • Melissa Perkins

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $177K (2024) → $199K (2025)

  • Christopher Morsics

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $227K (2025)

  • Paget Bottichio

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $202K (2025)

  • Robert Jones

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $195K (2025)

  • Jennifer Wilkerson

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $144K (2020) → $318K (2025)

  • Lisa Strite

    Clo

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $186K (2021) → $325K (2025)

  • Chelle Travis

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Fabre

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Groves

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Chapin

    Vice Chairman

    Member → Vice Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Charles Dabadie

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Lynn

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Nixon

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Bennett

    Member

    Chairman → Imm Past Cha, 2021

    Imm Past Cha → Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monique Ford

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray Issa

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rudy Ramirez III

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Odendahl

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Marshall

    Immediate Past Chairman

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2023

    Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen P. Mulva PhD

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Toups

    Member

    Immediate Past C → Immediate Past Chairman, 2024

    Immediate Past Chairman → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Rader

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tricia Thibodeaux

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Bowman

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rae Magistro

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Ray

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leann Curry

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Wane

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chuck Goodirch

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meredith Woods

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pete Ruiz

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve McKalvey

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Mik Hartel (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Matthew Clark (2022–2024) — Manager
  • Former: Shannon P. Craig (2022–2024) — Member
  • Former: Justin Saylor (2023–2024) — CMO
  • Former: Patrick Duffy (2024) — Senior Product Manager
  • Former: Clint Gibbs (2020–2023) — CFO
  • Former: Brendan McAndrews (2021–2023) — Member
  • Former: Tim Solon (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Claudia Guerere (2023) — Psychometric
  • Former: William Keller (2023) — Sftwr Archit
  • Former: Andy Dupuy (2020–2022) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Dan Belcher (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Leann Wilson (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Michael Kenig (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Sam Lyon (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Tim Taylor (2022) — Director
  • Former: Alicia Edsen (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Cathy Tyler (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Donald Whyte (2020–2021) — Retired CEO
  • Former: Nicole Calamaio (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Robin Renschen (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Ryan Wilder (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tyler London (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Allyson Butts (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Davis (2020) — Member
  • Former: Katrina Kersch (2020) — COO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Boyd Worsham — President & CEO: $544KBoyd WorshamPresident & CEO$544KLisa Strite — CLO: $325KLisa StriteCLO$325KJennifer Wilkerson — Vice President: $318KJennifer WilkersonVice President$318KChristopher Morsics — Director: $227KChristopher MorsicsDirector$227KPaget Bottichio — Director: $202KPaget BottichioDirector$202KMelissa Perkins — Director: $199KMelissa PerkinsDirector$199KRobert Jones — Director: $195KRobert JonesDirector$195KMalinda Parker — Director: $187KMalinda ParkerDirector$187K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $544K, to Boyd Worsham (President & CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The National Center for

How much does The National Center for give each year?

The National Center for gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is The National Center for?

The National Center for reported $45.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $31.6M.

What is The National Center for?

The National Center for is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Alachua, FL. It holds $45.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The National Center for operate?

The National Center for has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia.

What is The National Center for's EIN?

The National Center for's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1779583. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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