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Filing year 2024

Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation

Bloomington, Illinois·EIN 23-7022709·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$357k
Total assets
$18.3M
Total expenses
$1.2M
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President/director
Treasurer/director
Director
Director

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$1.1M

Itemized grants

21

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
B-N YMCA Charitable FoundationBloomington, ILYMCA Building$767k
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, ILShirk Center Endowment$257k
The Arts Campus at WillitsBasalt, COProgram Expense$15k
McLean County Chamber of CommerceBloomington, ILProgram Expense$12k
Beyond the Books Educational FoundationBloomington, ILProgram Expense$10k
ISU FoundationNormal, ILProgram Expense$10k
Books and BreakfastEvanston, ILProgram Expense$8k
The Academy at St Joan ArcEvanston, ILProgram Expense$8k
Simmons UniversityBoston, MAProgram Expense$6k
Illinois Art StationNormal, ILProgram Expense$5k
Regents of the Mercersburg CollegeMercersburg, PAProgram Expense$5k
David Davis Mansion FoundationBloomington, ILProgram Expense$4k
University of IllinoisChampaign, ILProgram Expense$4k
Network of UsBloomington, ILProgram Expense$4k
Partners for Community IncBloomington, ILProgram Expense$3k
Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington NormalBloomington, ILProgram Expense$3k
Lifelong AccessNormal, ILProgram Expense$3k
Community Health Care ClinicNormal, ILProgram Expense$2k
McLean County Historical SocietyBloomington, ILProgram Expense$2k
Illinois Prairie Community FoundationBloomington, ILProgram Expense$1k
Town of Normal Children's Discovery MuseumNormal, ILProgram Expense$1k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$687k
$1.1M
2023
$357k
$1.2M
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

Russell and Betty Shirk 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).

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Common questions about Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation

What are Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation reported $357k in total revenue and $1.2M 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.