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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL INC

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 481150519 · Form 990 · FY2024 · Large ($10M-$50M)
revenue
$17.7M
expenses
$16.8M
net assets
$12.7M
employees
22
volunteers
54
mission · from form 990

MEMBERS OF THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES AND POLICIES .

profile · synthesized from sources

Trade association representing professionals in the commercial real estate finance industry. Focuses on developing best practices, influencing policy, and providing education through regional meetings and government relations efforts. Operates nationally with a base in New York, NY.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $0
    WASHINGTON - EFFORTS TO FURTHER GENERAL ISSUES REGARDING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE ACTIVITY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.
  2. #2 $0
    REGIONAL MEETINGS & EDUCATION - TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF INFORMATION TO LOCAL CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Regional Meetings & Education
Provides ongoing educational programming and information sharing for industry professionals across local cities in the United States.
Washington Advocacy Efforts
Engages in policy development and government relations to advance issues affecting the commercial real estate finance industry at the federal level.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Industry Advocacy and Regulatory Engagement 1 activity
    • Advocacy for commercial real estate finance policy
      Engages in government relations efforts to advance issues related to commercial real estate finance, including direct advocacy and policy engagement at the federal and state levels.
  • Real Estate Professional Association 1 activity
    • Regional education meetings for local governments
      Conducts regional meetings to provide ongoing education and information to local cities across the country on topics related to commercial real estate finance.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$17.71M
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$16.90M95%
Investment income$814K5%
Other revenue$227
expenses
Total expenses$16.83M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$7.31M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$30.31M
Cash$10.92M
Investments$9.97M
Liabilities$17.61M
Net assets$12.70M
Liquid reserves14.9 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +0.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 7
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
LISA PENDEGAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $1.26M
EDWARD W DEANGELO SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, 40 $637K
SAIRAH BRUKI MANAGING DIRECTOR, REGULAT 40 $532K
DAVID MCCARTHY MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF 40 $510K
RAJESH AIDASANI MANAGING DIRECTOR, RESEARC 40 $449K
CATLIN ADAMS DIRECTOR, MEETINGS & MEMBE 40 $322K
LUIGI PULICE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 40 $291K
board members · 18
  • ABIGAIL FRANCHOT BOROK — GOVERNOR
  • ADAM A BEHLMAN — TREASURER
  • ALAN L TODD CFA — GOVERNOR
  • ANNEMARIE G DICOLA — GOVERNOR
  • BRENDAN D MCCORMICK — GOVERNOR
  • CRAIG WELIN — GOVERNOR
  • DANIEL J VINSON — GOVERNOR
  • DANIEL OLSEN — LONG RANGE PLANNING & INV. COMMITTEE CHAIR
  • DANIEL ROOD — GOVERNOR
  • DARREN GLUCK — GOVERNOR
  • DEBORAH J GINSBERG — GOVERNOR
  • ELAINE MCKAY — VICE CHAIR
  • FRANCISCO PAEZ — GOVERNOR
  • GERARD T SANSOSTI — GOVERNOR
  • GREGORY A CROSS — POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIR
  • HARRIS TRIFON — IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
  • JAN STERNIN — PAC CO-CHAIR
  • JANE LAM — GOVERNOR
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Industry-Collaborative Best Practices Development
    methodology: industry_collaborative
    By convening industry members to co-develop standards and policies, we produce more widely adopted and practical best practices in commercial real estate finance because collective input increases legitimacy, alignment, and implementation capacity across market participants.