Center for Exhibition Industry Research Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$254k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$987k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$972k
$145k liabilities
Net assets
$827k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
4.1 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Brian Pagel
Left since last filing
3
20% of the board
Center for Exhibition Industry Research Foundation's network
15 people2 organisationsi15 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (15) 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
15 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Pagel Chair | Chairperson | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Chuck Grouzard Chair | Immediate Past Chairperson | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Beverly Benbow | Director of Governance, Bo | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Emile K Davis | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Eric Blanc SR | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| John Jaworski | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lisa Buchanan | Sr. VP of Operations | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mark Bogdansky | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Marsha Flanagan | Ex-Officio - Iaee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mary Bender | Secretary/Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Michelle Edmonson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nancy Draepeau | VP of Research | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Paige Cardwell | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rich Vallaster III | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Scott Stanton | CFO | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emile K Davis | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Marsha Flanagan | Ex-Officio - Iaee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Eric Blanc Sr | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Mark Bogdansky | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Rich Vallaster III | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Chuck Grouzard | Immediate Past Chairperson | 0 | $0 | ||
| Paige Cardwell | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| John Jaworski | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Edmonson | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Buchanan | Sr. VP of Operations | 0 | $0 | ||
| Beverly Benbow | Director of Governance, Bo | 0 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Draepeau | VP of Research | 0 | $0 | ||
| Scott Stanton | CFO | 0 | $0 | ||
| Brian Pagel | Chairperson | 0 | $0 | ||
| Mary Bender | Secretary/Treasurer | 0 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Center for Exhibition Industry Research Foundation
- EIN
- 521953469
- Address
- 12700 Park Central Dr Ste 308, Dallas, TX, 75251-1526
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- To ensure the success of the exhibition industry as the premier marketing medium by supporting research, promotion and education. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1995
- Principal officer
- Scott Stanton (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedRESEARCH FOR THE EXHIBITION INDUSTRYCenter for Exhibition Industry ResearchRelatedPROMOTION OF THE VALUE OF EXHIBITIONS & EVENTSInternational Association of Exhibitions & EventsRelatedDEVELOP AND DELIVER LEARNING FOR THE INDUSTRYIaee Foundation Inc
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsChuck Grouzard
≥6years on the filingsMary Bender
≥6years on the filingsNancy Draepeau
≥6years on the filingsScott Stanton
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $972k
- Total liabilities
- $145k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $827k
- Contributions and grants received
- $67k
- Program service revenue
- $119k
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1m | $919k | $89k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
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.Center For Exhibition Industry Research Foundation 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: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 10 November 1995
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.