Council on Foundations INC

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 1957Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 13-6068327

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 45 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.5M
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 96% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $11K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.4M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$12.9M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$13.5M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$31.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$12.9M
FY2024▼ -2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.2M
FY2021$12.0M
FY2022$11.5M
FY2023$13.2M
FY2024$12.9M
Expenses
$13.5M
FY2024▲ +10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.4M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$10.7M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$13.5M
Net assets
$31.8M
FY2024▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$23.4M
FY2021$25.5M
FY2022$30.4M
FY2023$33.0M
FY2024$31.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1957.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $11.0M Management & general 14% · $2.0M Fundraising 4% · $516K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990; $2.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$607,133Pt VII · Sec A
VP, People, Equity & Operations
$242,744Pt VII · Sec A
$231,338Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Membership, Development, & Finance
$224,193Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Government Affairs & Legal
$199,675Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Communications & Content
$196,620Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Programs & Peer Engagement
$171,106Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advisor, Community Philanthropy
$157,537Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Enright’s $607K as President & CEO is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Enright$607,133————
Kathleen Enright—$552,497$512,670$485,545$449,264
Chana Anderson$242,744————
Chana Anderson—$231,764$180,740——
Kristen Scott Kennedy$231,338————
Natalie Ross$224,193————
David Kass——$218,455$211,290$211,702
Margaret Bandera———$110,213$216,630

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

Supports philanthropic foundations by providing digital resources, peer connections, and strategic communications to help them improve their practices and advance the greater good.

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3 program services account for $11.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Member Services

the Council provides educational programs and resources about the issues and topics most impacting philanthropy, ensuring that our members have the tools they need to develop better ways of operating.

$8.3Mprogram expense
02

Strategic Communications

the Council shares the good work of philanthropy with our members, sector partners, media, and government through digital communications channels, publications, and knowledge products. We provide foundations with the information, resources, and connections they need to improve their practice and learn from their peers.

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Public Policy

the Council is a leading advocacy organization for the philanthropic sector and builds strong relationships with policy makers and regulators in order to advocate for laws and regulations that advance the greater good, enable diverse philanthropic endeavors to thrive, and spur the growth of charitable giving without increasing wealth…

$1.3Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$11K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $263K · 2020–2023

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4.5M
Money outPt IX
$13.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.0M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Fundraisingcol D$516K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$38.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4.5M
Total revenueLn 12$12.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$38.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$31.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $12.9M$13.5M−$524K$31.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.2M$12.3M$944K$33.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.5M$10.7M$774K$30.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.0M$9.6M$2.4M$25.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.2M$9.4M$2.8M$23.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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