THE BURRIDGE D. BUTLER MEMORIAL TRUST OF CHICAGO IS A TAX-EXEMPT TRUST CREATED IN 1951 UNDER THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF BURRIDGE D. BUTLER. THE TRUST IS DEVOTED TO CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS A TYPE III NON-FUNCTIONALLY INTERGRATED (SEE SCHEDULE O) SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST. THE TRUST IS A TOTAL RETURN TRUST. THE DISTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST ARE COMPUTED IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIVE PERCENT ON A MOVING THREE YEAR AVERAGE OF THE NET FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE TRUST'S ASSETS FOR EACH OF THE THREE YEARS PRECEDING THE YEAR OF THE CURRENT YEAR DISTRIBUTION BASED ON A FISCAL YEAR.
Executive compensation
Form 990 · Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Chairman board chair | $33k $36k |
Secretary officer (unspecified) | $29k $32k |
Trustee board member | $22k $24k |
Trustee board member | $22k $24k |
Trustee board member | $22k $24k |
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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Down 15%
from 2022
From $38k in 2022 to $33k in 2023.
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.
Revenue and expenses over time
BURRIDGE D BUTLER MEMORIAL TRUST OF CHICAGO reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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