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Filing year 2024

SIMON W WARDWELL FOUNDATION

Cranston, Rhode Island·EIN 45-3697597·NTEE M111 · Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.9M
Total assets
$17.9M
Total expenses
$1.7M
Reported officers
6

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief organizations nationwide.

Executive Director
Median to 75th percentile
$53k
$57k
President & Treasurer
Board President
Median to 75th percentile
$14k
$15k
Secretary
Board Secretary
75th to 90th percentile
$14k
$15k
Director
Unclassified
$14k
$15k
Director
Unclassified
$14k
$15k
Vice President
Board Vice President
25th percentile to median
$13k
$14k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast 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 SIMON W WARDWELL FOUNDATION equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for public safety, disaster preparedness & relief organizations is 5%.

This organization (2024)
3%
Sector median
5%
Middle half of sector
2% to 12%

Based on 1,753 public safety, disaster preparedness & relief 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

$1.3M

Itemized grants

21

Median grant

$50k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PAWTUCKETPAWTUCKET, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$117k
YMCA OF PAWTUCKETPAWTUCKET, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$106k
NOWELL ACADEMYPROVIDENCE, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POORPAWTUCKET, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$87k
SAN MIGUEL SCHOOL OF PROVIDENCEPROVIDENCE, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$70k
THE LEARNING COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLCENTRAL FALLS, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$70k
WINNERS CIRCLE XR ACADEMY INCPROVIDENCE, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$64k
CENTRAL FALLS CHILDRENS FOUNDATIONCENTRAL FALLS, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$60k
FAMILY SERVICES OF RIPROVIDENCE, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$60k
PROGRESSO LATINOCENTRAL FALLS, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$60k
SOPHIA ACADEMYPROVIDENCE, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
BLACKSTONE VAL COMM HEALTH CAREPAWTUCKET, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
CONNECTING CHILDREN & FAMILIESWOONSOCKET, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
MEALS ON WHEELS RIPROVIDENCE, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
OCEAN STATE CHARITIES TRUSTPAWTUCKET, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
SEGUE INSTITUTE OF LEARNINGCENTRAL FALLS, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
THUNDERMIST HEALTH CENTERWOONSOCKET, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
SHRI SERVICE CORPPAWTUCKET, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
URI FOUNDATION AND ALUMNIKINGSTON, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$49k
CUMBERLAND LIBRARY FUNDCUMBERLAND, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$40k
WTL HEALTH INCPAWTUCKET, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$27k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 6%
from 2023

From $50k in 2023 to $53k in 2024.

$50k
2023
$53k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 3% in real terms$55k to $57k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, 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 rose 6% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 90%.

$50k in 2023 to $53k in 2024.
  • Board President pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024.
  • Board Secretary pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 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

SIMON W WARDWELL FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$19.3M
$1.6M
2023
$1.9M
$1.7M
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 Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief executives earn

Comparable public safety, disaster preparedness & relief organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $33,264.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$33,264
75th percentile
$84k
90th percentile
$157k

These are public safety, disaster preparedness & relief sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,755 organizations across 1,755 filings (2021 – 2024).

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FAQ

Common questions about SIMON W WARDWELL FOUNDATION

What does the Chief Executive Officer of SIMON W WARDWELL FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of SIMON W WARDWELL FOUNDATION received $52,667 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief organizations nationwide, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at SIMON W WARDWELL FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at SIMON W WARDWELL FOUNDATION falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at SIMON W WARDWELL FOUNDATION equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for public safety, disaster preparedness & relief organizations is 5%.

What are SIMON W WARDWELL FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, SIMON W WARDWELL FOUNDATION reported $1.9M in total revenue and $1.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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