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Filing year 2024

ARLENE LEFF FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 81-3987293·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$306k
Total assets
$2.6M
Total expenses
$286k
Reported officers
3

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Director
Unclassified
$15k
$16k
Director
Unclassified
$15k
$16k
Director
Unclassified
$15k
$16k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at ARLENE LEFF FOUNDATION equaled 5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
5%
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

$140k

Itemized grants

4

Median grant

$35k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILCHARITY$50k
AFMDANORTHBROOK, ILCHARITY$45k
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CNTNEW YORK, NYCHARITY$25k
BBYOWASHINGTON, DCCHARITY$20k

Down 40%
from 2023

From $25k in 2023 to $15k in 2024.

$25k
2023
$15k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 42% in real terms$28k to $16k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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 ($1M - $10M), 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 ARLENE LEFF FOUNDATION

What are ARLENE LEFF FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, ARLENE LEFF FOUNDATION reported $306k in total revenue and $286k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.