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Filing year 2024

AEC Trust

Wilmington, Delaware·EIN 36-6725987·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$12.9M
Total assets
$36.8M
Total expenses
$24.5M
Reported officers
5

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Delaware.

Trustee
Board Member
Above 90th percentile
$285k
$307k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 4 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at AEC Trust equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
1%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$24.1M

Itemized grants

142

Median grant

$15k

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THE HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION INCATLANTA, GAexpenditure responsibility grant$16M
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS INCATLANTA, GABuilding the Vision: National Center for Civil and Human Rights Expansion for Capital and Program$250k
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATEDSOMERVILLE, MATransforming Emergency Care: Campaign for the Cooley Dickinson Hospital Emergency Department$150k
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAGAINESVILLE, FLHarn Museum of Art General Operating Support$150k
AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCWASHINGTON, DCHurricane Helene Response$100k
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF RHODE ISLANDSMITHFIELD, RINature for All$100k
FERNBANK INCATLANTA, GATHRIVE: The Nature of Change (Capital Campaign)$100k
KESTREL LAND TRUST INCAMHERST, MAForest & Farm Conservation: Longley 181 acres in Williamsburg Hatfield, MA$100k
LINK COUNSELING CENTER INCATLANTA, GA50th Anniversary Capital Projects$100k
CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENTAMHERST, MACommunity Housing Support Program$75k
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTLBOSTON, MACorporate Accountability: Advancing Climate & Water Justice Alongside Frontline Allies$75k
RAISING EXPECTATIONS INCATLANTA, GARaising Expectations, Inc.$75k
SURVIVAL CENTERS INCNORTH AMHERST, MAAmherst Survival Center Food Pantry$75k
LOUISVILLE PRESCHOOL INCLOUISVILLE, COLouisville Support Fund$70k
ATLANTA COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROJECT INCATLANTA, GAACSP General Operating Support$50k
ATLANTA FULTON COUNTY PREARREST DIVERSION INITIATIATLANTA, GAPolicing Alternatives & Diversion (PAD) Initiative$50k
EKVNV YEFOLECVLKEWEOGUFKA, ALEkvn-Yefolecv Maskoke Ecovillage$50k
FEMINIST WOMENS HEALTH CENTER INCATLANTA, GAGeneral & Unrestricted$50k
GLOBAL GROWERS NETWORK INCDECATUR, GAGlobal Growers 2024 Cultivating Futures Campaign$50k
MATHESON HISTORY MUSEUM INCGAINESVILLE, FLHistoric Preservation of the Matheson History Museum Complex and Collections$50k
PUSH PUSH THEATER COMPANYDECATUR, GAPushPush Arts: Capital Campaign for the purchase of an arts venue in College Park, GA$50k
STATUS HOME INCATLANTA, GADestination Independence$50k
SUGAR LOAF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTBOULDER, COSLFPD Biggest Needs Request$50k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 35%
from 2023

From $211k in 2023 to $285k in 2024.

$211k
2023
$285k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 31% in real terms$235k to $307k

Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Board Member pay rose 35% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 39%.

$211k in 2023 to $285k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about AEC Trust

What does the Board Member of AEC Trust earn?

In 2024, the Board Member of AEC Trust received $285,476 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Board Member roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Delaware: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Member pay at AEC Trust compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Delaware, the 2024 pay of the Board Member at AEC Trust falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at AEC Trust equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are AEC Trust's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, AEC Trust reported $12.9M in total revenue and $24.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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