2021-11-08T15:01:22-06:00 2020-12-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2020-01-01 650617866 ASSOCIATION OF SMALL FOUNDATIONS ASSO 2025806560 1720 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 CYNTHIA SCHAAL INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2025806560 2021-11-05 1 CYNTHIA SCHAAL 999009999 HOLLY CAPORALE P00235685 3019860600 2021-11-04 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY CYNTHIA SCHAAL 1720 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2774425 0 X WWW.EXPONENTPHILANTHROPY.ORG X 1995 DE BUILD AND STRENGTHEN SMALL-STAFF PHILANTHROPY. 14 14 19 0 0 0 616359 889906 2162747 1580322 46756 25400 307913 278797 3133775 2774425 0 0 0 0 2218323 2077710 0 0 470226 1345853 1045382 3564176 3123092 -430401 -348667 4954680 4653802 1057875 1285904 3896805 3367898 X EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY IS A MEMBER-LED COMMUNITY OF NEARLY 1800 LEAN FUNDERS THAT PRACTICE PHILANTHROPY WITH FEW OR NO STAFF. 0 0 2336442 1580322 EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEAN FUNDERS TO BECOME INCREASINGLY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EFFECTIVE THROUGH RESEARCH THAT INFORMS OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND RICH LIBRARY OF PUBLICATIONS, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING: ESSENTIALS MAGAZINE, AN ANNUAL FOUNDATION OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT REPORT, FOUNDATION GUIDEBOOK, TRUSTEE HANDBOOK, DIGITAL REPORTS, ASSESSMENTS, Q&A SERVICE, ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WEBINARS, AND COHORTS. OUR MEMBERS ARE THE EXPERTS IN EVERY ASPECT OF WHAT IT MEANS TO PRACTICE LEAN PHILANTHROPY, SO BEYOND BRINGING THEM INFORMATION, CONNECTING THEM WITH EACH OTHER IS PARAMOUNT TO OUR MISSION. 2336442 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI KY LA ME MA MI MN MS MO NV NH NJ NY NC ND OH OK OR RI SC UT WA WV WI NM X X CYNTHIA SCHAAL 2025806560 1720 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200362907 DANILLE MATHISON CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL SPIVEY CHAIR (END OCT 2020) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH STIPE VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS BLANEY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT PAINE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RAHSAAN HARRIS OFFICER-AT-LARGE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KERRY MCHUGH OFFICER-AT-LARGE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEAN BUCKLEY MEMBER (END OCT 2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANIS REISCHMANN MEMBER (END OCT 2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 NINA COHEN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL GALLO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARK MCCAIN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA MONIZ MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL POLITZINER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD RIBEIRO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 COURTNEY RICE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALFRED CAVALLARO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY L BERMAN CEO 40.00 X 267750 0 59464 CYNTHIA SCHAAL COO 40.00 X 160333 0 33810 SERENITY GREENFIELD SENIOR DIRECTOR - RRR 40.00 X 107775 0 24150 LASHONNE BARNES DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 105000 0 21560 640858 0 138984 4 0 1 0 HARDER & COMPANY 6651 SALZMAN INDUSTRIAL CT STLOUIS MO 63133 SURVEY & REPORT CONSULTING 102778 1 889906 889906 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 1303587 1303587 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 143221 143221 SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIP 900099 110273 110273 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 23241 23241 1580322 25400 25400 94007 94007 184790 0 184790 184790 184790 2774425 1580322 0 304197 X 521357 401440 22418 97499 1184090 911715 50925 221450 129983 100082 5591 24310 118282 91074 5087 22121 123998 95475 5333 23190 72264 60000 12264 83297 83297 315878 276239 24989 14650 152131 116774 19623 15734 10169 8825 847 497 274748 165792 68687 40269 7728 7314 55 359 64186 54669 6000 3517 29260 18047 6830 4383 7969 4809 1992 1168 DUES AND PUBLICATIONS 24621 22038 1628 955 3131 2149 858 124 3123092 2336442 316424 470226 37718 20568 954726 1695952 125000 167332 43250 17015 47733 43931 214151 206233 37177 7918 28245 2157537 1301541 1551539 1371300 4954680 4653802 134279 120317 923596 760646 0 404941 1057875 1285904 X 1900880 1664248 1995925 1703650 3896805 3367898 4954680 4653802 -348667 -180240 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1038962 1375276 1193176 616359 889906 5113679 2410938 1737784 2267505 2162747 1580322 10159296 3449900 3113060 3460681 2779106 2470228 15272975 90000 156668 208666 72666 200000 728000 0 90000 156668 208666 72666 200000 728000 14544975 213143 285303 319504 352269 304197 1474416 213143 285303 319504 352269 304197 1474416 3663043 3398363 3780185 3131375 2774425 16747391 0.86850 0.87280 0.08800 0.08500 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3123092 3123092 306155 76539 0 0 315431 342547 328209 306155 1292342 1938513 78858 85637 82052 76539 323086 484629 15295 15295 0 198856 190938 7918 7918 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 1301541 F 1301541 DONATED OFFICE SPACE RECEIVABLE 1366745 DEPOSITS 4555 1371300 PPP REFUNDABLE ADVANCE 376696 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 28245 404941 X 2801224 26799 26799 2774425 0 2774425 3330131 207039 207039 3123092 0 3123092 PART X, LINE 2: THE ASSOCIATION REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HENRY L BERMAN CEO 267750 0 0 0 