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Filing year 2024

Chicago Cubs Charities

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-3443543·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$5.6M
Total assets
$13.3M
Total expenses
$5.8M
Reported officers
12
Mission

The mission of Cubs Charities is to mobilize the power of sport to champion youth, families, and communities. Cubs Charities achieves this through sports-based youth development and academic programming, investments in safe places to play, and strategic grantmaking. The vision of Cubs Charities is to be recognized locally and globally for its collective work to encourage the love of sport and contribute to a more unified and thriving Chicago, where all youth, families, and communities have an equal opportunity to achieve their highest potential both on and off the field.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Deputy Director, Strategy and Programs
Key Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$189k
$202k
Base
$121k
Bonus
$33k
Other
$5k
Benefits
$13k
Assistant Director of Development
Median to 75th percentile
$165k
$177k
Base
$96k
Bonus
$25k
Other
$6k
Benefits
$25k
Assistant Director
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$161k
$172k
Base
$91k
Bonus
$25k
Other
$5k
Benefits
$27k

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.

Plus 9 unpaid individuals.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Up 145%
from 2023

From $77k in 2023 to $189k in 2024.

$77k
2023
$189k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 137% in real terms$85k to $202k

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.

Pay for the position

Chief Development Officer pay rose 114% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 18%.

$77k in 2023 to $165k 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.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

Chicago Cubs Charities reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$4.8M
$3.4M
2023
$5.6M
$5.8M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about Chicago Cubs Charities

What does the Key Employee of Chicago Cubs Charities earn?

In 2024, the Key Employee of Chicago Cubs Charities received $188,701 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Key Employee roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Key Employee pay at Chicago Cubs Charities compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Key Employee at Chicago Cubs Charities falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What are Chicago Cubs Charities's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, Chicago Cubs Charities reported $5.6M in total revenue and $5.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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