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Filing year 2024

THE ACORN FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-3991208·NTEE T60J · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1k
Total assets
$465k
Total expenses
$92k
Reported officers
5

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE ACORN FOUNDATION reported 5 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$87k

Itemized grants

33

Median grant

$2k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRYCHICAGO, ILMUSEUM$12k
DEPAUL COLLEGE PREPCHICAGO, ILEDUCATIONAL$6k
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATIONIOWA CITY, IAEDUCATIONAL$6k
COLBY COLLEGEWATERVILLE, MEEDUCATIONAL$5k
THE FUND FOR SARAH LAWRENCE - SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGEBRONXVILLE, NYEDUCATIONAL$5k
FRIENDS OF LINCOLN PARK HIGHCHICAGO, ILEDUCATIONAL$3k
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILEDUCATIONAL$3k
FRIENDS OF PAYTON SCHOOLCHICAGO, ILEDUCATIONAL$3k
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER-USANEW YORK, NYHUMAN SERVICES$2k
HILLEL INTERNATIONALWASHINGTON, DCHUMAN SERVICES$2k
THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICANEW YORK, NYCULTURAL$2k
THE CORNUCOPIA INSTITUTEVIROQUA, WIADVOCACY$2k
THE JARRETT MEEKER FOUNDATIONLA MESA, CAHUMAN SERVICES$2k
ANSHE EMET SYNAGOGUECHICAGO, ILRELIGIOUS$2k
CHARITYWATERFRANKLIN, TNENVIRONMENTAL$2k
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRACHICAGO, ILCULTURAL$2k
FIELD MUSEUMCHICAGO, ILMUSEUM$2k
HABITAT FOR HUMANITYAMERICUS, GAHUMAN SERVICESHUMAN SERVICES$2k
HONEYBEE RESEARCH FACITLITY-WSU FOUNDATIONPULLMAN, WAENVIRONMENTAL$2k
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO, CAHUMAN SERVICES$2k
KPBS TVFMSAN DIEGO, CACULTURAL$2k
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCNEW YORK, NYADVOCACY$2k
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSECHICAGO, ILHUMAN SERVICES$2k
SCHOOL YEAR ABROAD - OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENTNORTH ANDOVER, MAEDUCATIONAL$2k
STANFORD UNIVERSITYSTANFORD, CAEDUCATIONAL$2k
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Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

THE ACORN 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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What are THE ACORN FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE ACORN FOUNDATION reported $1k in total revenue and $92k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.