Presidents Forum
Donations deductiblePresidents Forum's network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Pulsipher Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Schejbal | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dick Senese | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Frank J Dooley PHD | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Gregory W Fowler PHD | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Justin Lonon | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kate Smith | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sue Ellspermann PHD (also filed as Sue Ellspermann) | Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| James Manning | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Wesley Smith | Executive Director | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Smith | Executive Director | 20 | $0 | ||
| David Andrews | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sue Ellspermann PhD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gregory W Fowler PhD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Pulsipher | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kate Smith | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Frank J Dooley PhD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Justin Lonon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Milliron | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Schejbal | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Becky Takeda-Tinker | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Vollendor | Director | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Presidents Forum
- EIN
- 384127568
- Address
- 80 M St Se Ste 130, Washington, DC, 20003-3544
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- The presidents forum is a mission-driven organization with a clear vision guided by three core tenets: learner impact, systemic change, and measurable difference. The presidents forum seeks to engage its members in collaborative change projects that can benefit the students served by the member institutions. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B25 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- Principal officer
- Wesley Smith (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsScott Pulsipher
≥7years on the filingsDick Senese
≥7years on the filingsKate Smith
≥7years on the filingsSue Ellspermann PHD
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $27k
- Total liabilities
- $101k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $73k
- Contributions and grants received
- $348k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Presidents Forum likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 30 August 2019
- Registered agent
- COGENCY GLOBAL Inc. (city and state not held)