National Merit Scholarship Corporation

Education
Evanston, Illinois
EIN 36-2307745
Tax-exempt since 1957

Firms paid: 1
Fees reported, 2019–2024: $957K
Fees reported in 2024: $137K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $59.1M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$136,500 to 1 fundraiser · $136,500 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers National Merit Scholarship Corporation paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
CCS ConsultingCapital campaignsFundraising planning and strategy	Fundraising planning and strategy	$136,500

Also among its largest contractors in 2024

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

CCS ConsultingCapital campaignsFundraising Services$399,115

All firms paid

Fundraisers National Merit Scholarship Corporation reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
CCS ConsultingCapital campaigns	2019–2024 · 4 years	$956,782

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

CCS ConsultingCapital campaigns

Form 990 Snapshot

National Merit Scholarship Corporation's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$59.1M	$29.8M	$1.8M	$137K
2023	$39.1M	$31.2M	$2.0M	$491K
2022	$44.1M	$32.8M	$1.3M	$244K
2020	$50.2M	$33.7M	$1.3M	—
2019	$44.0M	$34.8M	$1.7M	$85K
2018	$49.0M	$35.8M	$1.6M	—

Fees are what National Merit Scholarship Corporation reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.