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American Society of Association Executives

Foundation · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 53-0026940 Website

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.

Key facts about American Society of Association Executives

In short: American Society of Association Executives gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
53-0026940
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$40,279
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$40,279
Median grant
$40,279
Total assets
$57,662,958
Primary geography
District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$57.7M

-4.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$40K

-0.5% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$40K

-0.5% YoY

How American Society of Association Executives gives

  • Giving fell 41% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About American Society of Association Executives

Based on IRS filings

American Society of Association Executives is a nonprofit organization, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $57.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $40K. Net investment income was $3.4M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

WashingtonBethesdaChicagoMt Vernon

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grants20194 grants20204 grants20213 grants20221 grants20231 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Asae Foundation: $40KAsae Foundation$40K

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
ASAE FOUNDATION Washington, DCPROGRAM SUPPORT$40,279

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$57,662,958$60,357,126$57,181,668
Revenue$28,581,404$24,333,353$21,137,852
Expenses$28,655,850$25,031,092$22,826,433
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$3,408,679$1,069,464$886,095
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Society of Association Executives is led by Michelle Mason FASAE CAE, CEO & Ex-Officio Board Member on the 2025 filing; 9 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michelle Mason FASAE CAE

    CEO & Ex-Officio Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    31.8 hrs/week

    $898K (2025)

  • Elizabeth PiperBach

    President, Asae Business Services & Inc

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $356K (2025)

  • Heidi Biggs Brock

    Chair

    Secretary & Treasurer → Chair-Elect, 2024

    Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheri Sesay-Tuffour PhD FASAE CAE

    Chair Finance Committee Secretary-Treasurer

    Board Member → Chair Finance Committee Secretary-Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Troop

    Senior Director & Meetings

    Senior Director & Meeting Industry Relations → Senior Director & Meetings, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    37.5 hrs/week

    $132K (2020) → $175K (2025)

  • Reginald Henry

    Chief Information Officer

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $231K (2019) → $359K (2025)

  • Mary Kate Cunningham

    Chief Public Policy & Gov. Officer

    Senior Vice President & Public Policy → Chief Public Policy & Gov. Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    37.5 hrs/week

    $159K (2020) → $259K (2025)

  • Amy Hissrich

    Vice President & International Affair

    Senior Director & Information Technology → Vice President & International Affairs, 2024

    Vice President & International Affairs → Vice President & International Affair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    37.5 hrs/week

    $110K (2021) → $182K (2025)

  • Heather Dean

    Cfao

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    $42K (2024) → $316K (2025)

  • John Bacon

    Vice President & Enterprise Sales

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $313K (2025)

  • Lida Khodabakhshi

    Vice President & Finance

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $187K (2025)

  • Lynda J Patterson FASAE CAE

    Immediate Past Chair of the Asae Board

    Chair-Elect → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair of the Asae Board, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay L Karen CAE

    Chair Elect

    Board Member → Secretary-Treasurer, 2024

    Secretary-Treasurer → Chair Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur Evans Jr. PhD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carmen Elliott MS CAE

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Trueblood MSW FASAE IOM CAE

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Oxman JD MS CAE

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerald A. Jacobs

    General Council & Executive Officio Board Member

    Board Member → General Council & Executive Officio Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johnnie White MBA CMP CAE

