ASAE Research Foundation
The ASAE Research Foundation is primarily focused on advancing knowledge in association management and leadership by conducting research in areas that no one association can undertake on its own and helping associations become more innovative. With the help of asae members and friends of the association community, the foundation maintains a rigorous research agenda that supports the knowledge to equip the next generation of association leaders.
ASAE Research Foundation at a glance
In short: ASAE Research Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $28,792,437
- +11.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to ASAE Research Foundation
Open Grants
15 open opportunities from ASAE Research Foundation
AMC Leaders Scholarship
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Deadline
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AMC Leaders Scholarship
ASAE Research Foundation
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Deadline
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ASAE-USAe Travel Scholarship
ASAE Research Foundation
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Deadline
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Who ASAE Research Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses ($15K).
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How ASAE Research Foundation gives
- Giving fell 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2024) to $45K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Washington, DC | Program Support | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $28,792,437 | $5,190,561 | $2,553,634 | $15,000 | 1 | $3,238,664 |
| 2024 | $25,827,274 | $3,008,930 | $1,751,470 | $15,000 | 1 | $1,903,627 |
| 2023 | $27,373,899 | $1,654,867 | $1,808,993 | $16,000 | Total only | $767,642 |
| 2022 | $25,502,960 | $2,590,054 | $1,885,041 | $30,000 | 2 | $1,671,758 |
| 2021 | $31,104,132 | $2,493,244 | $2,028,427 | $45,000 | 4 | $1,599,580 |
| 2020 | $26,488,111 | $1,430,947 | $3,352,494 | $36,398 | 3 | $736,996 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About ASAE Research Foundation
Based on IRS filings
ASAE Research Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $28.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $3.2M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
ASAE Research Foundation is led by Michelle Mason FASAE CAE, CEO on the 2025 filing; 3 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michelle Mason FASAE CAE
CEO
New on the 2025 filing
5.8 hrs/week
$163K (2025)
Jay L Karen CAE
Chair
Board Member → Secretary-Treasurer, 2024
Secretary-Treasurer → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Wieters
Director & Future-Focused Research
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$110K (2024) → $112K (2025)
Morgan Maravich
Vice President & Foundation Relations
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$169K (2024) → $179K (2025)
Sheri Sesay-Tuffour PhD FASAE CAE
Secretary-Treasurer
Board Member → Secretary-Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Napolitano
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carmen Elliott MS CAE
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/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
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Beebe CAE
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Wheatley IOM CAE
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Haley Cox
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Preet Bassi CAE
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (43)
- Former: Heidi Biggs Brock (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Lynda J. Patterson Fasae Cae (2020–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Michael Dominguez Fasae Chse (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Reginald Henry (2020–2024) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Lemmietta G. McNeilly Phd Cae (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Marc Anderson (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Matthew Gertzog Fasae Cae (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Michelle Mason (2022–2024) — President & CEO
- Former: Heather Dean (2024) — Cfao
- Former: Kimberly G. Napolitano Cae (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Deborah Hanger (2020–2023) — Senior Director & Database Administrator
- Former: Heidi Robey (2020–2023) — Former Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Pamela Troop (2020–2023) — Director of Meetings
- Former: Sharon Moss (2020–2023) — Chief Research Officer
- Former: Amy Hissrich (2021–2023) — Senior Director & Information Technology
- 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: Lynda Patterson (2023) — Chair
- Former: Marc Beebe (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jeffrey Shields Fasae Cae (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: John Robert Edward Lee IV (2020–2022) — Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
- Former: Robert Skelton (2020–2022) — Chief Administrator Officer
- Former: Steven C. Anderson (2020–2022) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Susan Robertson (2020–2022) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Irving W. Washington Fasae Cae (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lakisha Ann Woods Cae (2021–2022) — Chair
- Former: Rita Chen Fujisawa Mba Cae (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Amy Ledoux (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President, Meeting & Expositions
- Former: John H. Graham IV (2020–2021) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Larry Covert (2020–2021) — Senior Director & Information Technology
- Former: Souri Jahanmir (2020–2021) — Dr., Finance, Revenue & Collections
- Former: Stephen J. Caldeira (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: Debra Stevens (2021) — Senior Director & Financial Solutions
- Former: Elizabeth Marie Piper Bach (2021) — President Asae Business Services & Inc.
- Former: Lynne Thomas Gordon Cae (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Beck Fofd (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Stefanie Reeves Ma Fasae Cae (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Garet Turner (2020) — Vice President Development
- Former: Rita Chen Fujisawa (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Sal Martino Fasae Cae (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Steven C. Echard Iom Cae (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas J. Noonan (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $179K, to Morgan Maravich (Vice President, Foundation Relations). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about ASAE Research Foundation
How much does ASAE Research Foundation give each year?
ASAE Research Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $15K across 1 grant.
How large is ASAE Research Foundation?
ASAE Research Foundation reported $28.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.2M.
What is ASAE Research Foundation?
ASAE Research Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Washington, DC. It holds $28.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does ASAE Research Foundation operate?
ASAE Research Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia.
What is ASAE Research Foundation's EIN?
ASAE Research Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1300485. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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