Public Affairs Council
Our mission is to advance the field of public affairs and provide tools and resources that enable public affairs executives and managers to achieve their business and professional goals.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$15.4M
-4.1% YoY
Annual Giving
$450K
+800.0% YoY
Grant Count
1
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$450K
+800.0% YoY
About Public Affairs Council
Based on IRS filings
Public Affairs Council is a nonprofit organization, based in WASHINGTON, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $15.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $450K. Net investment income was $718K.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
District of Columbia $550K (100%)
States
Cities
Washington
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $15,444,005 | $16,109,724 | $15,599,352 |
| Revenue | $7,683,139 | $6,976,098 | $6,419,694 |
| Expenses | $8,161,267 | $7,394,412 | $6,933,815 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $717,903 | $237,169 | $315,410 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 1 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amie Adams | Director | 1 | — |
| Jane Adams | Director | 1 | — |
| Ryan Adesnik | Director | 1 | — |
| Katie Anderson | Director | 1 | — |
| Lee Anderson | Director | 1 | — |
| Casey Anthony | Director | 1 | — |
| Sara Armstrong | Director | 1 | — |
| Lester Bagley | Director | 1 | — |
| Tres Bailey | Director | 1 | — |
| Elizabeth Baker | Director | 1 | — |
| Jana Barresi | Director | 1 | — |
| Elizabeth Bartz | Director | 1 | — |
| Mark Battaglini | Director | 1 | — |
| Michael Behm | Director | 1 | — |
| Christie Bloomquist | Director | 1 | — |
| Eric Brewer | Director | 1 | — |
| Roz Brooks | Director | 1 | — |
| Sharon Brosnan | Director | 1 | — |
| Kendra Brown | Director | 1 | — |
| David Brown | Director | 1 | — |
| Rich Buckley | Director | 1 | — |
| Deb Burke | Director | 1 | — |
| David Burns | Director | 1 | — |
| John Calvelli | Director | 1 | — |
| Vlad Cartwright | Director | 1 | — |
| Casey Cesnovar | Director | 1 | — |
| Dave Cetola | Director | 1 | — |
| Stephanie Childs | Director | 1 | — |
| Steve Ciccone | Director | 1 | — |
| Rob Clark | Director | 1 | — |
| Jonathan Collard | Director | 1 | — |
| Nicole Collier | Director | 1 | — |
| Jillian Coughenour | Director | 1 | — |
| Anne Crews | Director | 1 | — |
| Greg Crist | Director | 1 | — |
| Meghann Curtis | Director | 1 | — |
| Myra Dandridge | Director | 1 | — |
| Jeff Davidman | Director | 1 | — |
| Grace Davis | Director | 1 | — |
| Gerard Dehrmann | Director | 1 | — |
| Linda Dempsey | Director | 1 | — |
| Shari Dexter | Director | 1 | — |
| Alex Dickinson | Director | 1 | — |
| Tom DiGangi | Director | 1 | — |
| Gloria Dittus | Director | 1 | — |
| Colette Dodson Honorable | Director | 1 | — |
| Caitlin Donahue | Director | 1 | — |
| Stephanie Dyson | Director | 1 | — |
| Madison Eggert-Crowe | Director | 1 | — |
| Kip Eideberg | Director | 1 | — |
| Erin Engle | Director | 1 | — |
| Donna Epps | Director | 1 | — |
| Meghan Everngam | Director | 1 | — |
| Tom Evers | Director | 1 | — |
| Roi Ewell | Director | 1 | — |
| Terri Fariello | Director | 1 | — |
| Steve Fera | Director | 1 | — |
| Madeline Ferraro | Director | 1 | — |
| Patrick Finnegan | Director | 1 | — |
| David French | Director | 1 | — |
| John Galligan | Director | 1 | — |
| Nef Garcia | Director | 1 | — |
| Ezra Garrett | Director | 1 | — |
| Courtney Geduldig | Director | 1 | — |
| Genna Gent | Director | 1 | — |
| Todd Gillenwater | Director | 1 | — |
| Christopher Gindlesperger | Director | 1 | — |
| Kevin Goodno | Director | 1 | — |
| Julie Goon | Director | 1 | — |
| Ed Griesmer | Director | 1 | — |
| Ken Gross | Director | 1 | — |
| Scott Gunn | Director | 1 | — |
| Julian Ha | Director | 1 | — |
| Pierce Haley | Director | 1 | — |
| Rob Hall | Director | 1 | — |
| Matt Haller | Director | 1 | — |
| Marcel Halma | Director | 1 | — |
| Mary Moore Hamrick | Director | 1 | — |
| Lara Hamsher | Director | 1 | — |
| Jessica Hanson Hanna | Director | 1 | — |
| Lou Hayden | Director | 1 | — |
| Pat Hayes | Director | 1 | — |
| Sue Hensley | Director | 1 | — |
| Julie Herwig | Director | 1 | — |
| John Hishta | Director | 1 | — |
| Erik Hower | Director | 1 | — |
| Brian Huseman | Director | 1 | — |
| Jill Ingrassia | Director | 1 | — |
| Rico Izaguirre | Director | 1 | — |
| Kate Johansen | Director | 1 | — |
