THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1986 AS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO CONNECTING PRIVATE INVESTMENT WITH INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING THAT LEVERAGES OUR LIBRARY'S CITY-WIDE FOOTPRINT, RESOURCES, AND COMMITMENT TO LIFELONG LEARNING. IN TRUE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, THIS INFUSION OF PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES HAS HELPED TO LAUNCH AND SUSTAIN RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER CHICAGOANS OF ALL AGES LIVING AND WORKING IN THE CITY'S 77 NEIGHBORHOODS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $214k
- Bonus
- $6k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $136k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $125k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President & CEO | $214k | $6k | — | $15k | $256k $275k |
Chief Operating Officer | $136k | $5k | — | $13k | $167k $179k |
Chief Development Officer | $125k | $5k | — | $12k | $154k $165k |
Director of Legacy and Impact Giving highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $117k $126k |
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 56 unpaid individuals.
Up 1%
from 2023
From $253k in 2023 to $256k in 2024.
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
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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