Reported officers (all unpaid)
No paid executives reported in 2023. Caerus Foundation Inc reported 6 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.
Grants paid
Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$14.7M
Itemized grants
130
Median grant
$50k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The HALO Trust USA Inc | Washington, DC | Transforming HALO's Global Impact through Crosscutting Investment | $1.3M |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | Great Lakes Roles and Non-Personnel Support 2022-2025 | $1M |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | Emergency Response | $500k |
| MAG America | Washington, DC | Improving lives and livelihoods in Cambodia through landmine clearance and provision of life saving lessons. | $500k |
| The Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environmental Priorities in Wisconsin in 2024 | $500k |
| City Year Inc | Chciago, IL | Program implementation at 2 Austin-based schools 2023-2024 | $425k |
| MAG America | Washington, DC | Technology and Innovation activities and landmine and cluster munition clearance in Cambodia 2021-2023 | $408k |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Bloomington, MN | Sustain Our Great Lakes Funding Collaboration | $400k |
| Partners In Health | Boston, MA | Maternal and Child Health in Haiti and Sierra Leone 2022-2024 | $400k |
| Global Strategies | Albany, CA | Core programming | $300k |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | CPS Field Trips on Wednesdays and Expanded School Programming | $250k |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General program support focused on south and west side neighborhoods | $250k |
| Chicago Scholars | Chicago, IL | Core Programming Support | $250k |
| One Million Degrees | Chicago, IL | Support for South Side Programs 2022-2024 | $250k |
| Tutoring Chicago | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support 2022-24 | $250k |
| Mequon Nature Preserve | Mequon, WI | Mequon Nature Preserve's Farm Wetland Restoration Project | $205k |
| 826 Valencia | San Francisco, CA | Mission and Tenderloin Programs 2023-2024 | $200k |
| Fund for Lake Michigan | Milwaukee, WI | Western Lake Michigan Pooled Fund | $200k |
| Gathering Waters Wisconsin's Alliance for Land Trusts | Madison, WI | Public Policy Advocacy and Alternative Funding and Financing for Conservation | $200k |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | The Pelican River Forest Easement project | $200k |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | The Pelican River Forest Easement project | $200k |
| Savanna Institute | Madison, WI | Scaling Up Agroforestry in Lake Michigan Basin | $175k |
| Mission Graduates | San Francisco, CA | College to Career Staffing and Programming | $160k |
| CAMFED | San Francisco, CA | Girls' education and life skills mentor programs | $150k |
| Howard Area Community Center | Chicago, IL | The Clubhouse Teen Program | $150k |
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois
Caerus Foundation Inc reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Illinois earns a median of $20,738.
These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,342 organizations across 2,342 filings (2021 – 2024).
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In 2023, Caerus Foundation Inc reported $44.2M in total revenue and $17M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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