Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
The research and education foundation of the equipment finance industry, producing economic outlooks, funding academic research, and building the talent pipeline that keeps the sector understood and supplied.
Financial profile
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation · EIN 54-1527848 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $844,333 | $818,218 | $0 | $922,670 | $920,708 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $888,946 | $837,546 | $0 | $1,067,388 | $853,250 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $775,121 | $745,275 | $0 | $838,933 | $1,277,843 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $689,016 | $658,628 | $0 | $719,983 | $1,226,366 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $818,736 | $771,459 | $0 | $911,144 | $1,201,290 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $785,040 | $755,750 | $46 | $1,103,521 | $1,129,020 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation is read alongside.
AFE
American Floral Endowment
The shared endowment of an entire industry, the body that gathers money from every corner of floriculture and…
81 companies named
AF
AATCC Foundation
The giving arm of a century old textile science body, quietly funding the students who will keep that craft…
5 companies named
SF
SHRM Foundation
The philanthropic arm of the human resources profession, working to elevate HR practitioners as a force for…
10 companies named
AF
AORN Foundation
The philanthropic arm supporting perioperative nurses, funding scholarships, education and nursing research…
3 companies named
NEFE
National Endowment for Financial Education
A national foundation that funds research and champions effective financial education so that individuals…
Who backs ELFF
Every company Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Fifth Third Bank | Foundation donor | AFA AFP BGACC CICA CRC +3 |
| Healthcare Financial Services, GE Healthcare | Foundation donor | ASCA AAEM AAPMR AASLD AANEM +3 |
| Concord | Foundation donor | ASCU CUNA NAFIC |
| AP Equipment Financing | Foundation donor | TCIA |
| First American Equipment Finance, an RBC/ City National Bank Company | Foundation donor | IWLA |
| John Deere Financial | Foundation donor | ARA |
| Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP | Foundation donor | ANA |
| Oakmont Capital Services | Foundation donor | TCIA |
| Western Equipment Finance | Foundation donor | BPAA |
| 1st Equipment Finance, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| Alfa Financial Software Inc | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| Altec Capital Services, LLC | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| Arvest Equipment Finance | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| Bank of America Global Leasing | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| Canon Financial Services | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| Capteris | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| Channel | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| DLL Financial Solutions Partner | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| Financial Pacific Leasing, Inc., an Umpqua Bank Company | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| Flagstar Financial & Leasing | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| GreatAmerica Financial Services | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| Key Equipment Finance | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| KLC Financial, LLC | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| LEAF Commercial Capital | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| LTi Technology Solutions | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| NCS Credit | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| PNC Equipment Finance, LLC | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| RESIDCO | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| RVI Group | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| Trustmark Equipment Finance | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
| U.S. Bank Equipment Finance | Foundation donor | Only Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
2026 Corporate Contributors. Read September 28, 2026. Upper tiers read from logo link titles; dollar amounts dropped from tier names; ELFA (association) excluded.
Who backs Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's peers, but not Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | AFE | AF | SF | AF | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800Flowers | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| American Floral Services, Inc. | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Arizona Family Flowers, LLC | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Avanos | COLLABORATION: Bronze Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| bachmans | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Baisch | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Ball | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Bank of America | IMAGINATION: Silver Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Bill Doran Company | Friends of Floral | 1 of 4 | |||
| Billy Heroman's | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Blackmore Co., Inc. | Platinum Club | 1 of 4 | |||
| BP Royal Uganda | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| burgeflowershop | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| BurtonBurton | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Central Floral Supply | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| CGI | CHAMPION: Friend Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| comcast nbc logo | INNOVATION: Diamond Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Connor Park Florist, Inc. | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cox | COLLABORATION: Bronze Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Delaware Valley Wholesale Florist | Platinum Club | 1 of 4 | |||
| dvflora | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| DWF Wholesale Florists | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Dyenomite Apparel | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Eastern Floral | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Family_Flowers | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fibre52 | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| FloraCraft | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| floriexpo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Flower Clique | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| FlowerShopNetwork | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| FreshPath | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Freytag’s Florist | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| FTD | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Gildan Honduras Properties | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| GreenPoint | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Griffin’s Floral Design | Friends of Floral | 1 of 4 | |||
| Grower-Talks | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Hackney Nursery | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Hall’s Flower Shop and Garden Center | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Hallmark | Platinum Club | 1 of 4 | |||
| Highland Supply Corporation | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| hortica | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| In Bloom Flowers & Gifts | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Inglis Florists | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Intuitive | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Jack’s Basket Import Inc. | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Kennicott | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Kitayama Brothers/Greenleaf Wholesale Florist, Inc. | Platinum Club | 1 of 4 | |||
| Lafayette Florist & Greenhouses, Inc. | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| logo_wday_CMYK | INSPIRATION: Gold Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Los Angeles Flower Market of the American Florists’ Exchange, LTD | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Manatee Fruit Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| mayesh | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| McNamara Florist | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Mellano | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| MetrolinaGreenhouses | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| mischlersflorist | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| mt-eden-floral | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Nanz & Kraft Florists, Inc. | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Neubauer’s Flowers, Inc. | Friends of Floral | 1 of 4 | |||
| North Creek Nurseries | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| NorthernTrust | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Noyon Lanka Pvt Ltd | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Olive Hill Greenhouses | Platinum Club | 1 of 4 | |||
| originallaflowermarket | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Passion Growers LLC | Platinum Club | 1 of 4 | |||
| Patterson’s Flowers Inc. | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Pennock Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Pete Garcia Company/Garcia Group | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Phillip’s Flowers | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| purebeautyfarms | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Reliant Ribbon | Friends of Floral | 1 of 4 | |||
| rockwell | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Rose Bud Flowers | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Seramount | COLLABORATION: Bronze Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Smithers-Oasis Floralife | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Soderbergs Floral and Gift | Friends of Floral | 1 of 4 | |||
| stadiumflowers | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| STERIS | Spotlight Partner | 1 of 4 | |||
| Stryker | Platinum Partner | 1 of 4 | |||
| Suntory Flowers | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Syndicate Sales | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Syngenta Flowers | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Tagawa Greenhouses | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| teleflora | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| The Elite Flower Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| The Giant Company | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| The John Henry Company | Platinum Club | 1 of 4 | |||
| Tradewinds Intl, LLC | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Twixwood Nursery | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| usaa logo | INNOVATION: Diamond Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Vans, Inc. – Van Namen Family | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Viviano Flower Shop, Inc. | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| walmart logo | INNOVATION: Diamond Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Walter R. Knoll Florist | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| WestRock | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Willory | CHAMPION: Friend Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Yoder Brothers | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Zeidler Floral Company Inc. | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 4 |
The outside view
The research and education foundation of the equipment finance industry, producing economic outlooks, funding academic research, and building the talent pipeline that keeps the sector understood and supplied.
- Consensus
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- Inward
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Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The League and The Frontier.
Strengths
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