2026-05-14T10:00:17-05:00 2025-06-30 541487262 MATTHEWS CARTER & BOYCE 12730 FAIR LAKES CIRCLE SUITE 510 FAIRFAX VA 22033 990 2024-07-01 526055389 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES NATI 3015881800 8403 COLESVILLE RD 1100 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 KELLY MCFARLAND STRATMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3015881800 2026-05-14 1 0 X KATHLEEN M FLAHERTY P00969957 7032183600 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X KELLY MCFARLAND STRATMAN 8403 COLESVILLE RD 1100 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 3705371 0 X WWW.SOCIALSTUDIES.ORG X 1921 MD FOUNDED IN 1921, NCSS ADVOCATES AND BUILDS CAPACITY FOR HIGH-QUALITY SOCIAL STUDIES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ENSURE STUDENTS ARE EDUCATED AND INSPIRED FOR LIFELONG INQUIRY AND INFORMED CIVIC ACTION. 16 16 14 16 158118 0 375009 112150 2928701 3395824 24942 33414 115733 127121 3444385 3668509 97674 63190 0 0 1165769 1158803 0 0 0 2011569 2563601 3275012 3785594 169373 -117085 1907398 1697281 1054995 932412 852403 764869 FOUNDED IN 1921, NCSS ADVOCATES AND BUILDS CAPACITY FOR HIGH-QUALITY SOCIAL STUDIES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ENSURE STUDENTS ARE EDUCATED AND INSPIRED FOR LIFELONG INQUIRY AND INFORMED CIVIC ACTION. 0 0 1112513 19000 150085 PUBLICATIONS AND MAILING -NCSS PUBLISHES FOUR PEER REVIEWED JOURNALSSOCIAL EDUCATION, SOCIAL STUDIES AND THE YOUNG LEARNER, MIDDLE LEVEL LEARNING, AND THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATIONPROVIDING INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, CURRICULUM RESOURCES, AND RESEARCH FOR EDUCATORS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION. NCSS ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL TO PRODUCE THE ANNUAL NOTABLE TRADE BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIST. PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND DIGITAL FORMATS AND ARE WIDELY USED BY TEACHERS, LIBRARIES, AND UNIVERSITIES. IN ADDITION TO JOURNALS, NCSS PUBLISHES NEWSLETTERS AND PROFESSIONAL BOOKS TO SUPPORT EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT, ADDING FIVE NEW TITLES THIS YEAR ON TOPICS INCLUDING DATA LITERACY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 534601 38190 778890 MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICES -NCSS, FOUNDED IN 1921, IS THE NATION'S LARGEST PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION, SERVING K12 TEACHERS, CURRICULUM SPECIALISTS, HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY, AND EDUCATION LEADERS NATIONWIDE. MEMBERS RECEIVE PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS, A DIGITAL RESOURCE LIBRARY, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND ACCESS TO NCSS COMMONS, THE ONLINE MEMBER COMMUNITY. NCSS ALSO RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE THROUGH ITS ANNUAL AWARDS AND SUPPORTS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS THROUGH RHO KAPPA, THE NATIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES HONOR SOCIETY PROMOTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP. 1245801 6000 2376366 CONFERENCE - THE NCSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS THE NATION'S LARGEST GATHERING OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATORS, DRAWING ABOUT 3,500 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR. THE EVENT FEATURES MORE THAN 500 WORKSHOPS, CLINICS, AND SESSIONS LED BY EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, AND CIVIC LEADERS, ALONG WITH 150+ EXHIBITS. PROGRAMS ADDRESS INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE ACROSS ALL SOCIAL STUDIES DISCIPLINES AND INCLUDE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS. 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