Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,517,418 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($1,747,212). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $25M
- Funders on record
- 24
- Grants received
- $7.5M
- Net assets
- $53M
What Executive Leadership Council does
Mission
Increase the number of successful black executives, domestically and internationally, by adding value to their development, leadership and philanthropic endeavors across the lifecycle of their careers.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The elc's scholarship programs offer high-performing college students scholarships awards, internships, mentoring, and unique access to elc members, their companies, and strategic partners, additional philanthropic programming aims to increase opportunities for college studentsto succeed as business executives.
$5,792,999 spentof which $2,726,309 as grants31% of program spendingThe Executive Leadership Council engages its network of 800+ executive members through year-round programming, leadership development, and networking opportunities that foster professional advancement and community impact.
$4,812,992 spentof which $108,777 as grants26% of program spendingThe mid-level management symposium is a 2 day transformative leadership experience uniquely catering to mid-level and senior professional providing fortune 500 insight, and culturally relevant strategies that deliver real results.
$3,608,417 spent$4,062,800 earned by the program19% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$4,388,996 spentof which $1,265,568 as grants$1,169,586 earned by the program24% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $18,603,404.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $45M to $54M (+20%).
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: 2022 3% · 2023 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
82% of EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (25% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 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.
Chief executive
Michael Hyter
President & CEO
Board chair
Gale V King
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 9 funders, grant income rose $30k → $1.4M.
7 of 24 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 45% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL’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
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 23% 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
67% 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 EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 85% · 2019 83% · 2020 36% · 2021 54% · 2022 46% · 2023 36% — 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
22% of EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 46% 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
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL draws 88% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 12 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Against its field
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 149 unclassified nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 149 unclassified nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
88%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 31 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL?
- EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,517,418 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($1,747,212). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL have?
- IRS filings report 24 organizations giving $7,517,418 in grants to EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,747,212 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL 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 24 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