THE MISSION OF SHERMAN FOUNDATION IS THE OPERATION OF SHERMAN LIBRARY & GARDENS LOCATED IN CORONA DEL MAR, CA. THE MISSION OF SHERMAN LIBRARY & GARDENS IS TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AN OASIS OF INSPIRATION, EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF REGIONAL HISTORY, HORTICULTURE AND THE ARTS. SHERMAN GARDENS FEATURES AN EXTENSIVE BOTANICAL COLLECTION THAT SPANS THE GLOBE, RANGING FROM PLANT LIFE OF THE DESERT TO EXOTIC VEGETATION OF TROPICAL CLIMES. SHERMAN LIBRARY IS A HISTORICAL RESEARCH LIBRARY SPECIALIZING IN THE HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST, AS WELL AS HOME TO A COLLECTION OF CALIFORNIA IMPRESSIONIST ART.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $265k
- Bonus
- $35k
- Other
- $17k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $159k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $11k
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exec Dir-sl&g Unclassified | $265k | $35k | $17k | — | $317k $350k |
Garden Director Unclassified | $159k | — | $11k | — | $170k $188k |
Dir of Library Unclassified | — | — | — | — | $106k $117k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 10 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2023, the highest total compensation at SHERMAN FOUNDATION equaled 9% of the organization's total expenses. The median for environment organizations is 11%.
Based on 4,942 environment organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Up 18%
from 2022
From $269k in 2022 to $317k in 2023.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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In 2023, SHERMAN FOUNDATION reported $8.4M in total revenue and $3.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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