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Filing year 2023

NATIONAL HEAD START ASSOCIATION

Alexandria, Virginia·EIN 52-1282065·3
Total revenue
$14.9M
Total assets
$30.9M
Total expenses
$11.2M
Reported officers
51
Mission

NHSA'S MISSION IS TO COALESCE, INSPIRE, AND SUPPORT THE HEAD START FIELD AS A LEADER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Executive Director
$387k
$424k
Base
$347k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$19k
Chief Financial Officer
$306k
$335k
Base
$272k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k
Deputy Director
key employee
$305k
$334k
Base
$272k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k
Senior Director of Conferences and Professional De
highest compensated employee
$209k
$229k
Base
$168k
Bonus
$20k
Other
Benefits
$9k
Deputy Director
key employee
$205k
$225k
Base
$189k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$9k
Chief Information Officer
chief information officer
$183k
$201k
Base
$157k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$16k
Senior Director of Data
highest compensated employee
$161k
$176k
Base
$143k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$9k
Director of Government Affairs
highest compensated employee
$160k
$175k
Base
$134k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k
Senior Director of Governance and Operations
$155k
$169k
Base
$140k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$8k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 42 unpaid individuals.

Down 22%
from 2022

From $495k in 2022 to $387k in 2023.

$495k
2022
$387k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 24% in real terms$559k to $424k

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, 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 HEAD START ASSOCIATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$14.8M
$10M
2022
$14.9M
$11.2M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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