COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE RESEARCH FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE RESEARCH FOUNDATION

EIN 23-7438451

What they do

THE FOUNDATIONS MISSION is to RESEARCH and ANALYZE THE OPERATION of COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES and to STUDY EMERGING ISSUES and TRENDS IN THIS FIELD. to ACHIEVE THIS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS and COMMISSIONS RESEARCH, COLLECTS DATA, ISSUES SURVEYS, HOLDS FOCUS GROUPS, ISSUES PUBLICATIONS and AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS. INCORPORATED AS AN EXEMPT, NONPROFIT ENTITY IN 1975, THE FOUNDATION is THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CONDUCTS INDUSTRY RESEARCH and MAKES INFORMATION AVAILABLE to PEOPLE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE and MANAGEMENT.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $72.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders16 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

54.14%of revenue went to mission work72.4% of expenses · Program services

9.40%of revenue went to fundraising12.6% of expenses

$74.80spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

11.26%of revenue went to management and office costs15.1% of expenses

$1.99in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

91.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$519,724

Mission workProgram services$281,39554.14% of revenue72.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$58,54011.26% of revenue15.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$48,8419.40% of revenue12.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$130,94825.20% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$388,77674.80% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 72.4% mission · 15.1% management · 12.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.80% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 63.1% mission · 8.4% management · 28.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.15% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 50.9% mission · 9.2% management · 39.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.03% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.4% mission · 8.3% management · 20.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.50% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 56.8% mission · 11.6% management · 31.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.00% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 67.0% mission · 8.4% management · 24.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.83% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 67.0% mission · 8.8% management · 24.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.20% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 67.7% mission · 10.6% management · 21.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 124.87% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$519,724

Expenses$388,776

Annual surplus $130,948 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$281,395 · 72.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$58,540 · 15.1% of expenses

Fundraising$48,841 · 12.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$519,724

Expenses$388,776

Assets$774,291

Income$519,724

Contributions$472,732

Mission work (program services)$281,395

Fundraising$48,841

Management and general$58,540

Stocks and bonds$56,894

Accounting fees$10,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (16)

AJ SCOTT CIRMSDIRECTOR

DAVID RAUCHDIRECTOR

DAWN M BAUMAN CAEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DOUGLAS KLEINE PCAM RETDIRECTOR

DR HAZEL EASTHOPEDIRECTOR

GREGORY S CAGLE ESQDIRECTOR

HENRY DEWITT PUCKETT CMCA AMS PCAMDIRECTOR

MARC TAMRESDIRECTOR

MARK JONES AMS PCAMPRESIDENT

MICHELLE BALDRY RSIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

MILDRED LANIER-REEDPRESIDENT-ELECT

PAMELA D BAILEY CMCA AMS PCAMTREASURER

PEPE GUIERREZ CMCADIRECTOR

SUSAN YORKDIRECTOR

SUSAN HAWKS MCCLINTIC ESQDIRECTOR

URSULA K BURGESS ESQSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1975
Location: 6402 ARLINGTON BLVD STE 500, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042-2343
County: Fairfax
In care of: DAWN M BAUMAN CAE
Primary officer: DAWN M BAUMAN CAE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(703) 970-9220

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WEGNER CPAS LLP