National Basketball Players Association

The National Basketball Players Association is a labor union that represents basketball players in the National Basketball Association. It was founded in 1954, making it the oldest trade union of the four major North American professional sports leagues. However, the NBPA did not get recognition by the NBA team owners until ten years later. Its offices are located in the historic Park and Tilford Building in New York City. It was briefly a trade association after dissolving as a union during the 2011 NBA lockout.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Labor Union, National/International Union
Issue Areas: Labor Policy
Location: New York, NY View on map
Tax ID: 23-7038813
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $385,523,445 Revenue: $290,977,274 Expenses: $294,526,767

The National Basketball Players Association is a labor union that represents basketball players in the National Basketball Association. It was founded in 1954, making it the oldest trade union of the four major North American professional sports leagues. However, the NBPA did not get recognition by the NBA team owners until ten years later. Its offices are located in the historic Park and Tilford Building in New York City. It was briefly a trade association after dissolving as a union during the 2011 NBA lockout.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $385,523,445 $290,977,274 $294,526,767 View
2023 $370,225,069 $311,286,181 $319,511,723 View
2022 $376,012,184 $38,432,732 $42,192,473 View
2020 $227,036,980 $67,637,656 $27,387,994 View

Revenue Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 103

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Tamika TremaglioEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 11/23)$2,278,896
Gary ArrickCFO (THRU 07/24)$840,330
Ronald KlempnerSENIOR COUNSEL$652,931
Chrysa ChinCHIEF PLAYER ENGAGEMENT OFFICER$649,322
David OkhumaleCOO (THRU 11/23)$583,558
Matteo ZurettiCHIEF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS$533,214
Andre IguodalaEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/23)$433,184
Purvis ShortCHIEF PLAYER PROGRAMS$413,022
David FosterDEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL$349,455
Donovan MitchellVICE PRESIDENT$200,000
Mikal BridgesPLAYER REPRESENTATIVE (03/24-07/24)$80,000
Jamal MurrayPLAYER REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 03/24)$45,000
Kenneth Murphy IIIPLAYER REPRESENTATIVE$40,000
Alex CarusoPLAYER REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 07/24)$12,500
Harrison BarnesSECRETARY/TREASURER (THRU 08/24)$12,500
Josh OkogiePLAYER REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 01/24)$12,000

Grant Activity

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $6,026,421
  • Number of Grants: 16
  • Number of Recipients: 6

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$776,7962023 Womens National Basketball Players AssociationOPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE
$500,0002024 Basketball Players Union DBA Next Gen Basketball Players UnionOPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE
$500,0002024 Womens National Basketball Players AssociationOPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE
$500,0002023 Basketball Players Union DBA Next Gen Basketball Players UnionOPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE
$500,0002022 Womens National Basketball Players AssociationOPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE
$238,5932022 Nbpa Medical Research Foundation IncOPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE
$223,7302020 Womens National Basketball Players AssociationOperational assistance
$79,5762023 Nbpa Medical Research Foundation IncOPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE
$71,4082024 Nbpa Medical Research Foundation IncOPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE
$5,3752023 Multiple EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) RecipientsDONATION FOR BASKETBALL COURT REFURBISHMENT

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