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Filing year 2024

OSCAR & ELSA MAYER FAMILY FOUNDATION

Arlington Heights, Illinois·EIN 36-4035204·NTEE T20Z · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.8M
Total assets
$12.3M
Total expenses
$856k
Reported officers
11

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. OSCAR & ELSA MAYER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 11 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Asst Secretary
Director & President
Asst Treasurer
Director & Treasurer
Director
Director & Secretary
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director & Vice President

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$531k

Itemized grants

48

Median grant

$3k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
STRONGHEARTS NATIVE HELPLINESAULT STE MARIE, MIGENERAL$100k
THE TREVOR PROJECTWEST HOLLYWOOD, CAGENERAL$100k
DAY ONE RHODE ISLANDPROVIDENCE, RIGENERAL$75k
ACTIVE MINDSWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL$63k
CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATIONPORTLAND, ORGENERAL$63k
ITHACA COLLEGEITHACA, NYOSCAR RAYMOND MAYER MEMORIAL FUND$29k
WAYLAND ACADEMYBEAVER DAMN, WIDRS ANITA AND GREGORY MAYER SCHOLARSHIP$10k
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE LAW AND POLICYWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL$9k
BELOIT COLLEGEBELOIT, WIANNUAL FUND$8k
LAKE FOREST ACADEMYLAKE FOREST, ILGENERAL$8k
OVERTURE CENTER FOR ARTSMADISON, WIGENERAL$8k
STAR CHARTER SCHOOLSAVANNAH, GASTARS SCHOOL INITIATIVE$5k
JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH ASSOCATIONNEW YORK, NYGENERAL$4k
DION'S DREAM CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL$3k
DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSDENVER, COGENERAL$3k
MOUNTAIN TOP EXPLORIUMBRECKENRIDGE, COGENERAL$3k
BURROW NEURO INSTITUTEPHOENIX, AZGENERAL$3k
CATHDERAL HIGH SCHOOLSAN DIEGO, CASEAN DOYLE SCHOLARSHIP$3k
HARM REDUCTION CENTERDENVER, COGENERAL$3k
KELLOGG SCHOOL OF BUSINESSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL$3k
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATIONBALTIMORE, MDGENERAL$3k
PHOENIX SYMPHONYPHOENIX, AZGENERAL$3k
SALVATION ARMYSAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL$3k
ST MICHAELS CHURCHCHICAGO, ILGENERAL$3k
ST DUNSTANS CHURCHMADISON, WIGENERAL$3k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

OSCAR & ELSA MAYER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$273k
$1.1M
2023
$1.8M
$856k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

OSCAR & ELSA MAYER 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 OSCAR & ELSA MAYER FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, OSCAR & ELSA MAYER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $1.8M in total revenue and $856k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.