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Filing year 2024

EDELSON FOUNDATION INC

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-4328987·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$106k
Total assets
$503k
Total expenses
$103k
Reported officers
1

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. EDELSON FOUNDATION INC reported 1 unpaid officer or board member on its 990-PF.

President

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$98k

Itemized grants

28

Median grant

$4k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
LINCOLN PARK ZOOCHICAGO, ILEXEMPT FUNCTION$6k
ANTI-CRUELTY SOCIETYCHICAGO, ILEXEMPT FUNCTION$6k
PETANORFOLK, VAEXEMPT FUNCTION$6k
PLANNED PARENTHOODNEW YORK, NYEXEMPT FUNCTION$5k
GLOBAL SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTSBRENTWOOD, TNEXEMPT FUNCTION$5k
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATESWASHINGTON, DCEXEMPT FUNCTION$5k
MERCY FOR ANIMALSCHICAGO, ILEXEMPT FUNCTION$5k
PAWS CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILEXEMPT FUNCTION$5k
THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARYHOHENWALD, TNEXEMPT FUNCTION$5k
THE GORILLA FOUNDATIONREDWOOD CITY, CAEXEMPT FUNCTION$5k
TIGER CREEK WILDLIFE REFUGETYLER, TXEXEMPT FUNCTION$5k
TIGER HAVENKINGSTON, TNEXEMPT FUNCTION$5k
ASPCANEW YORK, NYEXEMPT FUNCTION$4k
ACLUNEW YORK, NYEXEMPT FUNCTION$4k
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTERMONTGOMERY, ALEXEMPT FUNCTION$4k
AMERICAS VETDOGSSMITHTOWN, NYEXEMPT FUNCTION$3k
FOUR CORNERS EQUINE RESCUEAZTEC, NMEXEMPT FUNCTION$3k
SIMON WEISENTHAL CENTERLOS ANGELES, CAEXEMPT FUNCTION$3k
EQUINE ADVOCATESCHARHAM, NYEXEMPT FUNCTION$3k
NATURE CONSERVATORYARLINGTON, VAEXEMPT FUNCTION$3k
NOAH'S RESTZION, ILEXEMPT FUNCTION$3k
BEST FRIENDSNANAB, UTEXEMPT FUNCTION$2k
CHIMP HAVENKEITHVILLE, LAEXEMPT FUNCTION$2k
NATIONAL ANTI-UNISECTIONCHICAGO, ILEXEMPT FUNCTION$2k
SAFE HUMANE CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILEXEMPT FUNCTION$2k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

EDELSON FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$82k
$89k
2023
$106k
$103k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

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

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

EDELSON 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.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$20,738
75th percentile
$60k
90th percentile
$148k

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).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Illinois
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Common questions about EDELSON FOUNDATION INC

What are EDELSON FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, EDELSON FOUNDATION INC reported $106k in total revenue and $103k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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