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Filing year 2024

FRED SAYS

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 45-5142943·NTEE T11 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$549k
Total assets
$1.2M
Total expenses
$259k
Reported officers
7

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. FRED SAYS reported 7 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
President
Treasurer
Secretary

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$225k

Itemized grants

11

Median grant

$20k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALCHICAGO, ILTO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES$40k
LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTERLOS ANGELES, CATO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES$30k
DESMOND TUTU HEALTH FOUNDATIONSFTO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES$25k
MAGIC CITY ACCEPTANCE ACADEMYHOMEWOOD, ALTO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES$25k
CENTER ON HALSTEDCHICAGO, ILTO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES$20k
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNWASHINGTON, DCTO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES$20k
TEST POSITIVE AWARE NETWORKCHICAGO, ILTO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES$20k
GENDERCOOLHIGHLAND PARK, ILTO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES$15k
YOUTH OUTLOOKNAPERVILLE, ILTO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES$15k
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTHWASHINGTON, DCTO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES$10k
LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALNITO SPONSOR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH INITIATIVES$5k
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Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

FRED SAYS reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$500k
$324k
2023
$549k
$259k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

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

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

FRED SAYS 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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What are FRED SAYS's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, FRED SAYS reported $549k in total revenue and $259k 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.