Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Manager Unclassified | $599k $639k |
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 2 unpaid individuals.
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Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at SHAH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION equaled 18% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
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
$76k
Itemized grants
10
Median grant
$509
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | BOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $50k |
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER | BOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $23k |
| PAN MASS CHALLENGE | NEEDHAM, MA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $770 |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $670 |
| MARCH OF DIMES | ARLINGTON, VA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $518 |
| CHRISTINA NOBLE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | GENERAL PURPOSE | $500 |
| FALMOUTH ROAD RACE INC | FALMOUTH, MA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $273 |
| FOUNDATION FOR ANGELMAN SYNDROME THERAPEUTICS | AUSTIN, TX | GENERAL PURPOSE | $264 |
| CITY OF HOPE | DUARTE, CA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $250 |
| MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $100 |
Up 10%
from 2023
From $545k in 2023 to $599k in 2024.
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.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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.
These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 925 organizations across 925 filings (2021 – 2024).
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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