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Filing year 2024

SARA H WOODRUFF FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 59-6123443·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·3
Total revenue
$210k
Total assets
$4.7M
Total expenses
$280k
Reported officers
1

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

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

Trustee
Board Member
75th to 90th percentile
$70k
$75k

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.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at SARA H WOODRUFF FOUNDATION equaled 25% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 8%.

This organization (2024)
25%
Sector median
8%
Middle half of sector
3% to 18%

Based on 5,862 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Up 30%
from 2023

From $54k in 2023 to $70k in 2024.

$54k
2023
$70k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 27% in real terms$59k to $75k

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 rose 30% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 26%.

$54k in 2023 to $70k 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

SARA H WOODRUFF FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$283k
$307k
2023
$210k
$280k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

Comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations in Illinois pay their highest-earning executive a median of $29,176.

25th percentile
$11k
Median
$29,176
75th percentile
$80k
90th percentile
$184k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,034 organizations across 1,034 filings (2021 – 2024).

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

Common questions about SARA H WOODRUFF FOUNDATION

What does the Board Member of SARA H WOODRUFF FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Board Member of SARA H WOODRUFF FOUNDATION received $69,832 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Board Member roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Illinois, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Member pay at SARA H WOODRUFF FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Illinois, the 2024 pay of the Board Member at SARA H WOODRUFF FOUNDATION falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2024, the highest total compensation at SARA H WOODRUFF FOUNDATION equaled 25% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 8%.

What are SARA H WOODRUFF FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, SARA H WOODRUFF FOUNDATION reported $210k in total revenue and $280k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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