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Filing year 2024

SOPHIA AND ELMER OERTER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Columbia, Illinois·EIN 37-1213789·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$186k
Total assets
$3.9M
Total expenses
$185k
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. SOPHIA AND ELMER OERTER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$152k

Itemized grants

7

Median grant

$19k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
COLUMBIA AMERICAN LEGION POST 581COLUMBIA, ILPARKING LOT AND PAVILION$75k
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISHCOLUMBIA, ILCAPITAL PROJECTS GRANT$26k
REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATIONWATERLOO, ILHIGH SCHOOL AWARDS EXPENSES$20k
MAPLE GROVE CIVIC ASSOCIATIONCOLUMBIA, ILPARKING LOT PAVING$19k
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICABELLEVILLE, ILCHILDREN'S CAMP ACTIVITIES$10k
MONROE COUNTY ILLINOISWATERLOO, ILCOMMUNITY MEMORIAL BENCH$2k
WATERLOO AMERICAN LEGION POST 6504WATERLOO, ILHISTORICAL BOOKS$1k
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

SOPHIA AND ELMER OERTER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$76k
$210k
2022
$77k
$204k
2023
$186k
$185k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

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

SOPHIA AND ELMER OERTER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Illinois earns 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

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What are SOPHIA AND ELMER OERTER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, SOPHIA AND ELMER OERTER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported $186k in total revenue and $185k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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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.