Private Foundations

At COMD, we serve a diverse range of foundation clients—from newly established or small family foundations to long-standing institutions, including those managing portfolios worth hundreds of millions of dollars. With extensive experience in all aspects of foundation management, our firm combines deep expertise in core operations with the insight needed to navigate complex issues. 

We guide both grantmaking and operating foundations through sophisticated audit and tax matters, including alternative investments, unrelated business income reporting, equivalency determinations, expenditure responsibility, and international grantmaking. Our team is also highly experienced in excise taxes, unrelated business income and provides effective representation before the IRS and other regulatory authorities. 

Whether your foundation is in its early stages or facing more advanced challenges, COMD is committed to helping you fulfill your mission—today and in the future. We provide the expert guidance and support necessary to ensure the long-term success of your foundation. 

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    “COMD has been the Warhol Foundation’s go-to accounting, auditing, and tax partner for nearly 30 years. Everyone at the firm is knowledgeable, research-driven, and pleasant with a “can-do” attitude. Anytime we have a query, whether simple or complex, we get the well-researched answers we need in a timely fashion. Their fees are reasonable, too. We trust them to always have the Foundation’s best interests in mind, while retaining the independence they require. They are a partner on which we will continue to rely.”

    KC Maurer

    CFO and Treasurer, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

    For over thirty years COMD has been an ally, confidant, mentor, and stalwart professionals with an institutional commitment, purpose and rigor that is unrivaled.

    Gerard Brandenstein

    CFO, The Dreyfus Foundation

    We’ve been working with COMD for over a decade. They have demonstrated consistency, professionalism, and a deep understanding of our business. Their personal touch makes all the difference-we never feel like just another client. We truly value the long-standing relationship we’ve built together.

     

    Nancy Ertag-Brand

    Executive Director, Charina Endowment Fund, Inc. and Vital Projects Fund, Inc.