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Filing year 2024

RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

Newton Center, Massachusetts·EIN 04-3334973·NTEE T60J · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$8.7M
Total assets
$163.6M
Total expenses
$9.6M
Reported officers
7

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

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

President & Trustee
Board Member
Above 90th percentile
$330k
$353k
Executive Director
75th to 90th percentile
$226k
$241k
Deputy Director
Unclassified
$175k
$187k
Community Liaison & Trustee
Board Member
Above 90th percentile
$126k
$134k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 3 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
3%
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 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$6M

Itemized grants

43

Median grant

$40k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION ISRAEL (AMUTAH)ISGENERAL PURPOSE$3M
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF THE UNIV OF HAIFANEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$400k
WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGENEWTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$250k
ACADEMY FOUNDATIONBEVERLY HILLS, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$205k
NEW META ENTERTAINMENT INC (NME)NEWARK, NJGENERAL PURPOSE$200k
THE GIVING BACK FUNDBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$200k
BAMIDBARDENVER, COGENERAL PURPOSE$185k
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$155k
JEWISH NATIONAL FUNDROCKVILLE CENTER, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$150k
THE PRINCETON REVIEW - TPR EDUCATIONNEWTON CENTER, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$132k
ANDREA BOCELLI FOUNDATIONITGENERAL PURPOSE$100k
HEBREW SENIORLIFEBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$100k
NEWFILMMAKERS LA (SCRIPTED ISRAEL)HOLLYWOOD, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$100k
UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONG AMERICANEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$100k
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (LEARNINGWELL)WASHINGTON, DCGENERAL PURPOSE$90k
GEENA DAVIS INSTITUTE ON GENDER IN MEDIAMARINA DEL RAY, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$82k
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITALBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$72k
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIESBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$52k
GLOBAL GIFT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA (CASA NGELES)BEVERLY HILLS, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$50k
LENNY LEARNING INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$50k
PRIZMAH CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATIONNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$45k
BOSTON UNIVERSITYBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$40k
BEKER FOUNDATIONBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$25k
CHEBRA AGUDAS ACHIM CHESED SHEL EMETH HEBREW FREE BURIAL ASSOCIATION INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$25k
HOLOCAUST LEGACY FOUNDATIONBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$20k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Held steady
from 2023

From $331k in 2023 to $330k in 2024.

$331k
2023
$330k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$364k to $353k

Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 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

Board Member pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 67%.

$331k in 2023 to $330k in 2024.
  • Chief Executive Officer 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.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$5.2M
$9M
2023
$8.7M
$9.6M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Massachusetts

Comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations in Massachusetts pay their highest-earning executive a median of $17,596.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$17,596
75th percentile
$66k
90th percentile
$171k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 925 organizations across 925 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Massachusetts
FAQ

Common questions about RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

What does the Board Member of RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Board Member of RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION received $330,424 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Board Member roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Massachusetts: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Member pay at RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Massachusetts, the 2024 pay of the Board Member at RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $8.7M in total revenue and $9.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.