Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New Jersey.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Executive Trustee Board Member Median to 75th percentile | $16k $17k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at Empower Foundation equaled 78% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
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
$4k
Itemized grants
12
Median grant
$333
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 911 Memorial and Museum | New York, NY | To support the 9 11 Memorial and Museum which is a tribute of remembrance honoring the 2,977 people killed in the atrocious acts of September 11 2001 that took place at the World Trade Center site and at the Pentagon. The Memorial and Museum honors the ongoing sacrifice of rescue recovery and relief workers and the survivors and members of the broader lower Manhattan community who are sick or have died from exposure to toxins at the World Trade Center site in the aftermath of 9 11. It also recognizes the courage selflessness and perseverance of the men and women of the rescue and recovery effort. 9 11 Memorial and Museum is a registered nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501c3 | $336 |
| Childrens Health Defense | Franklin Lakes, NJ | To end childhood health epidemics by working aggressively to eliminate harmful exposures hold those responsible accountable and establish safeguards to prevent future harm. Ending corruption mass surveillance and censorship that put profits before people as well as advocating for worldwide rights to health freedom and bodily autonomy. CHD is a registered nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501c3. | $333 |
| Vaccine Safety Research Center VSRF | Los Altos, CA | To advance COVID-19 vaccine safety through scientific research public education and advocacy and to support the vaccine injured. Supporting research and compilation of relevant information on COVID-19 and public health policies free from corporate press agenda-driven narratives and sponsorships with conflicts of interest. Supporting and encouraging questions and an open dialogue of transparency on any medical and scientific information presented. VRSF is a special initiative of the Kirsch Foundation a registered nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501c3. | $333 |
| React 19 | Not Applicable, DC | To provide financial physical and emotional support for those suffering from long term COVID-19 vaccine adverse events globally. To bring healing to humans who are facing life altering adverse side effects from their COVID-19 vaccine. To build bridges between patients and research institutions to develop a better understanding of vaccine complications. Programs fall into 3 categories of assistance being financial physical and emotional. React19 is a registered nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501c3. | $333 |
| Truth for Health Foundation | Tuscon, AZ | To provide truthful balanced medically sound research-based information and cutting-edge updates on prevention and treatment of common medical conditions including COVID-19 and other infectious diseases that affect health quality of life and longevity. To advocate and provide legal defense of basic human and civil rights related to preservation of life the right to bodily integrity health and quality of life medical freedom and securing the autonomy of the doctor-patient relationship and the ability to engage in unconstrained professional medical decision-making tailored to the needs of the individual person. THF is a registered nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501c3. | $333 |
| Physicians for Informed Consent | Newport Beach, CA | To deliver data on infectious diseases and vaccines and unite doctors scientists healthcare professionals attorneys and families who support voluntary vaccination. To create an environment where doctors and the public can evaluate the data on infectious diseases and vaccines objectively and voluntarily engage in informed decision-making about vaccination. PIC is a registered nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501c3. | $333 |
| Phinance Technologies | Not Applicable, PO | To solve the issue of regulatory institutions being captured by financial and political interests thus either unwilling or unable to get to the truth of the issues they set out to investigate and regulate on behalf of the individuals in society. Without unbiased and comprehensive research there is a risk of misguided policy decisions at best and at worst negligence and malpractice. Never has this been more apparent than during the Covid-19 pandemic. Supporting the need for independent agents to act as gatekeepers of the public interests and to provide high-quality research to other individuals and institutions who seek similar outcomes. Phinance Technologies Humanity Projects is a private research and education group. | $333 |
| Citizen Journalism Foundation | Austin, TX | To promote truth and transparency through investigative journalism plus whistleblowing support protection and encouragement. Overall having an encompassing focus on First Amendment defense. CJF is a registered nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501c3. | $333 |
| Satoshi Action Fund | Oxford, MA | To promote the responsible propagation of monetary digital assets across the USA with the belief that monetary digital assets and the process of mining for these assets have the potential to positively impact our environment our power grids our economy and society. Satoshi Action Fund works with lawmakers regulators and the general public nationwide to ensure that monetary digital assets are adopted so all Americans have the opportunity to benefit from this technology. Satoshi Action Fund is a registered nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501c3. | $333 |
| US Freedom Flyers | Denver, NC | To focus on bringing accountability and to prevent future illegal mandates set forth by government organizations and enforced by the airline industry. US Freedom Flyers actively defends the health safety and freedom of pilots flight crew and passengers and is working to find solutions to help those who have been negatively affected over the years. US Freedom Flyers is a registered nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501c3. | $333 |
| Marco Polo | Bloomington, IL | To support the efforts of this non-profit in their mission of exposing corruption and blackmail. MP is applying skills resources and methods of private investigative work to opposition research - not for the benefit of any particular party or faction but for the American People as a whole. MPs mission is inspired by the belief that corruption and blackmail are a corrosive gangrene for any government and policy but especially for a constitutional republic such as the one the American founders bequeathed to us. This charitys work is defined by an adherence to sobriety and truth above all else no matter who the truth implicates. Marco Polo MP is a registered nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501c3. | $333 |
| McCullough Foundation | Dallas, TX | To focus on the proposition that a government of the people by the people for the people can only exist if the people are educated about health disease and public health policies. As James Madison author of the US Constitution remarked: Knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. The Foundation performs independent investigations of public health and policies and how policies can be optimized for the benefit of a healthy and free citizenry as distinct from particular commercial or political interests. McCullough Foundation is a registered nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501c3. | $300 |
Down 60%
from 2023
From $40k in 2023 to $16k in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Board Member pay fell 60% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 38%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), 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.
Common questions about Empower Foundation
What does the Board Member of Empower Foundation earn?
In 2024, the Board Member of Empower Foundation received $16,000 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Board Member roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New Jersey, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Board Member pay at Empower Foundation compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New Jersey, the 2024 pay of the Board Member at Empower Foundation falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at Empower Foundation equaled 78% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
What are Empower Foundation's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, Empower Foundation reported $81k in total revenue and $20k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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