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Filing year 2023

FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS

Charlotte, North Carolina·EIN 56-6047886·NTEE T310 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·3
Total revenue
$538M
Total assets
$3.5B
Total expenses
$582.5M
Reported officers
33
Mission

INSPIRING PHILANTHROPY AND STRENGTHENING OUR REGION THROUGH INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND QUALITY SERVICES TO DONORS AND CONSTITUENTS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 14 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
President & CEO (thru 1/7/23)
$958k
$1M
President & CEO (from 1/7/23)
$848k
$926k
Senior VP & General Counsel
senior vice president
$422k
$461k
Executive Vice President and Chro
executive vice president
$404k
$441k
Executive Vice President and CIO
$402k
$439k
Celc Executive Director
$399k
$436k
Senior Vice President, Finance
senior vice president
$385k
$420k
Svp, Philanthropic Advancement
senior vice president
$273k
$298k
Read Charlotte Executive Director
$269k
$294k
Svp, Marketing & Communications
senior vice president
$243k
$266k
Loo Executive Director
$230k
$251k
Special Advisor for Civic Initiatives
highest compensated employee
$205k
$224k
VP - Centers for Giving
vice president
$204k
$222k
Svp, Civic Leadership
senior vice president
$176k
$192k

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 19 unpaid individuals.

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What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in North Carolina

Comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations in North Carolina pay their highest-earning executive a median of $53,264.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$53,264
75th percentile
$109k
90th percentile
$215k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 326 organizations across 326 filings (2022 – 2024).

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