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Filing year 2024

MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION

·EIN 98-0032043·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$899k
Total assets
$32.4M
Total expenses
$2.5M
Reported officers
8

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

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

Executive Director
25th percentile to median
$72k
$77k
President
Board President
Median to 75th percentile
$64k
$69k
Vice President
Board Vice President
25th percentile to median
$8k
$8k
Vice President
Board Vice President
25th percentile to median
$8k
$8k
Vice President
Board Vice President
25th percentile to median
$8k
$8k
Vice President
Board Vice President
25th percentile to median
$8k
$8k
Vice President
Board Vice President
25th percentile to median
$8k
$8k
Vice President
Board Vice President
25th percentile to median
$8k
$8k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with national BLS CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
3%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,948 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

$1.5M

Itemized grants

5

Median grant

$395k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
MCCORD STEWART MUSEUMQUEBEC, CAMUSEUM OPERATIONAL FUNDING$513k
LAKE ST LOUIS HISTORICAL SOCIETYQUEBEC, CAMUSEUM OPERATIONAL FUNDING$468k
OTHER CANADIAN CHARITIESQUEBEC, CACANADIAN CHARITIES OPERATIONAL FUNDING$395k
MCGILL UNIVERSITYQUEBEC, CAEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION$111k
CHATEAU RAMEZAYQUEBEC, CAMUSEUM OPERATIONAL FUNDING$44k

Climbed 46%
over 4 years

From $49k in 2020 to $72k in 2024.

$49k
2020
$58k
2021
$93k
2022
$73k
2023
$72k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 21% in real terms$64k to $77k

Estimated with national BLS 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 9% from 2022 to 2024, while revenue fell 26%.

$66k in 2022 to $72k in 2024.
  • Board President pay rose 73% from 2020 to 2024.
  • Board Vice President pay fell 85% from 2020 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2024.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 5 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.2M
$2.3M
2020
$1.3M
$2M
2021
$1.2M
$2.5M
2022
$1.1M
$2.4M
2023
$899k
$2.5M
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

Comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $17,572.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$17,572
75th percentile
$60k
90th percentile
$152k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 35,968 organizations across 35,968 filings (2020 – 2024).

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FAQ

Common questions about MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION

What does the Chief Executive Officer of MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION received $72,165 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

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

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION falls between the 25th percentile and the median. In 2024, the highest total compensation at MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION reported $899k in total revenue and $2.5M 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.