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Filing year 2023

COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS INC

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 13-6068327·NTEE T500 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·3
Total revenue
$13.2M
Total assets
$39.9M
Total expenses
$12.3M
Reported officers
26
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.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
$616k
$675k
Vice President, Talent, Equity and Operations
vice president
$261k
$286k
Chief of Staff & Vice President, Strategy
vice president
$249k
$273k
Vice President, Membership, Development, and Finan
vice president
$248k
$272k
Vice President, Communications and Content
vice president
$222k
$244k
Vice President, Government Affairs
vice president
$216k
$237k
Director, Finance
$170k
$187k
Director, Legal Resources
highest compensated employee
$168k
$184k
Director, Conferences & Events
highest compensated employee
$163k
$178k
Director, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Programs
highest compensated employee
$161k
$176k
Director, Peer Learning & Engagement
highest compensated employee
$159k
$175k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 15 unpaid individuals.

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What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in District of Columbia

Comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations in District of Columbia pay their highest-earning executive a median of $132,000.

25th percentile
$47k
Median
$132,000
75th percentile
$285k
90th percentile
$437k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 149 organizations across 149 filings (2022 – 2024).

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