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Filing year 2024

JAMES W THORNTON FAMILY FOUNDATION

Michigan City, Indiana·EIN 37-1221883·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$16k
Total assets
$148k
Total expenses
$10k
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. JAMES W THORNTON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President/treasurer
Secretary
Vice President

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$9k

Itemized grants

19

Median grant

$300

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
SALVATION ARMYCAROL STREAM, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$2k
MUSIC OF THE BAROQUECHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$1k
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$700
THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOLSIMSBURY, CTGENERAL PURPOSE$600
PLANNED PARENTHOODCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$516
WFMT RADIOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$500
WTTW 11CHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$500
WORLD WILDLIFE FUNDWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL PURPOSE$500
ILLINOIS NATURE CONSERVANCYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$309
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$300
AMERICAN RED CROSSBOONE, IAGENERAL PURPOSE$300
SALISBURY SCHOOLSALISBURY, CTGENERAL PURPOSE$300
EASTER SEALSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$206
DENISON UNIVERSITY ANNUAL FUNDGRANVILLE, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$200
NEWBERRY LIBRARYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$200
DUKE UNIVERSITY ANNUAL FUNDDURHAM, NCGENERAL PURPOSE$200
BGA ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$200
ALLIANCE FOR GREAT LAKESCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$200
CHATHAM HALL ANNUAL FUNDCHATHAM, VAGENERAL PURPOSE$200
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

JAMES W THORNTON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$9k
$9k
2023
$16k
$10k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

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

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Indiana

JAMES W THORNTON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Indiana earns a median of $18,575.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$18,575
75th percentile
$71k
90th percentile
$154k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 669 organizations across 669 filings (2022 – 2024).

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What are JAMES W THORNTON FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, JAMES W THORNTON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $16k in total revenue and $10k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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