2018-06-18T09:46:45-05:00 2017-12-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2017-01-01 650617866 ASSOCIATION OF SMALL FOUNDATIONS ASSO 2025806560 1720 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 HENRY BERMAN CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 2025806560 2018-06-11 1 HOLLY CAPORALE P00235685 3019860600 2018-06-11 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY HENRY BERMAN 1720 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 3663606 0 X WWW.EXPONENTPHILANTHROPY.ORG X 1995 DE BUILD AND STRENGTHEN SMALL-STAFF PHILANTHROPY. 15 15 24 17 0 0 1038962 1375276 2674327 2003027 9436 15676 203707 269627 3926432 3663606 0 0 0 0 1947606 2050004 0 0 429534 1617436 1258608 3565042 3308612 361390 354994 4223963 4332012 1013671 983776 3210292 3348236 X EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY IS A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FUNDERS, NEARLY 2,000 MEMBERS STRONG, AND THE ONLY ONE DEDICATED TO SERVING FOUNDATIONS WITH FEW OR NO STAFF, PHILANTHROPIC FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS. OUR VIBRANT NETWORK HAS IN COMMON LEAN OPERATIONS AND A STYLE OFGIVING MOTIVATED BY PERSONAL PASSION, COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND THE STRONG DESIRE FOR BETTER OUTCOMES. WE PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND CONNECTIONS THAT MAXIMIZE OUR MEMBERS' DOLLARS AND TIME FOR THE BENEFIT OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND CAUSES.FOUNDED IN 1995 BY A GROUP OF SMALL-STAFFED FOUNDATIONS WHO WANTED TO CREATE AN ORGANIZATION WHERE ALL MEMBERS HAD AN EQUAL VOICE AND ENCOURAGED PARTICIPATION, OUR GROWTH IS DUE IN GREAT PART TO OUR WELCOMING CULTURE. OUR MISSION, TO EMPOWER PHILANTHROPISTS TO LEVERAGE THEIR RESOURCES AND AMPLIFY THEIR IMPACT, IS CARRIED OUT VIA THREE STRATEGIC PILLARS: GUIDE, CONNECT AND CHAMPION. 0 0 1054072 658873 GUIDE: EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEANLY-STAFFED GRANTMAKERS TO BECOME INCREASINGLY KNOWLEDGEABLE THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THE PUBLICATION OF WRITTEN MATERIALS AND A RICH LIBRARY OF ONLINE TOOLS AND RESOURCES. TOPIC AREAS INCLUDE GRANTMAKING, IMPACT AND EVALUATION, STARTING UP, FOUNDATION ADMINISTRATION, BOARDS AND GOVERNANCE, FAMILY PHILANTHROPY, INVESTMENTS, PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP, TAX AND LEGAL AND TRENDS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE "ESSENTIALS" OUR MEMBER PUBLICATION, FOUNDATION OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT REPORT, ONLINE CONTENT, ASSESSMENTS, OUR Q&A SERVICE, CONNECT AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES, LOCAL PROGRAMS, AND WEBINARS. IN 2017 WE INTRODUCED NEW PROGRAMMING ON FUNDER-GRANTEE RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVOCACY, RELEASED OUR 2017 FOUNDATION OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT REPORT, HELD A SUCCESSFUL CONNECT CONFERENCE IN DENVER, CO, LAUNCHED A NEW OUTSIZED IMPACT WEBSITE SHOWCASING INSPIRING MEMBER STORIES,LAUNCHED A NEW DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION IN PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE AND CREATED NEW CONTENT ON LEADERSHIP, CATALYZING CHANGE AND OTHER PHILANTHROPIC TOPICS. EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY DELIVERS VALUABLE RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO OUR CORE AUDIENCE OF FOUNDATIONS WITH FEW OR NO STAFF, INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND PHILANTHROPIC FAMILIES. 1083822 1042747 CONNECT: EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEANLY STAFFED FUNDERS TO NETWORK AND CONNECT THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PEER LEARNING COHORTS, LOCAL ENGAGEMENT GROUPS, MEMBER ADVISORY COMMITTEES, AN ON-LINE MEMBER DIRECTORY AND DISCUSSION COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO FACILITATE PEER-TO-PEER RELATIONSHIPS AMONG OUR MEMBERS. HIGHLIGHTS IN 2017 INCLUDED OUR 2017 CONNECT CONFERENCE, ACTIVE ONLINE COMMUNITIES, AND LOCAL PROGRAMS ON BUILDING EFFECTIVE FUNDER-GRANTEE RELATIONSHIPS. EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY OPERATES MEMBER ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT COLLABORATE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES WHICH ADDRESS THE CHANGING NEEDS OF PHILANTHROPISTS WORKING WITH FEW OR NO STAFF; SET ORGANIZATION POLICIES; GOVERN THE ORGANIZATION; AND OFFER GUIDANCE ON EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. 482194 301407 CHAMPION: EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY IDENTIFIES, CELEBRATES, PROMOTES AND ENCOURAGES THE WORK OF ITS MEMBERS, THOSE WHO PRACTICE PHILANTHROPY WITH FEW OR NO STAFF. THEIR DISTINCTIVE APPROACH HIGHLIGHTS THEIR PASSIONS, ASPIRATIONS, AND MINDSETS THAT LEAD TO POWERFUL RESULTS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. USING OUR WEBSITE, BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, CONFERENECS AND PUBLICATIONS WE TELL THE STORIES OF OUR MEMBERS WORK TO ENHANCE THEIR CREDIBILITY, INSPIRE MORE GIIVNG AND FOSTER SHARED LEARNING. MEMBER COMMITTEES: EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY OPERATES MEMBER ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT COLLOBRATE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES WHICH ADDRESS THE CHANGING NEEDS OF PHILANTHROPISTS WORKING WITH FEW OR NO STAFF; SET ORGANIZATION POLICIES; GOVERN THE ORGANIZATION; AND OFFER GUIDANCE ON EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. 