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Filing year 2024

PHILLIP & EDITH LEONIAN FOUNDATION

New York, New York·EIN 36-3204862·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$411k
Total assets
$4.3M
Total expenses
$749k
Reported officers
3

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

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

President, Executive Director, Directo
25th percentile to median
$60k
$65k
Chairperson, Director
Board Chair
25th percentile to median
$20k
$22k
Asst. Secretary, Vp, Director
Board Vice President
25th percentile to median
$20k
$22k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area 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 PHILLIP & EDITH LEONIAN FOUNDATION equaled 8% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
8%
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

$514k

Itemized grants

42

Median grant

$9k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
BRONX DOCUMENTARY CENTERBRONX, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
FOTOFEST INTERNATIONALHOUSTON, TXGENRAL SUPPORT$30k
NYC SALTNEW YORK, NYGERERAL SUPPORT$30k
EDDIE ADAMS WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION INCJEFFERSONVILLE, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
OREGON CENTER FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS-DBA BLUE SKY GALLERYPORTLAND, ORGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
UNITED PHOTO INDUSTRIESBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
WILLIAM EUGENE SMITH MEMORIAL FUND CO INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCKKINGSTON, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
EN FOCO INCBRONX, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHYHOUSTON, TXGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
PENUMBRA FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEMNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPOT$15k
KIOO PROJECTNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
MAGNUM FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$11k
BAXTER ST AT THE CAMERA CLUB OF NEW YORKNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS INCLIBERTY, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ARTCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
VISUAL STUDIES WORKSHOPROCHESTER, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
PHOTOJOURNALISM ARCHIVE PROJECTWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUMMILWAUKEE, WITRUE STORY: PHOTOGRAPHY, JOURNALISM AND MEDIA EXHIBIT$10k
EVANSTON ART CENTEREVANSTON, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$9k
CENTER SANTA FE-THE PROJECTSANTA FE, NMGENERAL SUPPORT$8k
TIDES CENTERLOS ANGELES, CAFIRST EXPOSURES ACADEMIC YEAR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM$8k
JEWISH CREATIVITY INTERNATIONALORRICK, MOGENERAL SUPPORT$8k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Held steady
from 2023

From $60k in 2023 to $60k in 2024.

$60k
2023
$60k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 4% in real terms$67k to $65k

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area 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 held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 6%.

$60k in 2023 to $60k in 2024.
  • Board Vice President pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024.
  • Board Chair pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 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.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), 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 PHILLIP & EDITH LEONIAN FOUNDATION

What does the Chief Executive Officer of PHILLIP & EDITH LEONIAN FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of PHILLIP & EDITH LEONIAN FOUNDATION received $60,000 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at PHILLIP & EDITH LEONIAN FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at PHILLIP & EDITH LEONIAN FOUNDATION falls between the 25th percentile and the median. In 2024, the highest total compensation at PHILLIP & EDITH LEONIAN FOUNDATION equaled 8% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are PHILLIP & EDITH LEONIAN FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, PHILLIP & EDITH LEONIAN FOUNDATION reported $411k in total revenue and $749k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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