National Motor Freight Traffic Ass… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1956

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Deborah Sparks

Phone

7038381810

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

National Motor Freight Traffic Association Inc, founded in 1956, is a mid-sized nonprofit that reported $10.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 32% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $15.5M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 50% operating deficit.

Mission

NMFTA's mission is to promote, advance and improve the welfare and interests of the motor carrier industry through research, analysis, distribution of information and aggregation of data that facilitates education and best practices associated with motor carrier transportation; to develop and maintain standard identification codes used by the transportation industry; and to facilitate the establishment of freight classification of property, packaging specifications, rules, and related practices in the National Motor Freight Classification.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Publishing and maintaining standard carrier alpha codes for transportation companies of all modes to facilitate computerization in the transportation industry; publishing the National Motor Freight Classification for less-than-truckload motor carriers and their customers; publishing and maintaining standard point location codes for the identification of points that originate and receive transportation in North America to facilitate computerization in the industry.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $0

Program Service Revenue $11,324,360

Investment Income $-1,521,883

Other Revenue $552,546

TOTAL REVENUE $10,355,023

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $8,150,535

Fundraising Expenses $0

Other Expenses $7,374,140

TOTAL EXPENSES $15,524,675

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$10,355,023	$15,158,609	-0.3%
Expenses	$15,524,675	$14,219,247	+0.1%
Net Income	$-5,169,652	$939,362	-6.5%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$477,652

Total Directors

$477,652

Key Employees

$643,630

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Clete Cordero	Chairman	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Richard Ellis	Vice Chairman	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Scott O'Keefe	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Steve Hartmann	Director at Large	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Glen Merkel	Director at Large	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Edward Marsh	Director at Large	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Scott Thomley	Director at Large	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mike Morgan	Director at Large	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lloyd Rawson	Director at Large	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tim Vander Pol	Director at Large	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Deborah Sparks	Executive Director	40.00	Officer Director	$453,520	$24,132	$477,652
Lesley Veldstra Killingsworth	Immediate Past Chairman	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Leslie Tate	Administration VP	40.00	Key Emp	$260,351	$13,779	$274,130
Joseph Ohr	Chief Operating Officer	40.00	Key Emp	$339,375	$30,125	$369,500
Caroline B Lyle	Marketing VP	40.00	Highest	$557,796	$14,074	$571,870
Sean Greenberg	Director of Engineering	40.00	Highest	$202,262	$21,594	$223,856
Kenneth Kulinski	Software Developer	40.00	Highest	$192,745	$20,278	$213,023
Keith Peterson	VP of Operations	40.00	Highest	$194,308	$21,187	$215,495
Holly Taylor	Director of Product	40.00	Highest	$196,425	$18,592	$215,017

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$10,355,023	$15,524,675	$68,524,713	$-5,169,652
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$15,158,609	$14,219,247	$66,497,983	$939,362
2023	$15,193,666	$12,083,564	$62,354,408	$3,110,102
2022	$14,918,863	$8,873,179	$57,212,023	$6,045,684
2021	$11,675,986	$7,685,874	$59,067,846	$3,990,112
2020	$11,239,793	$7,922,262	$47,201,985	$3,317,531
2019	$11,002,629	$7,657,987	$43,089,111	$3,344,642
2018	$11,010,114	$6,934,067	$39,174,222	$4,076,047

National Motor Freight Traffic Association Inc