THE NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUN
EIN 45-0983015 · Libraries (B70)
What they do
OUR PURPOSES ARE to ENCOURAGE, ACCEPT and ADMINISTER PRIVATE GIFTS to PROMOTE and ENSURE THE PRESERVATION and PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY of THE NATIONS SOUND RECORDING HERITAGE HELD AT THE LIBRARY of CONGRESS and OTHER PUBLIC and NONPROFIT ARCHIVES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES; and to FURTHER THE GOALS of THE LIBRARY of CONGRESS and THE NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION BOARD IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR DUTIES UNDER THE NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION ACT of 2000 and THE LIBRARY of CONGRESS SOUND RECORDING and FILM PRESERVATION PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION ACT of 2008.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $99.90 was reported for mission work and $53.80 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Financial picture
A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.
How each $100 of revenue was used
The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.
Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.
Pause before giving. This filing reports that 53.8% of spending went to fundraising and 99.9% went to mission work. Ask the charity to explain these numbers and show recent results.
Has the pattern changed?
Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (9)
DAVIA NELSONDIRECTOR
DR CARLA HAYDENEX OFFICIO DIRECTOR
ERIC J SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
GARRETT LEVINDIRECTOR
GEORGE MASSENBERGDIRECTOR
JESSE A JOHNSTONDIRECTOR / SECRETARY
JUDY TSOUDIRECTOR
KENNETH SILVERBERGGENERAL COUNSEL
SAM BRYLAWSKIDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2012
- Location
- CO SILVERBERG 799 9TH ST NW 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-0000
- County
- District of Columbia
- In care of
- % KENNETH SILVERBERG
- Primary officer
- KENNETH SILVERBERG, GENERAL COUNSEL
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- NTEE classification
- Libraries (B70)
- IRS tax category
- Libraries
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes