Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations nationwide.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Executive Director Below 10th percentilevs Arts, Culture & Humanities peers in Illinois | $2k $2k |
Treasurer Board Treasurer Below 10th percentile | $810 $867 |
Secretary Board Secretary Below 10th percentile | $500 $535 |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at Still Searching Project Nfp equaled 14% of the organization's total expenses. The median for arts, culture & humanities organizations is 11%.
Based on 17,098 arts, culture & humanities organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 50% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 161%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Revenue and expenses over time
Still Searching Project Nfp reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (No assets reported), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
What Arts, Culture & Humanities executives earn in Illinois
Comparable arts, culture & humanities organizations in Illinois pay their highest-earning executive a median of $50,000.
These are arts, culture & humanities sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 665 organizations across 665 filings (2021 – 2024).
See full Arts, Culture & Humanities pay data for Illinois →Common questions about Still Searching Project Nfp
What does the Chief Executive Officer of Still Searching Project Nfp earn?
In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of Still Searching Project Nfp received $1,500 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in Illinois: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report more. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at Still Searching Project Nfp compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in Illinois, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at Still Searching Project Nfp falls in the bottom 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at Still Searching Project Nfp equaled 14% of the organization's total expenses. The median for arts, culture & humanities organizations is 11%.
What are Still Searching Project Nfp's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, Still Searching Project Nfp reported $10k in total revenue and $10k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (No assets reported), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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