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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER BOARD OF STANDARDS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,387,332
Total expenses
$9,754,216
Contributions and grants received
$3,720,197
Grants paid
$559,602
Program service revenue
$184,369
Investment income
$2,151,819
Other revenue
$2,330,947
Total assets, end of year
$45,935,726
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,330,579
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$32,605,147
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,276,611
Management and general expenses
$2,174,177
Fundraising expenses
$303,428
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,276,611

Program services were 74.6% 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

    $563,723

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,156,474

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $20,308

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL FEES

    total $184,369 · related or exempt $184,369

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,020,522 · excluded $1,020,522

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,940,025 · related or exempt $1,940,025

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $12,795,336

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

    securities $11,664,039

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,131,297

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,131,297 · excluded $1,131,297

  • 11a · Other revenue: SHARED SERVICE REVENUE

    total $390,922 · excluded $390,922

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $390,922

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $50,000 · program services $50,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $509,602 · program services $509,602

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $344,949 · program services $308,289 · management and general $14,771 · fundraising $21,889

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,630,127 · program services $1,456,883 · management and general $69,805 · fundraising $103,439

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $221,960 · program services $198,371 · management and general $9,505 · fundraising $14,084

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $253,754 · program services $226,786 · management and general $10,866 · fundraising $16,102

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $131,111 · program services $117,177 · management and general $5,614 · fundraising $8,320

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $43,907 · program services $30,672 · management and general $10,910 · fundraising $2,325

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $72,745 · management and general $72,745

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,845,135 · program services $1,644,500 · management and general $69,567 · fundraising $131,068

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $53,519 · program services $53,519

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $254,455 · program services $219,913 · management and general $31,380 · fundraising $3,162

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $117,317 · program services $111,439 · management and general $5,878

  • 17 · Travel

    total $225,966 · program services $217,634 · management and general $7,968 · fundraising $364

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,996,078 · program services $1,994,477 · management and general $1,601

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $103,780 · program services $96,094 · management and general $5,011 · fundraising $2,675

  • 24a · Other expenses: SHARED SERVICES

    total $1,768,183 · management and general $1,768,183

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $88,280 · management and general $88,280

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DUES

    total $35,369 · program services $33,603 · management and general $1,766

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $7,979 · program services $7,652 · management and general $327

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $1,011,715 · program services $708,287 · management and general $0 · fundraising $303,428

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,697,369 · end of year $982,535

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,522,735 · end of year $1,928,154

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,257,893 · end of year $1,821,173

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $25,689 · end of year $6,288

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $125,925

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

    $68,017

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

    $64,331

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,229 · end of year $3,686

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $28,161,946 · end of year $28,450,088

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $6,586,987 · end of year $6,962,574

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,990,060 · end of year $5,655,303

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,561,089 · end of year $4,203,765

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $4,779

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $27,985 · end of year $28,375

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $18,329,488 · end of year $9,093,660

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,985,569 · end of year $27,811,641

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,345,777 · end of year $4,793,506

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF CFP BOARD CENTER FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING, A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS TO ADVANCE COMPETENT AND ETHICAL FINANCIAL PLANNING AND EXPAND CFP PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADVANCE COMPETENT AND ETHICAL FINANCIAL PLANNING AND EXPAND CFP PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

  • ACADEMICS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND CONTENTCFP BOARD CENTER FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING ADMINISTERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST INDIVIDUALS ASPIRING TO BECOME A CFP PROFESSIONAL WITH COMPLETING THE EDUCATION AND EXAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CFP CERTIFICATION.THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE GENEROUS DONATIONS OF SPONSORS AND DONORS WHO REALIZE THE BENEFIT OF CREATING A MORE DIVERSE AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL PLANNING PROFESSION. EACH SCHOLARSHIP HAS DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS, APPLICATION PROCESSES AND DEADLINES TO FOLLOW TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.CFP BOARD CENTER FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING HAS A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AGENDA THAT DEVELOPS DEEP AND LEADING INSIGHTS THAT ASSESS THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL PLANNING ON CLIENTS' WELL-BEING, TRACK TRENDS, AND GAUGE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTIONS ON CRITICAL FINANCIAL PLANNING TOPICS. STARTING IN 2023, CFP BOARD CENTER FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING HAS COLLABORATED WITH FOUR WELL-RESPECTED ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS TO DEVELOP A DEFINITION OF FINANCIAL WELL-BEING THAT WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS OF A 10-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY. THE RESEARCHERS CONDUCTED THE STUDY'S INITIAL SURVEY IN 2024 THAT WILL TRACK THE IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING ADVICE ON THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. ALSO IN 2024, CFP BOARD CENTER FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING LAUNCHED AN ANNUAL STUDY ON HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS' AWARENESS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING AS A CAREER CHOICE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY AND PERSONAL FINANCE.CFP BOARD HOSTS CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE WHERE PARTICIPANTS IN THE FINANCIAL ADVICE ECOSYSTEM INCLUDING FINANCIAL PLANNING PRACTITIONERS, FIRM LEADERS, EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS COME TOGETHER FOR HIGH-IMPACT LEARNING, CUTTING-EDGE INSIGHTS, AND PRACTICAL TAKEAWAYS. CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN WASHINGTON DC IN SEPTEMBER 2024.

