Who is CRF

The Credit Research Foundation is a nonprofit, research and educational organization with international reach. For nearly six decades our mission has been to advance the understanding, practice and development of technique and trends in business credit for the benefit of businesses worldwide by communicating the value of credit and receivables management. CRF promotes leadership and provides the link between education and practice. As a professional organization, CRF serves its diverse membership by recognizing excellence, promoting the exchange of information and fostering innovation.

CRF staff members conduct research, produce publications and provide programs and assessment products (benchmarking and other performance reference studies) to leaders of credit and accounts receivable in all sectors of business. Headquartered in Columbia, MD, with approximately 600 contributing members, the Foundation annually is in contact with more than 4,000 organizations - both public and private, including over half of the Fortune 500. At CRF, we recognize that financial skills and leadership development is crucial for individual and organizational success. Today, executives and managers must find creative solutions to complex challenges where the call for effective management is stronger than ever.

We are an internationally recognized resource for understanding and expanding the role of business credit. Through our programs, CRF has a significant impact on hundreds of business credit and financial leaders each year, while thousands view our publications and research material.

CRF's nonprofit status and mission give us unusual flexibility in a world where profits often drive or confine thinking, direction and action. We have the freedom to be objective, wary of short-term trends and motivated foremost by our mission - our substantial and sustained investment in the well being of our members. Although our work is always grounded in a strong foundation of research, we expand that research to demonstrate practical applications at our Forums and training sessions.