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Filing year 2023

MAIER FOUNDATION INC

Charleston, West Virginia·EIN 55-6023833·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$5.6M
Total assets
$30.4M
Total expenses
$3M
Reported officers
11

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

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

Director
Unclassified
$2k
$2k
Director
Unclassified
$1k
$2k
Vice President & Director
Board Vice President
Below 10th percentile
$960
$1k
Director
Unclassified
$909
$993
Director
Unclassified
$481
$525

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

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

Plus 6 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at MAIER FOUNDATION INC equaled 0.1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2023)
0.1%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 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 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$2.3M

Itemized grants

25

Median grant

$35k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
WVU FOUNDATION INCMORGANTOWN, WVCOMPLETION GRANT PROGRAM$500k
WV EMULATION ENDOWMENT TRUSTCHARLOTTE, NCSCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT$412k
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCHUNTINGTON, WVSCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT$400k
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCHUNTINGTON, WVSCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT$250k
WV INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIESCHARLESTON, WVSCHOLARSHIPS$120k
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCHUNTINGTON, WVWRITING AWARDS - SPEND & ENDOWMENT$100k
CONCORD UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCATHENS, WVSCHOLARSHIPS$60k
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGEBUCKHANNON, WVUNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE$60k
CLAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS & SCIENCES OF WVCHARLESTON, WVOPERATING FUNDS$53k
WV STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCINSTITUTE, WVSCHOLARSHIPS$50k
WVSOM FOUNDATION INCLEWISBURG, WVSCHOLARSHIPS$50k
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCCHARLESTON, WVCOLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS WITH WV HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS$45k
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCCHARLESTON, WVOPERATING FUNDS$35k
GLENVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONGLENVILLE, WVSCHOLARSHIPS$30k
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGEBUCKHANNON, WVSTUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS$20k
APPALACHIAN CHILDREN'S CHORUS INCCHARLESTON, WVOPERATING FUNDS$11k
CAMC FOUNDATION INCCHARLESTON, WVDEAN'S PRIZES$10k
CHARLESTON BALLET INCCHARLESTON, WVOPERATING FUNDS$10k
CHARLESTON LIGHT OPERA GUILD INCCHARLESTON, WVOPERATING FUNDS$10k
CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF CHARLESTON INCCHARLESTON, WVOPERATING FUNDS$10k
FACULTY MERIT FOUNDATION OF WV INCCHARLESTON, WVTEACHING AWARD$10k
FESTIVALL CHARLESTON WV INCCHARLESTON, WVOPERATING FUNDS$10k
CHARLESTON ESTATE PLANNING COUNCILCHARLESTON, WVETHICS PROGRAM$8k
WV YOUTH SYMPHONY INCCHARLESTON, WVOPERATING FUNDS$6k
CHARLESTON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY INCCHARLESTON, WVOPERATING FUNDS$5k
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Pay for the position

Board Vice President pay rose 48% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 89%.

$649 in 2022 to $960 in 2023.

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

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

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about MAIER FOUNDATION INC

What does the Board Vice President of MAIER FOUNDATION INC earn?

In 2023, the Board Vice President of MAIER FOUNDATION INC received $960 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom 10% for Board Vice President roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report more. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Vice President pay at MAIER FOUNDATION INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide, the 2023 pay of the Board Vice President at MAIER FOUNDATION INC falls in the bottom 10%. In 2023, the highest total compensation at MAIER FOUNDATION INC equaled 0.1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are MAIER FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, MAIER FOUNDATION INC reported $5.6M in total revenue and $3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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