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Meeting Professionals International
Meeting Professionals International reported $15.9 million in revenue and $15.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $62.52 went to program services, $37.48 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: 67.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $887,795 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 23 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 5% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16MFor 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 $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 62.5% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 37.5% | 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 | 27.9% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 67.3% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $887,795 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 5.65% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 23 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 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 expenseCommunity: expenditures related to a large and diverse community of Meeting Professionals in the world. Communities include association professionals, administrative professionals, marketer & experience designers, financial & insurance professionals, independent & small business owners, meeting executives, mpi-md medical meeting & healthcare professionals, mpi women and safety & security special interest group
Events: providing education and networking for meeting and event professionals, featuring cutting-edge topics and business opportunities
Academy: providing a variety of certificate courses (in-person, on-demand, and streaming) that enhance critical job skills essential to meeting and event professionals
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 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $855,991 | $0 | $31,804 | $887,795 |
| CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $393,223 | $0 | $14,973 | $408,196 |
| CHIEF BRAND OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $269,624 | $0 | $20,664 | $290,288 |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $249,844 | $0 | $28,457 | $278,301 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 32.00 hrs/week | $205,410 | $0 | $12,484 | $217,894 |
| SR. DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEV. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $204,864 | $0 | $6,942 | $211,806 |
| SR. DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEV. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,414 | $0 | $14,108 | $207,522 |
| SR. DIRECTOR CREATIVE SERV Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,027 | $0 | $13,156 | $178,183 |
23 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Meeting Professionals International (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.3M (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–1b18 · 18 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 565
- Volunteers Part I, line 6933
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| K&L GATES LLP Legal | $252,801 |
| ALDRIDGE It support service | $188,662 |
| LANE GORMAN TRUBITT LLC Accounting | $149,940 |
| BELMONT ICEHOUSE LLC Paid media | $139,317 |
| FEDERICO TOJA Chapter liason | $111,637 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Meeting Professionals International's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Meeting Professionals International, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Meeting Professionals International spent in 2024, $62.52 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Meeting Professionals International's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Meeting Professionals International reported that 62.5% of its $15.7 million in expenses went to program services, 37.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Meeting Professionals International pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Meeting Professionals International reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $887,795, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Meeting Professionals International get its money?
Of $15.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 27.9% came from contributions and grants (including 0.5% from government grants) and 67.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Meeting Professionals International a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7256168 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 202543219349305969 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403209349312625 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349302378 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213179349300021 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133199349317593 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003219349320920 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7256168: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.