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Wheatley IOM CAE

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip K Bell CAE

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annie Storey CAE

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clarence Anthony

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Haley Cox

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Napolitano

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Hortum

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Beebe CAE

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Preet Bassi CAE

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (63)
  • Former: John Robert Edward Lee IV (2019–2024) — Former Chief Marketing Officer
  • Former: Karl Ely (2019–2024) — Senior Advisor
  • Former: Lakisha Ann Woods Cae (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Matthew S. Loeb Cgeit Fasae Cae (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lemmietta G. McNeilly Phd Cae (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Marc Anderson (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Michelle Mason (2022–2024) — President & CEO
  • Former: Nabil El-Ghoroury Phd Cae (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Nicole Araujuo Cae (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Debra Zabloudil (2024) — Chief Lrng. & Mtgs Officer
  • Former: Jenn Novesky (2024) — Vice President, Member & Vol. Eng.
  • Former: Kimberly G. Napolitano Cae (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Marc Beebe Cae (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Nancy G. Klein (2024) — Former Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Deborah Hanger (2019–2023) — Senior Director & Database Administrator
  • Former: Heidi Robey (2019–2023) — Former Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Irving W. Washington Fasae Cae (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Lynne Thomas Gordon Cae (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Steven C. Anderson (2021–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Christin Vitalie (2022–2023) — Vice President, Bus. Analytics & Data Svcs
  • Former: Christopher Vest (2022–2023) — Vice President, Corp. Committee & Public Rel.
  • Former: Scott Beck (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Carmen Elliott (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Debbie Trueblood (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Lawrence Covert (2023) — Senior Director & Information Tech.
  • Former: Marc Beebe (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Philip Bell (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Julie Shoop (2019–2022) — Vice President & Content Strategy
  • Former: Robert Skelton (2019–2022) — Chief Administrator Officer
  • Former: Sharon Moss (2019–2022) — Chief Research Officer
  • Former: Susan Robertson (2019–2022) — Former President & CEO
  • Former: Carla K. Balakgie Fasae Cae (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeffrey Shields Fasae Cae (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Rita Chen Fujisawa Mba Cae (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephen P. Stahr Iom Cae (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Peter J. O'Neil Fasae Cae (2022) — Chair & Asae Bus. Services
  • Former: Amy Ledoux (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President, Meeting & Expositions
  • Former: Daniel Melesurgo (2019–2021) — Vice President & Strategic Partnerships
  • Former: Greta Kotler (2019–2021) — Chief Global Development Officer
  • Former: John Graham IV (2019–2021) — Former President & CEO
  • Former: Michael Dominguez Chse (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Patricia V. Blake Fasae Cae (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Stefanie Reeves Ma Fasae Cae (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephen J. Caldeira (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Thomas W. Smith Iii Fasce Cae (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Jay Younger Fasae (2021) — Chair & Asae Bus. Services
  • Former: Larry Covert (2021) — Senior Director & Information Technology
  • Former: Scott Beck Fofd (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Souri Jahanmir (2021) — Dr., Finance, Revenue & Collections
  • Former: Kraig R. Naasz (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Mariah Nelson (2019–2020) — Vice President, Innovation & New Produ
  • Former: Rhonda Payne (2019–2020) — Chief Learning Officer
  • Former: Sal Martino Fasae Cae (2019–2020) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Steven C. Echard Iom Cae (2019–2020) — Secretary-Treasurer & Board Member
  • Former: Thomas J. Noonan (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: H. Stephen Lieber Cae (2020) — Chair & Asae Business Servi
  • Former: Jenna Worley (2020) — Senior Director, Executive & Board Operations
  • Former: Carolyn Murray (2019) — Sen. Director, Executive & Board
  • Former: Debra S. Benavram Fasae Cae (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: James Clarke (2019) — Senior Vice President & Public Policy
  • Former: Keith Skillman (2019) — Vice President, Publications & Knowledge
  • Former: Paul Pomerantz Fasae Cae (2019) — Chair & Asae Business Services Inc.
  • Former: Vicki Deal-Williams Fasae Cae (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Michelle Mason FASAE CAE — CEO, Ex-Officio Board Member: $898KMichelle Mason FASAE CAECEO, Ex-Officio Board Member$898KReginald Henry — Chief Information Officer: $359KReginald HenryChief Information Officer$359KElizabeth PiperBach — President, ASAE Business Services, Inc: $356KElizabeth PiperBachPresident, ASAE Business…$356KHeather Dean — Cfao: $316KHeather DeanCfao$316KJohn Bacon — Vice President, Enterprise Sales: $313KJohn BaconVice President, Enterprise Sales$313KMary Kate Cunningham — Chief Public Policy and Gov. Off.: $259KMary Kate CunninghamChief Public Policy and Gov.…$259KLida Khodabakhshi — Vice President, Finance: $187KLida KhodabakhshiVice President, Finance$187KAmy Hissrich — Vice President, International Affair: $182KAmy HissrichVice President, International…$182KPamela Troop — Senior Director, Meetings: $175KPamela TroopSenior Director, Meetings$175K

Frequently asked questions about American Society of Association Executives

How much does American Society of Association Executives give each year?

American Society of Association Executives gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $41K across 1 grant.

How large is American Society of Association Executives?

American Society of Association Executives reported $57.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $28.6M.

Where does American Society of Association Executives operate?

American Society of Association Executives has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, Washington.

What is American Society of Association Executives's EIN?

American Society of Association Executives's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0026940. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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