Cnfa
Donations deductibleCnfa's network
11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). 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
11 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Michael Espy Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Davit Kirvalidze | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Doug Keesling | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eleni Gabre-Madhin | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Elin Miller | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gail E Mitchell (also filed as Gail Mitchell) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| General John G Castellaw (also filed as General John Castellaw) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jackie Klippenstein | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John J Cavanaugh | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sylvain Roy | President & CEO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thad Simons | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam P Saffer | Chief of Party, Nigeria | 2019 |
| Alan Pieper | COO, Secretary | since 2018 |
| Daney Jackson | Chief of Party, Pakistan Amd Project | 2018 |
| Daniel M Gies | Chief of Party,Rwanda | since 2018 |
| David Blood | Chief of Party, Azerbaijan | since 2018 |
| David Brigham | Chief of Party, Zimbabwe Project | since 2018 |
| Eddie Keturakis | VP Program Development | since 2018 |
| Jean Ntumba Biduaya | Sr Director of Finance and Admin.-Niger Project | 2020 |
| Louis R Faoro | Chief of Party, Georgia | 2019 |
| Paul Sippola | Sr. VP of Program | since 2021 |
| Sahar Al-Rufai | Chief of Party, Mali | since 2021 |
| Sheryl Cowan | Sr. VP of Program | since 2021 |
| Udayappan Ramasamy | Associate VP of Finance | 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvain Roy | President/CEO | 40 | $608k | $67k | |
| Alan Pieper | COO/Secretary of the Board | 40 | $467k | $61k | |
| Jones Elizabeth A | Sr. TCH. Director Zimbabwe | 40 | $341k | $56k | |
| Al-Rufai Sahar A | Chief of Party, Mali | 40 | $322k | $29k | |
| Gies Daniel M | Chief of Party, Rwanda | 40 | $266k | $30k | |
| Cowan Sheryl | Sr. VP of Program | 40 | $260k | $47k | |
| Butler-Sims Anthony L | Sr VP and Chief People Officer | 40 | $257k | $37k | |
| A Michael Espy | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| John G Castellaw | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John J Cavanaugh | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Doug R Keesling | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Davit Kirvalidze | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jackie M Klippenstein | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eleni Gabre-Madhin | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gail E Mitchell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elin D Miller | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Patricia R Sheikh | Board Member (Effective 10/22/2024) | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Cnfa
- EIN
- 521447902
- Address
- 1828 L St Nw Ste 402, Washington, DC, 20036-5115
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To stimulate economic growth and improve livelihoods by cultivating entrepreneurship. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q023 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1985
- Principal officer
- Sylvain Roy (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsA Michael Espy
≥8years on the filingsDavit Kirvalidze
≥8years on the filingsDoug Keesling
≥8years on the filingsElin Miller
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
- $18.3m
- Total liabilities
- $11.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $6.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $70.1m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $16.9m
- Employees
- 101
- Volunteers
- 46
Grants paid
9 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Medical Corp (Amalima Loko) | Implements the nutrition and wash components of the amalima program;nutrition and hiv/aids | $834k |
| Mercy Corps (Amalima Loko) | Implements the nutrition and wash components of the amalima program;nutrition and hiv/aids | $820k |
| Helen Keller International (Hki)-Niger Yalwa | Lead design and implementation of activities for increased local consumption of nutritious, safe foods based on iterative research conducted | $659k |
| J E Austin Associates Inc (Nigeria AG - Invest ) | J. E. Austin associates, supporting cnfa in the implementation of the feed the future nigeria agribusiness investment activity. Specifically | $628k |
| The Manoff Group (Jsi) (Amalima and Loko) | Implements the behavior change communications component of the amalima progam | $354k |
| Development Gateway Inc | The purpose of this subagreement is further achievement of the objectives and results of the prime award by providing financial assistance t | $306k |
| Helen Keller International (Hki) - Mali Sugu Yiriwa | Helen keller will lead objective 3, increased market demand for consumption of nutritious and safe foods, designing and implementing market- | $275k |
| Marketshare Associates Inc (Rwanda Hinga Wunguke) | Msa's mission is to bring actionable insights to market development, fostering sustainable change in rwandas agricultural sector. They focus | $231k |
| International Development Group LLC | Idg led the georgia enterprise support program, a consortium of organizations in this three-year micro, small, and medium enterprise (msme) | $86k |
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.Cnfa 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
- 29 January 1985
- Registered agent
- C T Corporation System (city and state not held)