Public Charity

Council on Foundations Inc

Council on Foundations Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in Washington, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $12.9M revenue, $13.5M expenses, $38.2M total assets. IRS filings disclose 17 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $424K.

EIN: 136068327 Washington, DC Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion NTEE: T50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$12.9M
Total Expenses$13.5M
Total Assets$38.2M
Grants Given17
Grant Total$424K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

The Council on Foundations fosters an environment where philanthropy can thrive and cultivates a community of diverse and skilled philanthropic professionals and organizations who lead with integrity, serve as ethical stewards and advocate for progress.

Where $100 goes at Council on Foundations Inc

How Council on Foundations Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$25 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$54
Member services
75% of program spending
$9
Strategic Communications
13% of program spending
$9
Public Policy
12% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

Washington, KS · 2024
Support for Annual National Conference for Growing Community Foundations.
$15,000
Accord, MA · 2024
General Support
$5,805
ARVADA, CO · 2023
CONFERENCE SUPPORT
$22,250
WASHINGTON, KS · 2023
EVENT SPONSORSHIP
$20,000
ST CLOUD, MN · 2023
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,913

Showing up to 5 of 17 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Ben Chandler
Director, Legal Benjamin Mcdearmon
Director Brandee Mchale
Director Brennan Gould
VP, People, Equity & Operations Chana Anderson
Senior Advisor, Community Philanthropy David Rosado

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$296,718 11 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$50,000 2 grants
Education
$40,000 2 grants
Training & Professional Development
$37,250 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $12.9M $13.5M $38.2M
2023 $13.2M $12.3M $39.9M
2022 $11.5M $10.7M $37.6M
2020 $12.2M $9.4M $27.5M
2019 $12.8M $10.7M $33.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $12.9M, with total assets most recently reported at $38.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, DC, KS, MA, MN.

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