2620088 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 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 23 0 1 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X HENRY BERMAN 2025806560 1720 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200362907 JEAN BUCKLEY CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL SPIVEY VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS BLANEY TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIOT GREEN SECRETARY AS OF OCT 2017 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JANIS A REISCHMANN SEC. THRU 10/17, OFF.-AT-LARGE 10/17 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMUEL POLITZINER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALFRED CAVALLARO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARK MCCAIN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK STRODE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF GLEBOCKI MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY MCHUGH MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT GELZER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER PETERMANN OFFICER-AT-LARGE THRU OCT 2017 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH STRIPE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA I TOMA MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCY CANTWELL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHIRISH DAYAL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY BERMAN CEO 40.00 X 238387 0 53386 JEANNE METZGER CHIEF DEV & MKTG OFFICER 40.00 X 144329 0 30309 CYNTHIA SCHAAL CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 140430 0 25324 523146 0 109019 3 0 1 0 0 1375276 1375276 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 1341352 1341352 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 365277 365277 SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIP 900099 265243 265243 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 31155 31155 2003027 15676 15676 79394 79394 SUBLEASE INCOME 900099 190233 190233 190233 3663606 2003027 0 285303 466411 371845 15802 78764 1242254 990383 42087 209784 115626 92984 2946 19696 108923 86037 4662 18224 116790 93110 3957 19723 71404 71404 295418 282598 8384 4436 177901 140987 21461 15453 19957 18764 782 411 264228 163531 66058 34639 55025 47973 555 6497 288798 275924 2517 10357 46317 27323 13206 5788 7860 4864 1966 1030 DUES AND PUBLICATIONS 20347 14622 2734 2991 TEMPORARY HELP 9902 7895 335 1672 1451 1248 134 69 3308612 2620088 258990 429534 56471 73208 1082847 1128474 17500 272332 160250 70000 86281 79362 189689 70935 97350 118754 1727347 1804517 995917 785365 4223963 4332012 87521 119630 926150 864146 1013671 983776 X 2046504 2005035 1163788 1343201 3210292 3348236 4223963 4332012 354994 -217050 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 800376 1444112 957947 1038962 1375276 5616673 1880290 2364853 1765849 2410938 1737784 10159714 2680666 3808965 2723796 3449900 3113060 15776387 85000 320000 187432 90000 156668 839100 0 85000 320000 187432 90000 156668 839100 14937287 287556 192995 272857 213143 285303 1251854 287556 192995 272857 213143 285303 1251854 58600 58600 3026822 4001960 2996653 3663043 3398363 17086841 0.87420 0.87820 0.07330 0.07190 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 3308612 3308612 315431 78858 0 0 328290 313454 328252 315431 1285427 1928141 82073 78364 82063 78858 321358 482037 20417 19340 1077 169272 51595 117677 118754 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 1804517 F 1804517 DONATED OFFICE SPACE RECEIVABLE 774313 DEPOSITS 11052 785365 X 3678790 15184 15184 3663606 0 3663606 3540846 232234 232234 3308612 0 3308612 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 BERMAN CEO 238387 0 0 0 0 0 44914 0 8472 0 291773 0 0 0 JEANNE METZGER CHIEF DEV & MKTG OFFICER 144329 0 0 0 0 0 29407 0 902 0 174638 0 0 0 CYNTHIA SCHAAL CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 140430 0 0 0 0 0 12662 0 12662 0 165754 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: OUR VIBRANT NETWORK HAS IN COMMON LEAN OPERATIONS AND A STYLE OF PHILANTHROPY MOTIVATED BY PERSONAL PASSION, COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND THE STRONG DESIRE FOR BETTER OUTCOMES. WE PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY AND COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND CONNECTIONS THAT MAXIMIZE OUR MEMBERS' DOLLARS AND TIME FOR THE BENEFIT OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND CAUSES. WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1995 AS THE ASSOCIATION OF SMALL FOUNDATIONS, BY A GROUP OF SMALL-STAFFED FOUNDATIONS WHO WANTED TO CREATE AN ORGANIZATION THAT ENCOURAGED PARTICIPATION AND WHERE ALL MEMBERS HAD AN EQUAL VOICE. OUR GROWTH HAS RESULTED IN GREAT PART BY OUR WARM AND WELCOMING CULTURE THAT IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES: RELATIONSHIPS COME FIRST, ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL, LEARNING IS A LIFE LONG JOURNEY, QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL, AND OUR INSPIRATION COMES FROM THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF OUR MEMBERS. OUR MISSION, TO EMPOWER PHILANTHROPISTS TO LEVERAGE THEIR RESOURCES AND AMPLIFY THEIR IMPACT, IS CARRIED OUT VIA THREE STRATEGIC PILLARS: GUIDE, CONNECT AND CHAMPION. 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 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.