NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE INC

EIN 52-1144663 · Human Services (P870)

What they do

National Captioning Institute is A Nonprofit Corporation Whose Primary Purposes Are to Deliver Effective Captioning Services and Encourage, Develop and Fund The Continuing Development of Captioning, Subtitling and Other Media Access Services for The Benefit of People Who Require Additional Access to Auditory and Visual Information. As Its Resources Permit and Opportunities Unfold With The Development of New Technology, NCI Will Support Services to People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Others Who, for Whatever Reason, Wherever Situated and Irrespective of Their Economic Conditions, Are Limited In Their Ability to Participate Fully In The World of Auditory or Visual Communications.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $79.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

78.86%of revenue went to mission work79.0% of expenses · Program services

$99.86spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

21.00%of revenue went to management and office costs21.0% of expenses

$0.68in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

0.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$13,082,369

Mission workProgram services$10,317,15578.86% of revenue79.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,747,49121.00% of revenue21.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$17,7230.14% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$13,064,64699.86% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 79.0% mission · 21.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.86% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 80.7% mission · 19.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.07% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.5% mission · 19.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.26% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.0% mission · 18.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.03% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 84.9% mission · 15.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.87% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 85.4% mission · 14.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.00% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 87.1% mission · 12.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.26% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 14.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.23% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$13,082,369

Expenses$13,064,646

Annual surplus $17,723 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$10,317,155 · 79.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,747,491 · 21.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$13,082,369

Expenses$13,064,646

Assets$8,909,274

Income$14,752,332

Contributions$71,470

Mission work (program services)$10,317,155

Management and general$2,747,491

Executive compensation (total)$884,560

Stocks and bonds$5,247,250

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

GENE CHAOCHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $325,613Base $325,000 · Other $613

BETH NUBBEEXECUTIVE VP/CHIEF ADMINIS · 40 hrs/week $185,489Base $177,692 · Other $7,797

MEREDITH PATTERSONPRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING · 40 hrs/week $179,881Base $179,231 · Other $650

LYDY PINZON DADLEYVP OF SALES & MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $112,595Base $112,060 · Other $535

PAULA MCGRAWDIRECTOR OF IT · 40 hrs/week $112,460Base $105,073 · Other $7,387

STEPHANIE VEVERKAASSISTANT CORPORATE SECRET · 40 hrs/week $106,463Base $98,782 · Other $7,681

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (12)

GENE CHAOCHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO

BETH NUBBEEXECUTIVE VP/CHIEF ADMINIS

MEREDITH PATTERSONPRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING

LYDY PINZON DADLEYVP OF SALES & MARKETING

PAULA MCGRAWDIRECTOR OF IT

STEPHANIE VEVERKAASSISTANT CORPORATE SECRET

ACHIN BHOWMIKTRUSTEE

DRAKE SMITHTRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR & TREA

EDWARD MOREATRUSTEE

HANS-JUERGEN DESORTRUSTEE

KATHLEEN JOAQUINTRUSTEE

SUSAN HAYESTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1979
Location: 14801 Murdock Street 210, Chantilly, VA 20151
County: Fairfax
In care of: Beth Nubbe
Primary officer: Beth Nubbe, Chair of the Board

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailmarketing@ncicap.org Phone(703) 917-7646

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: THOMPSON HUGHES & TROLLINGER PLLC
NTEE classification: Human Services (P870)
IRS tax category: Periodical Publishers