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US nonprofit · EIN 529999947 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 529999947) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SOUNK), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Foundation of the Professional Convention Management Asso

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$6.3m
$2.2m liabilities
Net assets
$4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
3.6y av
Staff
0
115 volunteers
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Neil Brownlee
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Foundation of the Professional Convention Management Asso's network

18 people1 organisationi18 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (11) 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

18 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Desiree Knight ChairImmediate Past Chair2022
4 yrs
Leonard Hoops ChairChair2022
4 yrs
Neil Brownlee ChairChair-Elect2023
3 yrs
Amy WalterDirector/Trustee2024
2 yrs
Brian LandersDirector/Trustee2023
3 yrs
Clifford RippetoeDirector/Trustee2024
2 yrs
Deboarah CaldwellDirector/Trustee2024
2 yrs
Dr Amanda CecilDirector/Trustee2023
3 yrs
Fernando FondevilaDirector/Trustee2022
4 yrs
Gladys O'MahonyDirector/Trustee2020
6 yrs
Gregg CarenDirector/Trustee2023
3 yrs
Kathleen WardenDirector/Trustee2023
3 yrs
Kelly RickerSecretary-Treasurer2024
2 yrs
Panos TzivanidisDirector/Trustee2022
4 yrs
Patrick EspinozaDirector/Trustee2024
2 yrs
Peter O'NeilDirector/Trustee2022
4 yrs
Shameka JenningsDirector/Trustee2023
3 yrs
Stephen RoseDirector/Trustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 18 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Deborah L SextonPresident and CEO (Until 1/18)2018
Meredith RollinsExecutive Directorsince 2018
Sherrif KaramatPresident & CEOsince 2018

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Leonard HoopsChair2$0
Neil BrownleeChair-Elect2$0
Kelly RickerSecretary-Treasurer2$0
Desiree KnightImmediate Past Chair2$0
Deboarah CaldwellDirector/Trustee2$0
Gregg CarenDirector/Trustee2$0
Dr Amanda CecilDirector/Trustee2$0
Patrick EspinozaDirector/Trustee2$0
Fernando FondevilaDirector/Trustee2$0
Shameka JenningsDirector/Trustee2$0
Brian LandersDirector/Trustee2$0
Gladys O'mahonyDirector/Trustee2$0
Peter O'neilDirector/Trustee2$0
Stephen RoseDirector/Trustee2$0
Panos TzivanidisDirector/Trustee2$0
Amy WalterDirector/Trustee2$0
Clifford RippetoeDirector/Trustee2$0
Kathleen WardenDirector/Trustee2$0
Sherrif KaramatCEO & President8$0$842k$95k
Meredith RollinsChief Community Officer20$0$237k$44k

About

Legal name
Foundation of the Professional Convention Management Asso
EIN
529999947
Address
200 E Randolph St 7150, Chicago, IL, 60601-6436
State
Illinois
Mission
Fundraising and grant giving, focused on education and research that will benefit the business events industry. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B99Z Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1985
Principal officer
Sherrif Karamat Cae (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1985
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
SOUNK (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedLEADING SUPERIOR & INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONProfessional Convention Management Association

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsGladys O'Mahony
≥4years on the filingsDesiree Knight
≥4years on the filingsLeonard Hoops
≥4years on the filingsFernando Fondevila

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
$6.3m
Total liabilities
$2.2m
Net assets or fund balances
$4m
Contributions and grants received
$2.1m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$689k
Employees
0
Volunteers
115

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2.7m$2.3m$429k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Professional Convention Management AssociationResearch and r&d grant$230k