Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $484,685 to it, the largest being NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORE ($98,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $24M
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $485k
- Net assets
- $45M
What American Society of Association Executives does
Mission
Asae's mission is to help associations and association professionals transform society through the power of collaboration. We accomplish this by fostering a learning community of association professionals, industry partners, outside thought leaders, and other stakeholders who embrace this vision. In fulfilling its mission, asae has created hundreds of products, services, programs and publications that encourage the professional growth and development of association executives.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
See schedule o - asae community impact coalition.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Professional development - asae offers more than 75 learning experiences for association professionals and business partners at all experience levels. These learning programs are held face-to-face in washington, dc, and in locations around the country, as well as online. Signature programs include: annual meeting, marketing, membership, communications and technology conference.
Membership - the American Society of Association Executives is a membership organization of more than 45,000 association executives and industry partners representing 5,100 organizations. Its members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies and voluntary organizations across the united states and in nearly 50 countries around the world. Asae is the premier source of learning and knowledge for the association and nonprofit profession, and provides resources, education, ideas and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the association and nonprofit community.
Learning center facility - asae operates a learning facility in washington, dc that is available for organizations to hold a variety of events. The facility is also used for asae's own educational programs. The facility is located at 1101 k street, nw and is a full-service meeting facility located a few blocks from the white house. The conference center also provides an excellent environment for educational seminars, presentations, board meetings, staff training and retreats, and other events.
Public policy & advocacy - asae's power of a (poa) fund is a key component of asae's public policy program. The poa fund helps to elevate asae's profile in washington and across the country. Through the power of a fund, asae advocates for associations in congress, regulatory agencies and the courts. Part of asae's advocacy role is also to grow awareness about the critical role associations play in the economy and in society at large. Support for the power of a fund comes from asae's annual summit awards dinner. This fundraising event brings together association professionals and business and industry leaders to celebrate associations that have created exemplary programs and initiatives to assist individuals in need or to advance their industries or professions. Asae created the power of a awards to showcase how associations leverage their unique resources to solve problems, advance industry/professional performance, kick start innovation and improve world conditions. Associations are involved in activities every day that make a substantial, positive impact on our lives.
Associations now and newsletters - 'associations now,' the award-winning quarterly magazine (circulation 21,000+), provides articles on current topics of interest to association executives. Authors are generally association executives who have particular expertise to share. Articles are a mix of "how to" articles with case studies and thought pieces. The association also publishes 14 electronic newsletters (some monthly, some bimonthly, and some quarterly) meeting the special interests of members, as well as producing a variety of online-only and new-media content focused on issues of concern to association leaders and executives. There is also a new associations now daily news component, sent via email, consisting of quick-read stories and current headlines that impact associations. Topics include leadership, meetings, money & business, and technology.
Sections & allied societies - asae has 14 sections or professional interest groups, providing a community for nearly every sub-specialty within association management. Each group is governed by a separate council that determines the products and services for its members. Typical offerings include monthly educational sessions, a newsletter, networking directory, development of special sessions at major meetings devoted to each group's interests, and other technical publications.
Information sales - asae publishes a wide variety of books on association management topics, including marketing, communications, membership, finance, volunteer management, conventions, meetings, and education. Many surveys are also published, including the association executive compensation study, policies s, operating ratio report, and association technology trends.
Research - asae's research advances knowledge in nonprofit management by providing resources that will help leaders focus on critical factors to enhance their organizations. Asae implements and facilitates the application of research findings by executives and boards through rigorously designed secondary, qualitative and quantitative methods. Asae collects and aggregates survey data to help its members increase their operational efficiency. Benchmarking publications include compensation, policies and procedures, operating ratios and more. Asae conducts an annual member needs assessment, learning program evaluations, and data mining to help asae serve each member. Asae helps nonprofit organizations by assisting them in gathering market intelligence of their own members, either by survey question sharing or data analysis projects. Asae connects nonprofit organizations from around the world to allow organizations to benchmark against each other and facilitate research of association's members. Asae has produced thought-provoking research on membership, volunteerism, fundraising and the economy.
Certified association executive - the certified association executive (cae) program, the only certification program for association executives, is designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and designate association professionals who demonstrate the knowledge essential to the practice of association management. Founded in 1960, the cae program stands as a mark of excellence and has evolved to reflect what it takes to manage an association in today's challenging climate. Earning and maintaining the cae is a three-part process. Candidates must first meet eligibility requirements and submit an application. The next step is to sit for and pass the cae exam. Once candidates have earned the credential, they must maintain it by fulfilling certification renewal requirements every three years. Asae's certified association executive (cae) program has been granted accreditation by the national commission for certifying agencies (ncca). Ncca accreditation provides independent validation that the cae program meets or exceeds twenty-one standards concerning various aspects of the certification program including its purpose, structure, governance, psychometric…
Conscious inclusion - in principle and in practice, asae values and seeks diverse and inclusive participation within the field of association management. Asae promotes involvement and expanded access to leadership opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, appearance, geographic location, or professional level. The organization provides leadership and commits time and resources to accomplish this objective while serving as a model to other associations engaged in such endeavors.
ASAE Community Impact Coalition - The ASAE Community Impact Coalition is a collaborative advocacy initiative led by ASAE to represent and protect the interests of the association community in connection with federal tax policy. The Coalition brings together associations and stakeholders to monitor legislative developments, analyze the potential impact of proposed tax reforms, and engage in education and advocacy efforts with policymakers. Through coordinated outreach, research, and communication, the Coalition works to promote tax policies that support the nonprofit sector and ensure that associations can continue to fulfill their missions effectively.
The 11 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $0.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $61M to $49M (−19%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 4% · 2022 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021, and between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $12k → $94k.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 50% · 2018 18% · 2019 26% · 2020 51% · 2021 27% · 2022 37% · 2023 20% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
38% of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
70% of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES's grant income comes from Washington, D.C. funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 4 related entities
- Asae Research Foundation · exempt
- Am Society of Assn Executives Political Action Committee · exempt
- Asae Business Services Inc · corp_trust
- Asae Insurance Company · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES?
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $484,685 to it, the largest being NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORE ($98,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $484,685 in grants to AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES?
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORE is the largest funder on record, with $98,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 18 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing