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Filing year 2024

MELVA BUCKSBAUM FAMILY FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 42-6122182·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$3.3M
Total assets
$3.4M
Total expenses
$3M
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. MELVA BUCKSBAUM FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President/director
Vice President/director
Secretary/treasurer

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$3M

Itemized grants

10

Median grant

$138k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ASPEN ART MUSEUMASPEN, COALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$1M
ARGONAUTICA FIDELITY DONOR ADVISED FUNDBOSTON, MAALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$750k
SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATIONBELLEVUE, WAALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$300k
OUR REGENERATIVE FUTURE DONOR ADVISED FUNDBOSTON, MAALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$250k
MAYO CLINICROCHESTER, MNALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$150k
MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONPORTLAND, MEALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$125k
QUAHOG BAY CONSERVATIONHARPSWELL, MEALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$125k
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE HUDSON VALLEYPOUGHKEEPSIE, NYALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$125k
NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONTORRINGTON, CTALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$125k
NEVADA NORTHERN RAILWAY FOUNDATIONELY, NVALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES$50k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

MELVA BUCKSBAUM FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$3.3M
$3.2M
2023
$3.3M
$3M
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

MELVA BUCKSBAUM 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 MELVA BUCKSBAUM FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, MELVA BUCKSBAUM FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $3.3M in total revenue and $3M 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.