Council on Foundations is a trade / professional association based in Washington, DC that was founded in 1957. As of 2019 they had $36 million in revenue and $34 million in assets.
The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association providing philanthropic organizations with the leadership and tools they need to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good.
Member services - the Council ensures that Foundations are connected to high-quality services across a broad range of needs. To this end, the Council has become both a developer and go-to source for educational expertise and networking opportunities related to core field-wide issues (e.g., educational expertise that supports the field's ability to achieve standards of strong governance and effectiveness in grantmakers). Additionally, the Council seeks opportunities to partner with the broader network of philanthropic infrastructure organizations to co-create and deliver high-quality, co-branded educational offerings.
Strategic communications - increase outreach and communications to members, infrastructure partners, the field, and the media through multiple high-impact communications platforms. The Council capitalizes on 21st century trends of networking and knowledge management, incorporating innovative uses of technology. This ensures Foundations are connected to one another (for peer-to-peer learning) and to expert content to address their most pressing needs.
Public policy - the Council is the leading advocacy organization promoting a positive vision for philanthropy, making philanthropy consequential, and conveying to influential public leaders and policy makers a compelling, clear agenda and case for enabling philanthropy. The Council strives to ensure a positive legislative and regulatory environment for philanthropy, as well as highlight for lawmakers the critical work being done by Foundations in communities across the country. These efforts entail advancing public policies on key issues, including tax policy. With respect to our advocacy efforts, any activities that meet the definition of lobbying are reported on supplemental schedule c.
Fiscal year ending | Date received by IRS | Form | PDF link |
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2018-12 | Feb 6, 2020 | 990 | View PDF |
2017-12 | Feb 21, 2019 | 990 | View PDF |
2016-12 | Jan 18, 2018 | 990 | View PDF |
2015-12 | Jan 10, 2017 | 990 | View PDF |
2014-12 | Sep 29, 2015 | 990 | View PDF |
...and five more Form 990 PDFs |
Field | 2018 |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $29,853,060 |
Program services | $5,182,156 |
Investment income and dividends | $191,619 |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 |
Royalty revenue | $0 |
Net rental income | $570,682 |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $556,263 |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous revenues | $330,838 |
Total revenues | $36,684,618 |
Vendor | Services | Amount paid | Date |
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Microsoft Services | Software | 2020-03-17 | |
██████ | Content management system software | 2020-03-03 | |
██████████ | CRM software | 2020-03-03 | |
██████████ | Association management software | 2020-03-03 | |
███████ | Marketing software; CRM software; Content management system software | 2020-03-03 | |
███ ██ ███ | Tax accounting; Audit accounting; Accounting | $115,416 | 2020-02-06 |
████████ █████████████ | It Consultant | $146 | 2020-02-06 |
███████ ██████ █████ ███ | Policy Consultation | $1,806 | 2020-02-06 |
...and four more vendors |
Name | Title | Compensation | Most recent data |
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Kathleen Enright | President and Chief Executive Officer | - | Oct. 3, 2020 |
Veronique N Spruill | And President and Chief Executive Officer | $205,753 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
████████ ███████ | Chief Operating Officer | - | Oct. 3, 2020 |
█████ █████ | Chief Financial Officer | $218,571 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
███████ █████ ███████ | Chief of Staff | - | Oct. 3, 2020 |
█████ ████ | Vice President, Government Affairs and Strategic Communications | - | Oct. 3, 2020 |
████ ███████ | Vice President of Technology | - | June 12, 2019 |
███████ ████ | Vice President, Resource Development and Strategic Opportunities | $149,649 | Oct. 3, 2020 |
█████ █████ ██████ | Vice President, Programs and Peer Engagement | $147,370 | Oct. 3, 2020 |
████ ██ ██████ | Vice President, Culture, Talent, and Equity | - | Aug. 18, 2019 |
...and 30 more key personnel |