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Filing year 2024

NELSON CHARITABLE TRUST

Po Box Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-7239894·NTEE S11 · Community Improvement & Capacity Building·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$457k
Total assets
$5M
Total expenses
$279k
Reported officers
2
Mission

TO SUPPORT IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in Illinois.

Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$53k
$57k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

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

Plus 1 unpaid individual.

Browse compensation in Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at NELSON CHARITABLE TRUST equaled 19% of the organization's total expenses. The median for community improvement & capacity building organizations is 14%.

This organization (2024)
19%
Sector median
14%
Middle half of sector
6% to 28%

Based on 10,247 community improvement & capacity building organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Held steady
from 2023

From $53k in 2023 to $53k in 2024.

$53k
2023
$53k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 2% in real terms$59k to $57k

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

Pay for the position

Board Member pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 60%.

$53k in 2023 to $53k in 2024.

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

NELSON CHARITABLE TRUST reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.1M
$251k
2023
$457k
$279k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Community Improvement & Capacity Building executives earn in Illinois

Comparable community improvement & capacity building organizations in Illinois pay their highest-earning executive a median of $87,917.

25th percentile
$42k
Median
$87,917
75th percentile
$166k
90th percentile
$292k

These are community improvement & capacity building sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 435 organizations across 435 filings (2022 – 2024).

See full Community Improvement & Capacity Building pay data for Illinois
FAQ

Common questions about NELSON CHARITABLE TRUST

What does the Board Member of NELSON CHARITABLE TRUST earn?

In 2024, the Board Member of NELSON CHARITABLE TRUST received $53,362 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Board Member roles among Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in Illinois, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Member pay at NELSON CHARITABLE TRUST compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in Illinois, the 2024 pay of the Board Member at NELSON CHARITABLE TRUST falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at NELSON CHARITABLE TRUST equaled 19% of the organization's total expenses. The median for community improvement & capacity building organizations is 14%.

What are NELSON CHARITABLE TRUST's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, NELSON CHARITABLE TRUST reported $457k in total revenue and $279k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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