EIN 36-2960981

National Futures Association (NFA)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
641
Year formed
1976
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
As a congressionally authorized self-regulatory organization, National Futures Association (Nfa) is the self-regulatory organization for the u.s. derivatives industry, including on-exchange traded Futures, retail off-exchange foreign currency (forex) ...
Total revenues
$139,826,383
2023
Total expenses
$130,012,810
2023
Total assets
$213,811,292
2023
Num. employees
641
2023

Program areas at NFA

Registrationnfa screens all firms and individuals wishing to register with the cftc and become Nfa members. Nfa's registration department processed 293 firm registrations and over 4,000 individual registrations.registration investigation cases Nfa's registration investigations group opened approximately 1,100 cases. These investigation cases are due to information obtained during Nfa's background checks. (continued in schedule o)(continuance of part iii, line 4a)information center Nfa's information center - a service Nfa offers to members and the investing public - received 17,400 calls and responded to 4,100 emails.enforcement actions enforcement of Nfa rules is critical to the effectiveness of the self-regulatory process. In fiscal year 2023: Nfa's business conduct committee issued 13 complaints against 26 respondents. A number of these cases involved members and associates who failed to supervise, cooperate with Nfa in an investigation or observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade or comply with recordkeeping requirements.nfa's disciplinary panels issued 14 decisions and ordered 3 membership bars, 2 membership suspensions, and Nfa imposed over $3 million in regulatory fines.

Personnel at NFA

NameTitleCompensation
Thomas W. SextonPresident and Chief Executive Officer$1,025,723
David L. HawryszSenior Vice President , Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$568,032
Edward J. DassoSenior Vice President Market Regulation$610,556
Karen K. WuertzSenior Vice President External Affairs and Communications$497,428
Timothy J. McHenrySenior Vice President Information Systems$651,312
...and 30 more key personnel

Financials for NFA

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Program services$136,619,488
Investment income and dividends$3,206,895
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$139,826,383

Form 990s for NFA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-11-14990View PDF
2022-062022-11-11990View PDF
2021-062021-11-12990View PDF
2020-062021-06-08990View PDF
2019-062020-01-22990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
January 5, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 4, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
July 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 12, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Trade associationsBusiness and community development organizations
Issues
Business and industry
Characteristics
Memberships
General information
Address
320 S Canal 2400
Chicago, IL 60606
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
nfa.futures.org/ 
Phone
(312) 781-1300
Facebook page
NFACareers 
Twitter profile
@nfa_news 
IRS details
EIN
36-2960981
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1976
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S40: Business and Industry
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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