North American Technician Excellence
The largest certification program for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration technicians in North America, built and governed by the HVACR industry itself.
Financial profile
North American Technician Excellence · EIN 75-2705796 · 501(c)(6)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $2,118,252 | $0 | $1,943,433 | $2,117,343 | $1,924,291 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $1,833,428 | $10,000 | $1,739,039 | $1,957,043 | $1,923,382 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $1,727,917 | $10,000 | $1,603,217 | $1,866,885 | $2,046,997 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $1,656,027 | $10,000 | $1,515,570 | $1,880,952 | $2,185,965 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $2,328,944 | $10,000 | $2,209,962 | $2,006,061 | $2,410,890 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $2,334,347 | $10,000 | $2,231,260 | $2,156,225 | $2,088,007 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies North American Technician Excellence is read alongside.
HE
HVAC Excellence
A certification and program accreditation body for the HVACR trade that validates both technicians and the…
64 companies named
NIASE
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
The nonprofit body that certifies automotive service and repair professionals, whose blue ASE seal signals a…
RSES
Refrigeration Service Engineers Society
A long-standing membership society for heating, refrigeration and air conditioning service technicians…
153 companies named
NICIE
National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies
A certification authority for engineering technicians and technologists, whose credentials in fields like…
NCCER
National Center for Construction Education and Research
A national credentialing and standardized curriculum body that turns craft skill in construction into a…
20 companies named
Who backs NATE
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs North American Technician Excellence's peers, but not North American Technician Excellence
Companies named publicly by at least one of North American Technician Excellence's five peer societies, and not found in North American Technician Excellence's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The largest certification program for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration technicians in North America, built and governed by the HVACR industry itself.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Citadel
Led from the center, built to endure.
The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.
Also reads toward The League and The Guild.
Strengths
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