    Expenses $6,950,639 · Grants $559,602 · Revenue $2,124,394

  • PRO BONOCFP BOARD CENTER FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING RECOGNIZES THAT PRO BONO FINANCIAL PLANNING NOT ONLY BENEFITS THOSE SERVED BUT ALSO ENHANCES THE PROFESSION AND HELPS BUILD THE FINANCIAL PLANNING WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE. CFP BOARD CENTER FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING PARTNERS WITH THE FOUNDATION FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING TO HELP MAKE PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ALL CFP PROFESSIONALS.17,916 CFP PROFESSIONALS REPORTED 389,435 HOURS OF PRO BONO FINANCIAL PLANNING IN 2024 AND OUR GOAL IS TO GROW THE NUMBER OF CFP PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING PRO BONO SERVICE TO OVER 25,000 BY THE END OF 2026.

    Expenses $325,972

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Matt Boersen CFP CFA

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Louis Barajas CFP MBA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Marguerita Cheng CFP

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Aneri Jambusaria CFP MBA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Terri Kallsen CFP

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Malik Lee CFP Cap Apma

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Linda Leitz Phdcfp Ea

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Elizabeth K Miller CFP CFA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Peter Rohr CFP

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Martin Seay Ph D CFP

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Richard Shaw CFP MBA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Rick Sherlock

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Nancy Smith JD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Elisse Walter JD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Kevin Keller

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,291,553
    From this org
    $1,106,080
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $185,473
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $751,449
    Bonus
    $354,631
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $157,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,973
    Filer's total
    $1,291,553
  • Leo Rydzewski

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $783,560
    From this org
    $646,442
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $137,118
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $482,117
    Bonus
    $84,350
    Other
    $79,975
    Deferred
    $131,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,118
    Filer's total
    $783,560
  • Kevin Yea

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $521,025
    From this org
    $413,298
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $107,727
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $354,993
    Bonus
    $58,305
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $94,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,727
    Filer's total
    $521,025
  • Elizabeth Stewart

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER THRU 01/24

    Total calculated
    $423,471
    From this org
    $375,511
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,960
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $27,427
    Bonus
    $62,700
    Other
    $285,384
    Deferred
    $46,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,960
    Filer's total
    $423,471
  • Thomas Sporkin

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $621,222
    From this org
    $476,001
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $145,221
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $394,416
    Bonus
    $81,585
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $121,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,221
    Filer's total
    $621,222
  • Dane Snowden

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $710,033
    From this org
    $553,504
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $156,529
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $553,504
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $151,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,529
    Filer's total
    $710,033
  • Lisa Davis

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $344,949
    From this org
    $232,434
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $112,515
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $232,434
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $97,298
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,217
    Filer's total
    $344,949
  • James Katsaounis

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $402,134
    From this org
    $342,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,269
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,717
    Bonus
    $67,148
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $46,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,269
    Filer's total
    $402,134
  • Joseph Maugeri

    MANAGING DIRECTOR THRU 08/24

    Total calculated
    $605,973
    From this org
    $537,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,723
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $232,295
    Bonus
    $36,374
    Other
    $268,581
    Deferred
    $46,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,723
    Filer's total
    $605,973
  • John Loper

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $385,186
    From this org
    $320,496
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,690
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,508
    Bonus
    $64,988
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $43,088
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,602
    Filer's total
    $385,186
  • Erin Koeppel

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $373,877
    From this org
    $324,322
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,555
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,081
    Bonus
    $48,241
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $43,199
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,356
    Filer's total
    $373,877
  • Adam Zajac

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $338,823
    From this org
    $293,891
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,932
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $261,607
    Bonus
    $32,284
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $39,270
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,662
    Filer's total
    $338,823

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

  • 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
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 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, LINES 4A-B
457(F) PLAN - ALL APPROVED EXECUTIVES PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN. A NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN IS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 457(F) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) AND APPROVED EXECUTIVES. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE PLAN, BEGINNING JANUARY 1 OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR, EXECUTIVES WHO WERE EMPLOYED AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR MAY EARN A COMPENSATION AWARD AS DETERMINED BY THE CEO. SUCH A COMPENSATION AWARD IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE CEO OVERSIGHT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE CEO MAY EARN AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CEO'S DEFERRED COMPENSATION IS VESTED AND PAID OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF HIS CONTRACT. EACH DEFERRED COMPENSATION AWARD FOR ALL OTHER APPROVED EXECUTIVES IS GENERALLY VESTED THREE YEARS FROM THE GRANT DATE. UPON VESTING THE AWARD IS PAID OUT TO THE EXECUTIVE. THE AWARD IS AT RISK OF FORFEITURE UNTIL IT IS FULLY VESTED. THE CASH DISTRIBUTION AMOUNTS REFLECTED ON THE SECOND LIST OF THE FOLLOWING PAGE WERE AWARDED PREVIOUSLY AND MET THE VESTING REQUIREMENTS DURING THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY WERE PAID OUT. THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVES PARTICIPATED IN THE PLAN: NAME TITLE AMOUNT KEVIN R. KELLER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER $100,000 KEVIN YEA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER $48,000 LEO RYDZEWSKI GENERAL COUNSEL $85,000 DANE SNOWDEN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER $105,000 THOMAS SPORKIN MANAGING DIRECTOR $75,000 LISA DAVIS MANAGING DIRECTOR $62,000 THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVES RECEIVED A 457F CASH DISTRIBUTION: NAME TITLE AMOUNT LEO RYDZEWSKI GENERAL COUNSEL $79,975 ELIZABETH STEWART CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER $285,384 JOSEPH MAUGERI MANAGING DIRECTOR $182,773 JOSEPH MAUGERI RECEIVED A PAYMENT OF $85,808 PER A VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT PAYOUT, AND THE AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN HIS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513179349307891

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