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Filing year 2023

SOL & MARGARET BERGER FOUNDATION

New York, New York·EIN 13-6118516·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$204k
Total assets
$10.4M
Total expenses
$1.4M
Reported officers
2

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 New York.

Trustee
Board Member
75th to 90th percentile
$45k
$51k
Trustee
Board Member
75th to 90th percentile
$45k
$51k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 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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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at SOL & MARGARET BERGER FOUNDATION equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2023)
3%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,948 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

$1.3M

Itemized grants

98

Median grant

$2k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ICHAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAINEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$300k
MONTIFIORE EINSTEINBRONX, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$200k
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSEOAK BROOK, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
THE SEEING EYEMORRISTOWN, NJGENERAL SUPPORT$75k
DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH FUNDNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$75k
MANHATTAN THEATER CLUBNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$67k
ABCMERRICATSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
RESCUE SQUAD OF CANNON COUNTYWOODBURY, TNGENERAL SUPPORT$30k
HARLEM ACADEMYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$28k
92ND ST YNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
BOTANICAL GARDENSBRONX, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
UJAWHITE PLAINS, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$21k
HOPES AND HEROSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
OPERATION SMILEVIRGINA BEACH, VAGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
ST JUDE'S CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITALMEMPHIS, TNGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONBLOOMINGTON, INGENERAL SUPPORT$11k
METROPOLITAN MUSEUMNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
FRICK MUSEUMNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTERNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
JEWISH MUSEUMNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
MET COUNCILNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
WCKWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
ART CENTER OF CANNON COUNTYWOODBURY, TNGENERAL SUPPORT$8k
CSPCCLIFTON, NJGENERAL SUPPORT$6k
54 BELOWNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 200%
from 2022

From $15k in 2022 to $45k in 2023.

$15k
2022
$45k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 189% in real terms$17k to $51k

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 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

Board Member pay rose 200% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 73%.

$15k in 2022 to $45k in 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 ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about SOL & MARGARET BERGER FOUNDATION

What does the Board Member of SOL & MARGARET BERGER FOUNDATION earn?

In 2023, the Board Member of SOL & MARGARET BERGER FOUNDATION received $45,000 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Board Member roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Member pay at SOL & MARGARET BERGER FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, the 2023 pay of the Board Member at SOL & MARGARET BERGER FOUNDATION falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2023, the highest total compensation at SOL & MARGARET BERGER FOUNDATION equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are SOL & MARGARET BERGER FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, SOL & MARGARET BERGER FOUNDATION reported $204k in total revenue and $1.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.