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Filing year 2024

SUSAN AND STEPHEN BAIRD FAMILY FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 20-0478557·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$2.2M
Total assets
$33.2M
Total expenses
$3.1M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. SUSAN AND STEPHEN BAIRD FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Director, President
Director, Secretary

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$2.2M

Itemized grants

35

Median grant

$25k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
HARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE, MAGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$335k
THE MORTON ARBORETUMLISLE, ILGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$310k
CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$248k
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$200k
FIDELITY CHARITABLESHURWOOD FUNDCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$171k
CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA WBEZCHICAGO, ILGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$125k
FIDELITY CHARITABLEBAIRD & WARNER GOOD WILL WORKSCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$100k
FIDELITY CHARITABLEGASTEVICH FAMILY GIVING FUNDCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$85k
FIDELITY CHARITABLELUCY BAIRD GIFT FUNDCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$85k
CAROLE ROBERTSON CENTER FOR LEARNINGCHICAGO, ILGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$65k
ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$50k
EVERGREEN CLIMATE INNOVATIONSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$50k
ASPEN INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$50k
CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECTCHICAGO, ILGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$35k
AMERICAN RIVERSWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$30k
ERIE FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$25k
ROARING FORK PUBLIC RADIO INC - ASPEN PUBLIC RADIOASPEN, COGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$25k
UC BERKELEY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISMBERKELEY, CAGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$25k
VOCEL VIEWING OUR CHILDREN AS EMERGING LEADERS NFPCHICAGO, ILGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$25k
MOTHER JONESSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$25k
PROOFING STATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$25k
ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTERSNOWMASS VILLAGE, COGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$20k
CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTINGEMERYVILLE, CAGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$20k
AMERICAN RED CROSSWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$10k
ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED$10k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

SUSAN AND STEPHEN BAIRD FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.9M
$2.9M
2023
$2.2M
$3.1M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

SUSAN AND STEPHEN BAIRD FAMILY 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).

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In 2024, SUSAN AND STEPHEN BAIRD FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $2.2M in total revenue and $3.1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.