EIN 53-0226780

National League of Cities (NLC)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(4)
Num. employees
127
Year formed
1933
Most recent tax filings
2023-09-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. Working in partnership with the 49 state municipal leagues, NLC serves as a resource to and an advocate for the more than 19,000 cities, villages and to...
Total revenues
$24,178,737
2023
Total expenses
$23,657,581
2023
Total assets
$51,241,556
2023
Num. employees
127
2023

Program areas at NLC

Membership services - various consultation services for member states and leagues, sponsoring seminars, reports to members based on research performed by nlc. Provided participation for members selected to serve on seven policy committees who develop policy positions and resolutions of the League, and hosted numerous webinars to keep members informed on issues of current interest. Members also serve on standing membership, finance, advisory, audit and investment advisory committees. Nlc has 2,721 Cities, towns, and villages and 49 state leagues as members of the National League of Cities. Conferences - hosted two conferences for members in november 2022 and march 2023. In addition, nlc conducted a least 30 workshops and 36 leadership training sessions for members.enterprise partnerships - continued to deliver a suite of business partner programs that serve Cities and towns and their residents with savings and solutions. Major programs include build america mutual, nlc's preferred provider of municipal bond insurance; the nlc service line warranty program powered by homeserve usa, which offers residents affordable warranty protection to repair broken or leaking water and sewer lines; the nlc prescription discount card program called "my healthy hometown rx," a free prescription discount program for residents of nlc member Cities; the nlc community showcase video program, which produces video websites for Cities and towns; and the public finance authority, which provides local community development financing; missionsquare retirement, a non-profit independent financial services corporation providing retirement plans and related services for more than a million public sector participant accounts; and polco, a citizen engagement and survey platform providing nlc members with discounted products and services for the utilization of actionable data to drive critical decisions for their municipalities.

Who funds National League of Cities (NLC)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
International Citycounty Management AssociationTechnical Assistance To Local Governments and Lend Expertise the Implementation of the Solsmart Program Management (Solsmart 2.0) Designed To Help Local Governments To Reduce Soft Cost Barriers To Solar Market Development and Made It Easier for Residents To Install Residential Solar Energy System.$103,252
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)For Participation in the National Engage Every Student Technical Assistance Consortium.$80,000
Edison Electric Institute (EEI)Contribution/program Support$31,250
...and 5 more grants received

Personnel at NLC

NameTitleCompensation
Clarence E AnthonyChief Executive Officer and Executive Director$484,130
Michael TerseckChief Financial Officer$0
Antoinette SamuelSenior Executive Director , Operations and Admin. / Former Deputy Executive Director / Deputy Director Executive Office / Deputy Executive Director$205,414
Irma Yesenia Esparza DiggsSenior Executive Director , Federal Advocacy / Executive and Director of Federal Relations$254,153
Tia Plunkett-McQueenSenior Executive Director , Human Resources$197,533
...and 12 more key personnel

Financials for NLC

RevenuesFYE 09/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$152,172
Program services$20,420,325
Investment income and dividends$1,149,013
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$884,079
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,573,148
Total revenues$24,178,737

Form 990s for NLC

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-092024-08-06990View PDF
2022-092023-08-15990View PDF
2021-092022-08-15990View PDF
2020-092021-08-14990View PDF
2019-092020-10-09990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
November 7, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 27, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
September 22, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
September 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
August 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $103,252 from International Citycounty Management Association
Nonprofit Types
Trade associationsBusiness and community development organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Business and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsPolitical advocacy
General information
Address
660 N Capitol St NW 450
Washington, DC 20001
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
nlc.org/ 
Phone
(877) 827-2385
Facebook page
NationalLeagueofCities 
Twitter profile
@leagueofcities 
IRS details
EIN
53-0226780
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1933
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S41: Promotion of Business
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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