0 0 57000 0 2464 0 327214 0 0 0 CYNTHIA SCHAAL COO 160333 0 0 0 0 0 33810 0 0 0 194143 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY IS A MEMBER-LED COMMUNITY OF NEARLY 1800 LEAN FUNDERS THAT PRACTICE PHILANTHROPY WITH FEW OR NO STAFF. THIS VIBRANT NETWORK OF GRANTMAKERS AND DONORS HAS IN COMMON LEAN OPERATIONS AND A STYLE OF GIVING MOTIVATED BY PERSONAL PASSION, COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND THE STRONG DESIRE FOR BETTER OUTCOMES. WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1995 AS THE ASSOCIATION OF SMALL FOUNDATIONS, BY A GROUP OF SMALL-STAFFED FOUNDATION LEADERS WHO RECOGNIZED THEIR OWN UNIQUE NEEDS AND THE BENEFITS OF COMING TOGETHER WITH OTHERS LIKE THEMSELVES FOR LEARNING AND INFORMATION SHARING. THE FOUNDERS GROUNDED OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FOLLOWING VALUES: RELATIONSHIPS COME FIRST, ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL, LEARNING IS A LIFE LONG JOURNEY, QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL, AND INSPIRATION COMES FROM OUR COLLECTIVE IMPACT. IN 2014 WE EXPANDED OUR FOCUS BEYOND FOUNDATIONS AND REBRANDED TO EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY, AND NOW SERVE ALL TYPES OF FUNDERS WHO PRACTICE PHILANTHROPY WITH FEW OR NO STAFF. OUR MISSION IS TO AMPLIFY AND INCREASE THE IMPACT OF LEAN FUNDERS BY BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY CAN LEARN, CONNECT, AND COLLABORATE. MEMBERS CONNECT WITH EXPERTS AND PEERS IN THE FIELD THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND DISCUSSIONS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR FOUNDATIONS WITH FEW OR NO STAFF, PHILANTHROPIC FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEAN FUNDERS TO BECOME INCREASINGLY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EFFECTIVE THROUGH RESEARCH THAT INFORMS OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND RICH LIBRARY OF PUBLICATIONS, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING: ESSENTIALS MAGAZINE, AN ANNUAL FOUNDATION OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT REPORT, FOUNDATION GUIDEBOOK, TRUSTEE HANDBOOK, DIGITAL REPORTS, ASSESSMENTS, Q&A SERVICE, ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WEBINARS, AND COHORTS. OUR MEMBERS ARE THE EXPERTS IN EVERY ASPECT OF WHAT IT MEANS TO PRACTICE LEAN PHILANTHROPY, SO BEYOND BRINGING THEM INFORMATION, CONNECTING THEM WITH EACH OTHER IS PARAMOUNT TO OUR MISSION. WE INTENTIONALLY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO FOSTER MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR VIA VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLES AND DINE-AROUNDS, PEER COACHING, VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES, AND THE ONLINE MEMBER DIRECTORY AND DISCUSSION COMMUNITIES WHILE LIFTING UP THE STORIES OF OUR MEMBERS THROUGH BLOGS, NEWS STORIES, AND OUR MEMBER-LED AWARDS PROGRAM. 2020 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTING EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY'S 2020-2025 STRATEGIC PLAN AND INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: - AROUND 3,500 RESOURCES, SAMPLE DOCUMENTS, AND TOOLKITS DOWNLOADED OR PURCHASED - OVER 2,800 REGISTRATIONS FOR VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CONVENINGS COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS PANDEMIC RESPONSE, RACIAL EQUITY, CATALYTIC PHILANTHROPY, INVESTING, AND MORE; - A COHORT OF 32 NEXT GEN LEADERS; - A SUCCESSFUL VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING FEATURING MARLEE MATLIN AND 166 PARTICIPANTS; - RELEASE OF OUR 2020 FOUNDATION OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT REPORT WITH INCREASED RIGOR AND EXPANDED BENCHMARKS FOR LEAN FUNDERS; - MORE THAN 450 POSTS TO THE MEMBER DISCUSSION COMMUNITY; - THE LAUNCH OF A PEER COACHING GUIDE; - THE LAUNCH OF RESEARCH REPORTS HIGHLIGHTING EQUITY, INVESTING, EVALUATION, AND COVID-19 RESPONSE; - MEDIA MENTIONS IN THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, NEW YORK TIMES, NONPROFIT TIMES, PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST, AND A FEW INTERNATIONAL NEWS OUTLETS AS WELL; - ALMOST 12,300 FOLLOWERS ACROSS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS; - THE CURATION OF 60 BLOG POSTS WITH OVER 1,100 ACTIVE SUBSCRIBERS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ALL MEMBERS HAVE VOTING RIGHTS, WITH EACH ORGANIZATIONAL OR INDIVIDUAL MEMBER HAVING ONE VOTE. THE GOVERNING BODY IS ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ALL MEMBERS HAVE VOTING RIGHTS, WITH EACH ORGANIZATIONAL OR INDIVIDUAL MEMBER HAVING ONE VOTE. THE GOVERNING BODY IS ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION'S STAFF AND BOARD REVIEW THE FORM 990, PRIOR TO FILING, CAREFULLY TO ENSURE ITS COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ASSOCIATION STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AFFIRM THEIR COMPLIANCE IN WRITING. MATTERS OF CONFLICT ARE ADDRESSED INDIVIDUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS ALSO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, REVIEWS COMPENSATION DATA ON A YEARLY BASIS AND ESTABLISHES THE CEO'S CONTRACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WE POST OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, 990 FORMS, 1023 FORM AND IRS DETERMINATION LETTER ON OUR WEBSITE, FREELY AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 272,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 24,989. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 14,650. TOTAL EXPENSES 311,639. DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,239. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,239. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.