Managed Funds Association FY2021 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(6)Since 1991EIN 77-0277826

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Managed Funds Association (mfa), based in washington, d.c., new york city, brussels, and london, represents the global alternative asset management industry. Mfa's mission is to advance the ability of alternative asset managers to raise capital, invest IT, and generate returns for their beneficiaries. Mfa advocates on behalf of its membership and convenes stakeholders to address global regulatory, operational, and business issues. Mfa has more than 180 fund manager members, including traditional hedge Funds, private credit Funds, and hybrid Funds, that employ a diverse set of investment strategies. Member firms help pension plans, university endowments, charitable foundations, and other institutional investors diversify their investments, manage risk, and generate attractive returns throughout the economic cycle.

$7.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $95K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$7.6M
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$13.9M
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
34
of 34 voting members
Looks good: 34 of 34 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$21.2M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$21.6M
Net assets
$10.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$21.2M
FY2021▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19.9M
FY2021$21.2M
FY2022$24.4M
FY2023$28.0M
FY2024$31.7M
FY2024$30.2M
Expenses
$21.6M
FY2021▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$20.8M
FY2021$21.6M
FY2022$25.2M
FY2023$27.0M
FY2024$31.1M
FY2024$30.0M
Net assets
$10.9M
FY2021▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.3M
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$11.9M
FY2024$12.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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 Apr 1994.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

50 people listed on the 990; $7.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former President & CEO
$940,770Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$940,390Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & MD, Chief Commercial Officer
$740,943Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & MD, Gnrl Counsl (thru 2/21)
$659,997Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & MD, COO
$624,529Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & MD, International Affairs
$515,503Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & MD, Gov Rltns (thru 2/21)
$495,990Pt VII · Sec A
Associate General Counsel
$459,360Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bryan Corbett$3,092,376$2,856,675$2,672,699$2,491,296$940,390—
Richard Baker—————$1,526,295
Richard Baker Term 22020————$940,770—
Jennifer Han$888,196$833,160$700,645$517,790$458,432$392,589
Peter Donovan$876,532$834,939$661,160$629,670$624,529$589,753
Jillien Flores$874,571$820,768$710,175$433,873——
Brooke Harlow—$505,471$414,201$740,423$740,943$685,714
Mark Epley———$140,680$659,997$623,334

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for the global alternative investment industry by promoting sound public policies, sharing best practices, and educating the public on hedge funds' economic contributions.

Provided by the organization

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Communication

Through outreach to journalists and thought leaders, mfa informs coverage of the alternative investments industry and highlights the work our members do to provide retirement security for workers, capital for businesses, and increased resources for endowments and foundations.

Pt IX · col B
02

Advocacy

Mfa promotes public policies that foster efficient, transparent and fair capital markets. With input from our members, mfa works constructively with policymakers to help inform the legislative and regulatory processes.

Pt IX · col B
03

Education

Each year mfa holds dozens of conferences, forums and other events that give our members the tools and information they need to thrive in an evolving global regulatory landscape.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$21.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$21.6M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$10.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23.0M
Total assetsLn 16$24.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
50
listed · VII A
PaidVII A16
Voting boardVI 1a34
IndependentVI 1b34
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$21.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19.8M
SavingsLn 2$3.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$423K
Other assetsLn 15$357K
Total assetsLn 16$24.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.9M
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 643
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19.4M$23.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$598K$423K
Total assetsLn 16$21.2M$24.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.9M$13.9M
Net assetsLn 32$11.3M$10.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6.3M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$127K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$252K
Payroll taxesLn 10$472K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.1M
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$3.5M
Investment management feesLn 11f$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$827K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$637K
Office expensesLn 13$461K
Information technologyLn 14$467K
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M
TravelLn 17$103K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$280K
InsuranceLn 23$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$468K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$21.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $31.7M$31.1M$654K$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $28.0M$27.0M$1.0M$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $24.4M$25.2M−$819K$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $21.2M$21.6M−$399K$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $19.9M$20.8M−$921K$11.3M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $21,179,776 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,120,841 · Unrelated business $25,300$21,146,141
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,642$25,642
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,993$7,993
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,120,841 · Unrelated business $25,300 · Excluded from tax $33,635$21,179,776
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,578,744 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$6,276,971
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$4,106,157
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$126,694
IX-9 Other employee benefits$251,898
IX-10 Payroll taxes$471,541
IX-11b Legal fees$1,137,582
IX-11c Accounting fees$31,172
IX-11d Lobbying fees$3,541,809
IX-11f Investment management fees$33,315
IX-11g Other fees for services$826,816
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$636,950
IX-13 Office expenses$460,919
IX-14 Information technology$467,277
IX-16 Occupancy$1,217,843
IX-17 Travel$103,044
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,084,799
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$279,764
IX-23 Insurance$31,711
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$468,023
IX-24e All other expenses$24,459
IX-25 Total functional expenses$21,578,744
Part X · Balance sheet $24,735,968 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,917,686$19,753,263
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,520,581$3,248,830
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $642,416$539,143
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $484,321$414,768
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $597,840$422,973
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$356,991
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,162,844$24,735,968
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,612,494$3,802,677
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,256,688$10,059,388
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$960
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,869,182$13,863,025
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,293,662$10,872,943
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,293,662$10,872,943
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,162,844$24,735,968
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,872,943 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$21,179,776
XI-2 Total expenses$21,578,744
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$398,968
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,293,662
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$21,751
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,872,943

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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