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The Club Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Alexandria, VA EIN: 52-1642692 Website

The Club Foundation was formed for charitable and educational purposes to foster intellectual excellence in the field of club management. This purpose is achieved by awarding scholarships or research grants to individuals and by making gifts or contributions. The foundation's mission is to support the advancement of the club management profession through funding of educational and training opportunities for club managers and students and to serve as a vehicle to coordinate and disseminate information of mutual interest to private clubs, restaurants, hotels and other sectors of the golf, and hospitality industries.

The Club Foundation at a glance

In short: The Club Foundation gave $141K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$141,380
+11.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$47,127
+86.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$6,896,836
+11.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Club Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Club Management Association of America: $111KClub Management Association ofAmerica$111KTee It up for the Troops: $20KTee It up for the Troops$20KGolden State Chapter Cmaa: $10KGolden State Chapter Cmaa$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Club Management Association of America ($111K). Together the top 3 received $141K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 16 (81%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

BurnsvilleAlexandriaDelray BeachTeaneckBostonBrevardBurlingameCoral SpringDentonMariettaNewport BeachNiagara University

How The Club Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 253% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K6 grants2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 5 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $141K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $141K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Club Management Association of America Alexandria, VASupport Students$111,380
Tee It up for the Troops Burnsville, MNTroops Reunion and Tournment Grant$20,000
Golden State Chapter Cmaa Newport Beach, CAHurricane and Flood Relief$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,896,836$881,538$670,817$141,3803$183,724
2024$6,180,671$639,679$557,966$126,4155$107,667
2023$5,237,386$611,286$509,130$102,5762$129,118
2022$5,121,192$1,163,107$497,653$40,0003$206,520
2021$5,582,121$820,522$326,671$73,9653$220,853
2020$4,513,995$549,899$402,587$90,5303$130,381
2019$4,395,312$738,649$372,566$96,5986$123,325

About The Club Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Club Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Alexandria, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $141K. Net investment income was $184K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Club Foundation is led by Jeffrey D. Morgan Fasae Cae, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey D. Morgan Fasae Cae

    President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luann Giovannelli Ccm Cam

    Chair

    Treasurer → Vice Chairman, 2022

    Vice Chairman → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Palmer Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Larocca Ccm Cce

    Director

    Vice Chairman → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheikhou Diagne

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Mendez Ccm Cce

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Harris

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blaine Burgess Ccm Cce

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Williams Ccm

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janine Budzius Ccm Cce

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Schenkel Ccm Cce

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Krenn Ccm Cce

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Kelly Ccm Cce

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vache Hagopian

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Ruder Ccm Cce

    Treasurer

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terra S. H. Waldron Ccm Cce

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Marsh Ccm Cce

    Vice Chair

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Tate

    CFO

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Joe Oswald (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Nicholas J. Larocca (2019–2024) — Chairman
  • Former: Michael Seabrook Ccm Cce (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mitchell S. Platt McM Cce (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Timothy P. Minahan Ccm Cce (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Elisha Cicerone Ccm (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brian R. Kroh Ccm (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: John Collins (2022) — Director
  • Former: Burton Ward Ccm Cce (2019–2021) — Chairman
  • Former: Casey Newman Ccm (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Donna Otis Ccm Cce (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mark A. Bado McM Cce (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mike Parkhurst (2019–2021) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about The Club Foundation

How much does The Club Foundation give each year?

The Club Foundation gave $141K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $126K across 5 grants.

What is The Club Foundation's typical grant size?

The Club Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $47,127, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does The Club Foundation give grants?

The Club Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Minnesota (14%) and California (7%).

Does The Club Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on The Club Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is The Club Foundation?

The Club Foundation reported $6.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $882K.

What is The Club Foundation?

The Club Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Alexandria, VA. It holds $6.9M in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Club Foundation's EIN?

The Club Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1642692. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 25, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 1, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 13, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 7, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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