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Filing year 2023

SCHULER EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Lake Bluff, Illinois·EIN 36-4154510·NTEE T30 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
-$13.4M
Total assets
$1.1M
Total expenses
$10.6M
Reported officers
8

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

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

Executive Director
75th to 90th percentile
$212k
$235k
Vice President
Board Vice President
Median to 75th percentile
$40k
$44k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 6 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at SCHULER EDUCATION FOUNDATION equaled 2% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2023)
2%
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 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1.2M

Itemized grants

1

Median grant

$1.2M

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTSLAKE BLUFF, ILCOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS$1.2M

Held steady
from 2022

From $212k in 2022 to $212k in 2023.

$212k
2022
$212k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$243k to $235k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 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 2022 to 2023.

$212k in 2022 to $212k in 2023.
  • Board Vice President pay held roughly steady from 2022 to 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

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.

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 $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
FAQ

Common questions about SCHULER EDUCATION FOUNDATION

What does the Chief Executive Officer of SCHULER EDUCATION FOUNDATION earn?

In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of SCHULER EDUCATION FOUNDATION received $211,984 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Illinois, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at SCHULER EDUCATION FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Illinois, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at SCHULER EDUCATION FOUNDATION falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2023, the highest total compensation at SCHULER EDUCATION FOUNDATION equaled 2% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.