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Filing year 2024

Esperantic Studies Foundation

Cary, North Carolina·EIN 52-0885287·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$233k
Total assets
$4.1M
Total expenses
$267k
Reported officers
11

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 North Carolina.

Executive Director
10th to 25th percentile
$40k
$42k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

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

Plus 10 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at Esperantic Studies Foundation equaled 15% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
15%
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

$148k

Itemized grants

16

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Centre for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems (CED)NLGrants to CED$13k
Esperanto-USASacramento, CASupport for the study of Esperanto in the USA$12k
Universala Esperanto AsocioNLGrant in support of the World Esperanto Congress in Arusha, Tanzania and the World Esperanto Women's Conference$6k
Adam Mickiewicz Univ Interlingusitics ProgramPLScholarship grant to the University Interlinguistics Program (Scholarships are granted to students at program administrators discretion not directly by ESF)$6k
University of UlsterCo Antrim, UKResearch Grant for an Index of Linguistic Justice$5k
7000orgBoston, MAGrant for a language learning application for indigenous languages$2k
Catalon Esperanto AssociationCatalunya, SPGrant to purchase a scanner to archive Esperanto document for future research.\$2k
LernunetGMSupport for the language learning website$470
CALICO - Best language website winnerSan Marcos, TXAward granted for a CALICO member's innovation language learning website$250

Up 5%
from 2023

From $38k in 2023 to $40k in 2024.

$38k
2023
$40k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 2% in real terms$41k to $42k

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

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 5% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 10%.

$38k in 2023 to $40k 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 Esperantic Studies Foundation

What does the Chief Executive Officer of Esperantic Studies Foundation earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of Esperantic Studies Foundation received $39,501 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom quarter for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in North Carolina, above the lowest 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at Esperantic Studies Foundation compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in North Carolina, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at Esperantic Studies Foundation falls between the 10th and 25th percentiles. In 2024, the highest total compensation at Esperantic Studies Foundation equaled 15% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are Esperantic Studies Foundation's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, Esperantic Studies Foundation reported $233k in total revenue and $267k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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