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Filing year 2024

JOHN D AND ALEXANDRA NICHOLS FAMILY FOUNDATION

Winnetka, Illinois·EIN 36-3858388·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$4.1M
Total assets
$35.7M
Total expenses
$5.9M
Reported officers
1

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. JOHN D AND ALEXANDRA NICHOLS FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 1 unpaid officer or board member on its 990-PF.

Trustee

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$5.4M

Itemized grants

42

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$3.8M
WRITERS THEATREGLENCOE, ILUNRESTRICTED$500k
FOUNDATION FOR HOMAN SQUARECHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$400k
MUSIC INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$122k
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$100k
HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCECHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$75k
UCANCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$75k
LINCOLN PARK ZOOCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$60k
WTTWWFMTCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$35k
BETTER GOVT ASSNCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$25k
JOFFREY BALLETCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$25k
MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FDNARLINGTON, VAUNRESTRICTED$25k
SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITY LABCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$25k
WWCICHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$25k
WFMTCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$20k
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$15k
AMERICAN RED CROSSCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$10k
HARRIMAN-JEWELL SERIESLIBERTY, MOUNRESTRICTED$10k
INGENUITYCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$10k
ITA (INSTITUTE FOR THERAPY THROUGH THE ARTS)EVANSTON, ILUNRESTRICTED$10k
MILLENNIUM PARK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$10k
PAWS CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$10k
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTECHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$10k
WOMEN'S BOARD OF THE FIELD MUSEUMCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$10k
ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETYCHICAGO, ILUNRESTRICTED$5k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

JOHN D AND ALEXANDRA NICHOLS FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$3.6M
$6.7M
2023
$4.1M
$5.9M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

JOHN D AND ALEXANDRA NICHOLS FAMILY FOUNDATION 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 JOHN D AND ALEXANDRA NICHOLS FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, JOHN D AND ALEXANDRA NICHOLS FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $4.1M in total revenue and $5.9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.