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Filing year 2024

SVARA

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 20-0292435·NTEE X30 · Religion-Related·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$2.5M
Total assets
$670k
Total expenses
$2.2M
Reported officers
13
Mission

SVARA'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER QUEER AND TRANS PEOPLE TO SHAPE NEW FORMS OF TORAH AND TRADITION THROUGH THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF TALMUD STUDY.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Dir/rosh Yesh.
Officer (Unspecified)
$250k
$268k
Base
$225k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$21k
Executive Dir.
Officer (Unspecified)
$184k
$197k
Base
$150k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$30k
Devel. Director
Unclassified
$155k
$166k
Base
$140k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$11k

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.

Plus 10 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Religion-Related

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at SVARA equaled 12% of the organization's total expenses. The median for religion-related organizations is 18%.

This organization (2024)
12%
Sector median
18%
Middle half of sector
8% to 34%

Based on 11,129 religion-related organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Down 2%
from 2023

From $255k in 2023 to $250k in 2024.

$255k
2023
$250k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 5% in real terms$282k to $268k

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.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

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

FAQ

Common questions about SVARA

What are SVARA's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, SVARA reported $2.5M in total revenue and $2.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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