In 2017, the Council of Competitive Fellows organized to become an educational nonprofit. We thank the following Fellows for contributing to our Founders Fund drive that helped us achieve this momentous milestone:
| Adrian Alvarez | Jan Herring | Jay Paap |
| Zena Applebaum | Richard Horowitz | Tim Powell |
| Brad Ashton | Arik Johnson | John Prescott |
| Babette Bensoussan | Derek Johnson | Michael Sandman |
| Roberta Brody | Clifford Kalb | Kenneth Sawka |
| Patrick Bryant | Dick Klavans | Seena Sharp |
| Mark Chussil | Judy Leavitt | Katherine Shelfer |
| Cynthia Cheng Correia | Martha Matteo | Melanie Wing Siewert |
| Max Downham | John McGonagle | Jennifer Swanson |
| Craig Fleisher | Richard Mignogna | Kirk Tyson |
| Joe Goldberg | Ellen Naylor | Fred Wergeles |