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Filing year 2023

ARCANA FOUNDATION INC

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 52-1515952·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$0
Total assets
$0
Total expenses
$110k
Reported officers
3

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2023

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

Vp,treasuer,director
Board Vice President
Median to 75th percentile
$33k
$36k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 2 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at ARCANA FOUNDATION INC equaled 30% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2023)
30%
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 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$68k

Itemized grants

3

Median grant

$10k

Down 75%
from 2022

From $131k in 2022 to $33k in 2023.

$131k
2022
$33k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 76% in real terms$148k to $36k

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Board Vice President pay fell 75% from 2022 to 2023.

$131k in 2022 to $33k in 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

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 (No assets reported), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in District of Columbia

Comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations in District of Columbia pay their highest-earning executive a median of $125,449.

25th percentile
$37k
Median
$125,449
75th percentile
$254k
90th percentile
$390k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 208 organizations across 208 filings (2022 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for District of Columbia
FAQ

Common questions about ARCANA FOUNDATION INC

What does the Board Vice President of ARCANA FOUNDATION INC earn?

In 2023, the Board Vice President of ARCANA FOUNDATION INC received $32,748 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Board Vice President roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Vice President pay at ARCANA FOUNDATION INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide, the 2023 pay of the Board Vice President at ARCANA FOUNDATION INC falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2023, the highest total compensation at ARCANA FOUNDATION INC equaled 30% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (No assets reported), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.