| Kristin Julason Damato | Director | 1 | — |
| Jessamyn Katz | Director | 1 | — |
| Kevin Keane | Director | 1 | — |
| Heather Kennedy | Director | 1 | — |
| Chris Keuleman | Director | 1 | — |
| Maureen Kline | Director | 1 | — |
| Russ Knocke | Director | 1 | — |
| Brad Knox | Director | 1 | — |
| Jill Kozeny | Director | 1 | — |
| Margery Kraus | Director | 1 | — |
| Tony Lakavage | Director | 1 | — |
| Tom Lamb | Director | 1 | — |
| Paddi LeShane | Director | 1 | — |
| Mike Lord | Director | 1 | — |
| George Lowe | Director | 1 | — |
| Kathryn Lowell | Director | 1 | — |
| Nick Ludlum | Director | 1 | — |
| Justin Maierhofer | Director | 1 | — |
| Julian Malasi | Director | 1 | — |
| Cathy Mann | Director | 1 | — |
| Brittany Masalosalo | Director | 1 | — |
| John Mason | Director | 1 | — |
| Chris Matthews | Director | 1 | — |
| Katie McBreen | Director | 1 | — |
| BR McConnon | Director | 1 | — |
| Randy McCullough | Director | 1 | — |
| Shannon McGahn | Director | 1 | — |
| Katherine McGuire | Director | 1 | — |
| Diane McNulty PhD | Director | 1 | — |
| Katie Meyer | Director | 1 | — |
| Greg Miley | Director | 1 | — |
| William Minor | Director | 1 | — |
| Katy Montgomery | Director | 1 | — |
| Howard Moon | Director | 1 | — |
| Tiffany Moore | Director | 1 | — |
| Chris Morton | Director | 1 | — |
| Monica Mueller | Director | 1 | — |
| Makini Nyanteh | Director | 1 | — |
| Mike O'Brien | Director | 1 | — |
| Ali O'Donnell | Director | 1 | — |
| Mary O'Reilly | Director | 1 | — |
| Scott Orr | Director | 1 | — |
| Nicole Paquette | Director | 1 | — |
| Mike Parrish | Director | 1 | — |
| Charley Poe | Director | 1 | — |
| Chris Porter | Director | 1 | — |
| Natosha Prolago | Director | 1 | — |
| Joe Quinn | Director | 1 | — |
| Steve Radke | Director | 1 | — |
| Isaac Reyes | Director | 1 | — |
| Eduardo Ricardo | Director | 1 | — |
| Charlie Ricciardelli | Director | 1 | — |
| Misti Rice | Director | 1 | — |
| Angela Riemer | Director | 1 | — |
| Will Rijksen | Director | 1 | — |
| Rusty Ring | Director | 1 | — |
| Darlene Rosenkoetter | Director | 1 | — |
| Jon Samford | Director | 1 | — |
| MaryAnne Sapio | Director | 1 | — |
| Pippa Scarlett | Director | 1 | — |
| Clint Schelbitzki | Director | 1 | — |
| Mark Schoeberl | Director | 1 | — |
| Melissa Schulman | Director | 1 | — |
| Pete Selfridge | Director | 1 | — |
| Paul Seltman | Director | 1 | — |
| Ellie Shaw | Director | 1 | — |
| Gregg Sheiowitz | Director | 1 | — |
| Anthony Shop | Director | 1 | — |
| Dontai Smalls | Director | 1 | — |
| David Smith | Director | 1 | — |
| Chris Spence | Director | 1 | — |
| Char Stanberry | Director | 1 | — |
| Nick Stowell | Director | 1 | — |
| Erin Streeter | Director | 1 | — |
| Suzanne Swink | Director | 1 | — |
| Sam Tatevosyan | Director | 1 | — |
| Margaret Taylor | Director | 1 | — |
| Kandi Terry | Director | 1 | — |
| Noah Theran | Director | 1 | — |
| Bobby Thomson | Director | 1 | — |
| Doug Troutman | Director | 1 | — |
| Cody Tubbs | Director | 1 | — |
| Danielle Turnipseed | Director | 1 | — |
| Chris Vaughan | Director | 1 | — |
| Fleming Voetmann | Director | 1 | — |
| Natalie Volin Lehr | Director | 1 | — |
| Jamie Wall | Director | 1 | — |
| Leigh Walton | Director | 1 | — |
| Kevin Washington | Director | 1 | — |
| Ann Weeks | Director | 1 | — |
| Emily Weems | Director | 1 | — |
| Alison Weiss | Director | 1 | — |
| Roy Wells | Director | 1 | — |
| Hannah Wesolowski | Director | 1 | — |
| Trish Wexler | Director | 1 | — |
| Lauren Wilk | Director | 1 | — |
| Anne Wilson | Director | 1 | — |
| Debbie Wing | Director | 1 | — |
| Alex Wirth | Director | 1 | — |
| Jeanne Wolak | Director | 1 | — |
| Brian Wolff | Director | 1 | — |
| Candi Wolff | Director | 1 | — |
| Elizabeth Woody | Director | 1 | — |
| Teross Young | Director | 1 | — |
| Douglas Pinkham | President | 36 | $633,375 |
| Reginald Nance | Vice President | 32 | $211,844 |
| Caryn Seligman | Sr. Director | 32 | $154,061 |
| Laura Horsley | Sr. Director | 40 | $236,930 |
| Kristin Brackemyre | Sr. Director | 40 | $209,975 |
| Bonnie Moore | Senior Manager | 40 | $146,491 |
| Conrad Tolosa | Senior Manager | 32 | $133,815 |
| Anna Platt | Senior Manager | 40 | $134,445 |
| Victoria Ellington | Senior Manager | 40 | $128,578 |
| Helen Taylor | Senior Manager | 40 | $117,870 |
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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