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Filing year 2024

GREER FOUNDATION

Alsip, Illinois·EIN 83-6080990·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$2.4M
Total assets
$32.1M
Total expenses
$876k
Reported officers
4

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Illinois.

Executive Director
Chief Executive Officer
25th percentile to median
$90k
$96k
Executive Director Emeritus
Chief Executive Officer
25th percentile to median
$51k
$55k
Administrative Associate
Unclassified
$36k
$39k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 1 unpaid individual.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at GREER FOUNDATION equaled 10% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
10%
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

$514k

Itemized grants

6

Median grant

$48k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Lehigh University Chicago ScholarsChicago, IL2024 Scholarships$318k
CHICAGO LIGHTSchicago, IL2024 Scholarships$85k
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUSTJENKINTOWN, PAUNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT$75k
The Fourth Presbyterian ChurchChicago, IL2024 - Fall Grant - Replogle Center$20k
DEPAUL UNIVERSITYCHICAGO, IL2024 Scholarships$15k
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYUNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT$1k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 29%
from 2023

From $70k in 2023 to $90k in 2024.

$70k
2023
$90k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 25% in real terms$77k to $96k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, 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 29% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 58%.

$70k in 2023 to $90k 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 ($25M - $50M), 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.

1
CRAIN-MALING FOUNDATION2023
$387k
2
TRUST UW FOR THE DE KAY FOUNDATION XXXXX10012024
$300k
3
The Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for Animal Welfare Ltd2024
$162k
4
THE ALDEN FOUNDATION2024
$112k
5
GREER FOUNDATION2024
$90k
6
FRED J BRUNNER FOUNDATION2024
$50k
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FAQ

Common questions about GREER FOUNDATION

What does the Chief Executive Officer of GREER FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of GREER FOUNDATION received $90,000 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Illinois, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at GREER FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

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

What are GREER FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, GREER FOUNDATION reported $2.4M in total revenue and $876k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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