Program areas at CRE
The Counselors of Real Estate is the membership organization established exclusively for Real Estate advisors who provide intelligent, unbiased, and trusted advice for a client or employer. The organization bestows the prestigious cre designation on those invited to membership, providing access to a high-level professional community that elevates their experience, while expanding their professional reach.
The Counselors of Real Estate offers multiple communications to benefit its members and the Real Estate community at large. The "Real Estate issues" publication is cre's professional journal featuring incisive, dynamic articles that respond to current trends in the Real Estate industry. The journal is printed three times a year. The association also produces "the counselor" newsletter which showcases cre activities and industry events, along with an annual membership directory.
The fall convention offers extraordinary educational opportunities, knowledge sharing, and professional interaction featuring educational sessions, roundtable discussions, business meetings and special events including Real Estate development tours, mini cre consulting corps assignments, and meetings of the Counselors' board of directors, finance and executive committees.
Who funds The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at CRE
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Mary Fleischmann | Chief Executive Officer | $283,922 | 2023-11-08 |
| Shea Turner | Chief Administrative Officer | $113,636 | 2022-12-31 |
| Richard Sirois | Director of Marketing and Communications | $125,917 | 2022-12-31 |
| Lyndsey Adams | Director of Member Services | | 2021-12-22 |
| Larissa Phillips | Director of Education and Meetings | $112,530 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 6 more key personnel |
Financials for CRE
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $0 | $179,200 | -100% |
| Program services | $1,886,800 | $1,635,670 | 15.4% |
| Investment income and dividends | $50,821 | $58,792 | -13.6% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $629 | $615 | 2.3% |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-17,510 | $105,124 | -116.7% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $206,788 | $96,369 | 114.6% |
| Total revenues | $2,127,528 | $2,075,770 | 2.5% |
Organizations like CRE
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) | 501(c)(6) | Lawrence, KS | $7,892,911 |
| Real Estate Staging Association | 501(c)(6) | Columbus, NC | $563,995 |
| Tennessee Realtors | 501(c)(6) | Nashville, TN | $4,984,800 |
| Realtors Land Institute (RLI) | 501(c)(6) | Chicago, IL | $1,921,922 |
| Quad City Area Realtors (QCARA) | 501(c)(6) | Bettendorf, IA | $1,173,155 |
| Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley | 501(c)(6) | Springfield, MA | $895,460 |
| Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh | 501(c)(6) | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,060,917 |
| Nebraska Realtors Association (NRA) | 501(c)(6) | Lincoln, NE | $1,717,421 |
| Manatee Association Of Realtors | 501(c)(6) | Lakewood Ranch, FL | $768,728 |
| Bucks County Association of Realtor | 501(c)(6) | Warminster, PA | $1,079,507 |
Data update history
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 13 new personnel
August 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
June 27, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Professional associationsBusiness and community development organizationsReal estate organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Business and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsOperates internationallyEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteering
General information
- Address
- 430 N Michigan
- Chicago, IL 60611
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- County
- Cook County, IL
- Website URL
- cre.org/Â
- Phone
- (312) 329-8427
- Facebook page
- counselorsofrealestateÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 36-6140410
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1953
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- S47: Real Estate Organizations
- NAICS code, primary
- 813920: Professional Associations
- Parent/child status
- Central organization
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