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Filing year 2024

ELIZABETH FERRY SPEER FOUNDATION

Avon, Connecticut·EIN 27-6183605·NTEE T90 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$2.4M
Total assets
$7.2M
Total expenses
$716k
Reported officers
2

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Connecticut.

Trustee
Board Member
Above 90th percentile
$113k
$122k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$23k
$24k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at ELIZABETH FERRY SPEER FOUNDATION equaled 16% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
16%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$565k

Itemized grants

23

Median grant

$25k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOLAVON, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
OUR COMPANIONS ANIMAL RESCUEMANCHESTER, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
THE FRICK COLLECTIONNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
HEALING MEALS COMMUNITY PROJECTBLOOMFIELD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$40k
ATLANTIC CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAFORT PIERCE, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$35k
JOURNEY HOMEHARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$30k
JESUS HOUSE OF HOPESTUART, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$30k
HIBISCUS CHILDREN'S CENTERJENSEN BEACH, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
HOUSE OF BREADHARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
INTERVAL HOUSEHARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPHWEST HARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
GIFTS OF LOVEAVON, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
THE BUSHNELL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSHARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
THE OPEN HEARTHHARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
HARTFORD YOUTH SCHOLARSHARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
LABS4RESCUEKILLINGWORTH, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
UPPER VALLEY LAND TRUSTHANOVER, NHGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
ANIMALS FOR LIFENAUGATUCK, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
CHESHIRE ANIMAL SHELTER VOLUNTEERS INCMIDDLEBURY, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
FORGOTTEN FELINESCLINTON, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
MAYOR'S ALLIANCE FOR NYC'S ANIMALS INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
POODLE RESCUE CONNECTICUTNAUGATUCK, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
PROTECTORS OF ANIMALS INCEAST HARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 13%
from 2023

From $99k in 2023 to $113k in 2024.

$99k
2023
$113k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 10% in real terms$111k to $122k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Board Member pay rose 13% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 147%.

$99k in 2023 to $113k 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.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about ELIZABETH FERRY SPEER FOUNDATION

What does the Board Member of ELIZABETH FERRY SPEER FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Board Member of ELIZABETH FERRY SPEER FOUNDATION received $112,900 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Board Member roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Connecticut: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Member pay at ELIZABETH FERRY SPEER FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Connecticut, the 2024 pay of the Board Member at ELIZABETH FERRY SPEER FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at ELIZABETH FERRY SPEER FOUNDATION equaled 16% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are ELIZABETH FERRY SPEER FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, ELIZABETH FERRY SPEER FOUNDATION reported $2.4M in total revenue and $716k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.