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Filing year 2024

NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC

Westerville, Ohio·EIN 31-0961448·6
Total revenue
$7.2M
Total assets
$16.9M
Total expenses
$5.8M
Reported officers
23
Mission

THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION IS THE HALLMARK ORGANIZATION FOR ANYONE AFFILIATED WITH THE GROUNDWATER INDUSTRY. A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, NGWA IS COMPOSED OF U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL GROUNDWATER PROFESSIONALS-CONTRACTORS, SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, AND SUPPLIERS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO MEMBERS, GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, AND THE PUBLIC FOR SOUND SCIENTIFIC, ECONOMIC, AND BENEFICIAL DEVELOPMENT, PROTECTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE WORLD'S GROUNDWATER RESOURCES.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Chief Executive Officer
$294k
$317k
Base
$267k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k
Vice President of Operations
vice president
$171k
$184k
Base
$147k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k
Director of Membership
highest compensated employee
$144k
$155k
Director of Finance
$142k
$152k
Director of Publications
highest compensated employee
$133k
$143k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 18 unpaid individuals.

Up 12%
from 2023

From $262k in 2023 to $294k in 2024.

$262k
2023
$294k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 9% in real terms$290k to $317k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$6.4M
$5.5M
2023
$7.2M
$5.8M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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