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Filing year 2024

GERALD R FORD PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION

Grand Rapids, Michigan·EIN 38-2368003·NTEE B110 · Education·3
Total revenue
$8.5M
Total assets
$56.6M
Total expenses
$2.7M
Reported officers
42
Mission

THE GERALD R. FORD PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION FOSTERS INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE LIFE, CAREER, VALUES, AND LEGACY OF AMERICA'S 38TH PRESIDENT. IT DOES SO THROUGH ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE HIGH IDEALS OF INTEGRITY, HONESTY, AND CANDOR THAT DEFINED PRESIDENT FORD'S EXTRAORDINARY CAREER OF PUBLIC SERVICE. THE FOUNDATION PROMOTES THE IDEALS, VALUES, COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, AND HISTORICAL LEGACY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD AND FURTHER PROMOTES GREATER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND RECOGNITION OF INTEGRITY WHEREVER IT EXISTS IN THE PUBLIC ARENA. IT SUPPORTS PERMANENT AND CHANGING EXHIBITS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HISTORICAL LITERACY; CONFERENCES; EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND OTHER PROGRAMS, BOTH SCHOLARLY AND POPULAR, AT THE GERALD R. FORD PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Executive Director
$309k
$333k
Base
$250k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$44k
Director for Leadership Forum
highest compensated employee
$199k
$214k
Base
$155k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$35k
Director of Civic Initiatives
highest compensated employee
$197k
$212k
Base
$170k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k
Assistant Secretary
highest compensated employee
$153k
$165k
Base
$129k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

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

Plus 38 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Education

Up 5%
from 2023

From $295k in 2023 to $309k in 2024.

$295k
2023
$309k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 2% in real terms$326k to $333k

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

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

GERALD R FORD PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.4M
$2.4M
2023
$8.5M
$2.7M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Education executives earn in Michigan

Comparable education organizations in Michigan pay their highest-earning executive a median of $73,500.

25th percentile
$36k
Median
$73,500
75th percentile
$198k
90th percentile
$424k

These are education sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 159 organizations across 159 filings (2021 – 2023).

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GERALD R FORD PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION | Grand Rapids, MI | Lucido