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Filing year 2023

JOANIE C BERNARD FOUNDATION

Cincinnati, Ohio·EIN 88-2451668·NTEE D99 · Animal-Related·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$6.9M
Total assets
$81.1M
Total expenses
$5.3M
Reported officers
5

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Animal-Related organizations nationwide.

Trustee
Board Member
Above 90th percentile
$686k
$757k
Cotrustee
Unclassified
$35k
$39k
Cotrustee
Unclassified
$15k
$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 2 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at JOANIE C BERNARD FOUNDATION equaled 13% of the organization's total expenses. The median for animal-related organizations is 8%.

This organization (2023)
13%
Sector median
8%
Middle half of sector
4% to 16%

Based on 3,692 animal-related organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$2.9M

Itemized grants

18

Median grant

$100k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
UNITED COALITION FOR ANIMALSCINCINNATI, OHPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$714k
OHIO ALLEYCAT RESOURCE & SPAY NEUTER CLINIC INCCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$500k
SOCIETY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CONDITIONS FOR STRAY ANIMALS (SICSA)DAYTON, OHPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$300k
HUMANE SOCIETY OF GREATER DAYTONDAYTON, OHPROJECT/PROGRAM FUNDS$200k
SPAY-NEUTER SERVICES INCINDIANAPOLIS, INPROJECT/PROGRAM FUNDS$200k
BLUEGRASS AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTLEXINGTON, KYPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$200k
CINCINNATI ANIMAL CARECINCINNATI, OHGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$200k
NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA DEVELOPEMENTFLORENCE, KYPROJECT/PROGRAM FUNDS$150k
HAMILTON COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALSCINCINNATI, OHPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$100k
GATEWAY AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT INCMOREHEAD, KYPROJECT/PROGRAM FUNDS$100k
LEAGUE FOR ANIMAL WELFAREBATAVIA, OHPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$50k
FAYETTE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETYWASHINGTON, OHPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$50k
MY FURRY VALENTINECINCINNATI, OHPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$50k
BROWN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETYGEORGETOWN, OHPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$40k
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATIONCINCINNATI, OHPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$40k
SAVE THE ANIMALS FOUNDATIONCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25k
UNITED SPAY ALLIANCEFREDERICK, MDPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$10k
SCRATCHING POST INCCINCINNATI, OHPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$5k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 78%
from 2022

From $384k in 2022 to $686k in 2023.

$384k
2022
$686k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 72% in real terms$441k to $757k

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.

Pay for the position

Board Member pay rose 78% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 93%.

$384k in 2022 to $686k in 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

JOANIE C BERNARD FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$95.6M
$4.7M
2022
$6.9M
$5.3M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Animal-Related executives earn in Ohio

Comparable animal-related organizations in Ohio pay their highest-earning executive a median of $64,615.

25th percentile
$39k
Median
$64,615
75th percentile
$102k
90th percentile
$198k

These are animal-related sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 101 organizations across 101 filings (2022 – 2024).

See full Animal-Related pay data for Ohio
FAQ

Common questions about JOANIE C BERNARD FOUNDATION

What does the Board Member of JOANIE C BERNARD FOUNDATION earn?

In 2023, the Board Member of JOANIE C BERNARD FOUNDATION received $685,680 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Board Member roles among Animal-Related organizations nationwide: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Member pay at JOANIE C BERNARD FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Animal-Related organizations nationwide, the 2023 pay of the Board Member at JOANIE C BERNARD FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2023, the highest total compensation at JOANIE C BERNARD FOUNDATION equaled 13% of the organization's total expenses. The median for animal-related organizations is 8%.

What are JOANIE C BERNARD FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, JOANIE C BERNARD FOUNDATION reported $6.9M in total revenue and $5.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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