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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSN OF THE UNITED STATES & CANADA.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,570,269
Total expenses
$23,668,424
Contributions and grants received
$792,617
Grants paid
$345,129
Program service revenue
$20,004,185
Investment income
$319,014
Other revenue
$454,453
Total assets, end of year
$23,830,331
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,869,833
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,960,498
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,628,909
Management and general expenses
$6,039,515
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,628,909

Program services were 74.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $309,917

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $482,700

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Training & Annual Conference

    total $7,313,145 · related or exempt $7,313,145

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Membership Dues

    total $4,611,846 · related or exempt $4,611,846

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Award Programs

    total $4,558,758 · related or exempt $4,558,758

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Consulting

    total $2,688,545 · unrelated business $2,688,545

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Subscriptions

    total $468,223 · related or exempt $91,223 · unrelated business $377,000

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $363,668 · related or exempt $363,668

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $234,400 · excluded $234,400

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $511,494

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $426,880

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $84,614

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $84,614 · excluded $84,614

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $644,734

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $191,529

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $453,205 · related or exempt $453,205

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,248 · excluded $1,248

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,248

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $221,672 · program services $221,672

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $123,457 · program services $123,457

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,289,789 · program services $984,411 · management and general $305,378

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,309,767 · program services $6,342,296 · management and general $1,967,471

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $945,873 · program services $721,922 · management and general $223,951

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,216,119 · program services $928,183 · management and general $287,936

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $631,055 · program services $481,643 · management and general $149,412

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $55,755 · program services $640 · management and general $55,115

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,069 · management and general $47,069

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,847 · management and general $2,847

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,413,844 · program services $1,916,817 · management and general $497,027

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $208,572 · program services $161,481 · management and general $47,091

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,446,153 · program services $1,254,866 · management and general $191,287

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $902,170 · program services $546,351 · management and general $355,819

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,130,292 · program services $169,487 · management and general $960,805

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,066,169 · program services $852,134 · management and general $214,035

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,400,039 · program services $2,223,981 · management and general $176,058

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $355,438 · program services $171,374 · management and general $184,064

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $177,288 · management and general $177,288

  • 24a · Other expenses: Subcontractors

    total $534,252 · program services $508,640 · management and general $25,612

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $190,804 · program services $19,554 · management and general $171,250

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,113,221 · end of year $1,888,604

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,795,042 · end of year $2,715,743

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,157,547 · end of year $2,457,555

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $157,480 · end of year $54,520

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,222,307 · end of year $895,572

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,211,880

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,371,240

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $711,720 · end of year $840,640

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,653,372 · end of year $8,507,140

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,490,301 · end of year $2,325,077

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $322,065 · end of year $379,431

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,585,101 · end of year $3,766,049

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,904,649 · end of year $3,771,913

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $8,575,313 · end of year $8,938,141

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,695,288 · end of year $5,159,779

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,694,975 · end of year $4,608,193

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,337,931 · end of year $1,352,305

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The purpose of the Government Finance Officers Association ("GFOA") is to advance excellence in state and local government financial management.

  • Training and Annual Conference - Seminars and concurrent sessions are held on various governmental accounting, auditing, and financial reporting issues, as well as budgeting and financial planning, debt management, economic development, pension and benefit administration, technology and digital government, treasury management and investing. 170 training seminars were held with attendance of 27,475 participants, including GFOA's annual conference.

    Expenses $6,014,484 · Revenue $7,313,145

  • Award Programs - Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, Distinguished Budget Presentation, Canadian Award for Financial Reporting and Popular Annual Financial Reporting are programs in which members of GFOA's special review committee review financial reports of governments participating in the programs. 7,615 submissions were reviewed and 7,511 were awarded to governments.

    Expenses $4,125,931 · Revenue $4,558,758

  • Research and Consulting - The Research and Consulting Center performs research and consulting on various public sector finance and administration issues and publishes research findings to over 25,000 members both online and through Government Finance Review. Publications are available to members of the government finance profession, all government officials, and the general public.

    Expenses $3,818,571 · Revenue $2,702,852

  • Federal Liaison Center, Government Finance Review Magazine, GFOA Newsletter, Technical Advisory, State/Provincial and International Relations, Executive Board, Scholarships, Certification Program, and Membership Dues

    Expenses $3,669,923 · Grants $345,129 · Revenue $5,882,635

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laura Allen

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.5 + 0.1 related
  • Tanya Garost

    President-Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25 + 0.1 related
  • Terri Velasquez

    Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25 + 0.1 related
  • Michael A Bryant

    Past President until 6/13/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25 + 0.1 related
  • Sonia Andrews

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Lunda Asmani

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Laurie M Brewer

    Board Member until 6/13/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Jennifer Brown

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Veronica Carrillo

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Timothy Ewell

    Board Member as of 6/13/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Bruce Fisher

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Jason Greene

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Edward Gin

    Board Member as of 6/13/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Anne Harty

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Rafiu O Ighile

    Board Member until 6/13/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Susan Iverson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Brandon Kauffman

    Board Member until 6/13/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Grace Martinez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Margaret Moggia

    Board Member until 6/13/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Debra Roberts

    Board Member as of 6/13/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • David Schmiedicke

    Board Member as of 6/13/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Kendel Taylor

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Diane Waldron

    Board Member as of 6/13/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.1 related
  • Christopher P Morrill

    Executive Director, CEO

    Total calculated
    $513,437
    From this org
    $433,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $80,037
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $428,888
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $3,012
    Deferred
    $50,746
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,291
    Filer's total
    $513,437
  • Sarah Lombardi

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $255,060
    From this org
    $216,294
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,766
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,595
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $199
    Deferred
    $27,720
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,046
    Filer's total
    $255,060
  • Michael Mucha

    Deputy Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $417,046
    From this org
    $339,790
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $77,256
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $337,937
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $353
    Deferred
    $44,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,006
    Filer's total
    $417,046
  • Beth Aldana

    Chief Administrative Officer

    Total calculated
    $333,088
    From this org
    $272,722
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,366
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $270,064
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $1,158
    Deferred
    $38,652
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,714
    Filer's total
    $333,088
  • Michele M Levine

    Director, Technical Services Center

    Total calculated
    $429,088
    From this org
    $362,265
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $66,823
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $359,138
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $1,627
    Deferred
    $44,687
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,136
    Filer's total
    $429,088
  • Emily Brock

    Director, Federal Liaison

    Total calculated
    $317,949
    From this org
    $254,098
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,851
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,349
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $249
    Deferred
    $37,009
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,842
    Filer's total
    $317,949
  • Shayne Kavanagh

    Senior Manager, Research

    Total calculated
    $282,256
    From this org
    $243,495
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,761
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $241,643
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $352
    Deferred
    $24,573
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,187
    Filer's total
    $282,255
  • Robert Roque

    Sr. Manager, Research & Consulting

    Total calculated
    $305,336
    From this org
    $250,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,765
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,032
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $1,039
    Deferred
    $25,109
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,656
    Filer's total
    $305,336
  • Barry G McMeekin

    Consulting Practice Manager

    Total calculated
    $317,219
    From this org
    $274,701
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,518
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,843
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $39,358
    Deferred
    $23,572
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,946
    Filer's total
    $317,219

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1a
Travel for companions - Reimbursement of companion travel expenses for President, President-Elect, Past-President, and Executive Director/CEO are generally considered taxable unless the business purpose of the companion's travel has been established and documented.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • GFOA Endowment Corporation

    501(c)(3) · Type I Supporting Organization · IL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Government Finance Officers Assn of the United States & Canada

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510489349300516

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