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Filing year 2024

JOSEPH AND HELEN KOMAREK FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-4294704·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$103k
Total assets
$1.5M
Total expenses
$68k
Reported officers
5

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. JOSEPH AND HELEN KOMAREK FOUNDATION reported 5 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

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Grants paid

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

Total granted

$62k

Itemized grants

35

Median grant

$1k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCNEW YORK, NYANNUAL APPEAL$6k
LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALCHICAGO, ILHELP CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$5k
WTTW-CHANNEL 11CHICAGO, ILPUBLIC BROACASTING SERVICE$4k
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUENEW YORK, NYSTOP DEFAMATION$4k
THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OSKOKIE, ILHELP PEOPLE REMEMBER THE HOLOCAUST$4k
CRADLES TO CRAYONSCHICAGO, ILHELP CHILDREN EDUCATION$4k
CHICAGO YOUTH PROGRAMSCHICAGO, ILHELP DISADVANTAGE YOUTH$4k
WILLOW HOUSEBANNOCKBURN, ILHELP FAMILIES SUFFERING FROM GRIEF$3k
CAWCCHICAGO, ILANNUAL FUND$3k
MOGEN DAVID ADOMNEW YORK, NYMEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS$2k
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILHELP PEOPLE NEEDING HOSPITAL CARE$2k
OMNI YOUTHBUFFALO GROVE, ILPROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO CHILD$2k
SHELTER INCARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILPROVIDE HOUSING FOR ABUSED CHILDREN$2k
FAMILY RESCUECHICAGO, ILPROVIDE SERVICE TO FAMILY DOMESTIC C$2k
ELIZABETH GLAZER PEDIATRIC AIDSWASHINGTON, DCANNUAL FUND$2k
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDENSGLENCOE, ILANNUAL APPEAL$2k
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNINGCHICAGO, ILLIFE LONG LEARNING PROJECT$1k
JEWISH CHILD & FAMILY SERVICESCHICAGO, ILENHANCE PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND$1k
ST JUDES CHILDREN'S HOSPITALSANTA ANA, CAPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AT ST$1k
PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OFATLANTA, GAPROVIDE HELP TO CHILDREN WITH BRAIN$1k
CANCER WELLNES CENTERNORTHBRROK, ILANNUAL FUND$1k
BREAKTHOUGHT TIDHAGERSTOWN, MDANNUAL FUND$1k
CHRISTOPHER HOUSECHICAGO, ILEDUCATION FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES$500
LARABIDA CHILDRENS0 HOSPITALCHICAGO, ILCHILDREN WITH LIFE LONG MEDICAL ISSU$500
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICESCHICAGO, ILPROVIDE EDUCATION TO WORKING POOR$500
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

JOSEPH AND HELEN KOMAREK FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$182k
$73k
2023
$103k
$68k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

JOSEPH AND HELEN KOMAREK 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).

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In 2024, JOSEPH AND HELEN KOMAREK FOUNDATION reported $103k in total revenue and $68k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.