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The Conference Board reported $95.5 million in revenue and $77.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $73.76 went to program services, $26.24 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 81.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,807,940 (President and CEO, Trustee). 122 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 32% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $77MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $95M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$15.30 $15M
- Program service revenue$81.27 $78M
- Investment income$3.43 $3.3M
Other revenue was negative: −$90,342. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.8% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 26.2% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 15.3% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 81.3% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,807,940 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.34% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 122 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.6 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 21 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseConference & meetings: the Conference Board conducts conferences, seminars, briefings and peer group councils to exchange insights among executives of corporations in various industry segments
Research: the Conference Board creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses strengthen their performance and better serve society. Working as a global independent membership organization in the public interest, the Conference Board conducts research and produces research reports
Publications: through a wide range of reports and periodicals, the Conference Board analyzes and reports on business practices and policies and evaluates worldwide economic trends
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President and CEO, Trustee Director/trustee, officer, 35.0 hrs/week | $1,474,119 | $0 | $333,821 | $1,807,940 |
| Managing Director, International Key employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $428,464 | $0 | $103,213 | $531,677 |
| Chief Strategy Officer Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $421,229 | $0 | $57,262 | $478,491 |
| Marketing & Communications Center Leader Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $425,659 | $0 | $51,302 | $476,961 |
| Chief Economist Key employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $427,197 | $0 | $45,320 | $472,517 |
| Chief Human Resource Officer Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $388,982 | $0 | $41,977 | $430,959 |
| Chief U.S. Member Development Officer Key employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $391,436 | $0 | $31,845 | $423,281 |
| Senior Director, U.S. Member Development Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $350,591 | $0 | $64,050 | $414,641 |
122 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Conference Board (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.8M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 20 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5280
- Volunteers Part I, line 622
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ECONOMIC MODELING LLC Research services | $1,364,746 |
| CANON BUSINESS PROCESS SERVICES Copying services | $808,747 |
| DATAMATICS GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED Professional it services | $741,348 |
| BRAINSELL TECHNOLOGIES LLC Software consulting | $393,385 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 24 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to The Conference Board totaling $285K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of The Conference Board's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Conference Board reported that 73.8% of its $77.2 million in expenses went to program services, 26.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Conference Board pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Conference Board reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,807,940, for the role of President and CEO, Trustee (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Conference Board get its money?
Of $95.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 15.3% came from contributions and grants and 81.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Conference Board a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-1624108 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502899349300910 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422989349301532 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342989349301859 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233199349317018 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143129349303484 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012899349301581 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-1624108: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.