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Filing year 2024

THE BERNER CHARITABLE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

La Grange, Illinois·EIN 36-3923844·NTEE Z99Z · Unknown·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$715k
Total assets
$7M
Total expenses
$532k
Reported officers
2

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide.

Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$60k
$64k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$25k
$27k

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.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE BERNER CHARITABLE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION equaled 11% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.

This organization (2024)
11%
Sector median
9%
Middle half of sector
4% to 20%

Based on 1,569 organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$313k

Itemized grants

42

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYKENNESAW, GACANCER RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND PATIENT SUPPORT$50k
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONDALLAS, TXCARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH RESEARCH$50k
CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLINDCHICAGO, ILSERVICES TO BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED$50k
JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYDIABETES RESEARCH$8k
MACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONCLARKSBURG, MDMACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH$8k
MORMON CHLOEATHENS, GASCHOLARSHIP AWARD$8k
LAZANYI IRENEEVANSTON, ILSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$7k
CARTWRIGHT CAROLINEWILLIAMSBURG, KYSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
CASEY AMYBIRMINGHAM, ALSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
CASEY JACOBDENVER, COSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
CASEY JAMIETUSCALOOSA, ALSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
FULLER GRACYNATHENS, GASCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
HAMEL ANNADEKALB, ILSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
HARBIN BREANACOLUMBUS, GASCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
KERSEY CAROLINEATHENS, GASCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
LAWRENCE HALL YOUTH SERVICESCHICAGO, ILYOUTH FOCUSED COMMUNITY SERVICES$5k
MASSEY SEABORNCOLUMBUS, GASCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATIONCHERRY HILL, NJMULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESEARCH$5k
PAUL EMMAATLANTA, GASCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
PENN DOUGLASATHENS, GASCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
SHERECK KATHLEENDOWNERS GROVE, ILSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
SMITH REBECCASTATESBORO, GASCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
WOOD MADELINENEW YORK, NYSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
MARTIN LUCASMT BERRY, GASCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k
TAYLOR MICHAELWILLIAMSBURG, KYSCHOLARSHIP AWARD$5k

Down 8%
from 2023

From $65k in 2023 to $60k in 2024.

$65k
2023
$60k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 11% in real terms$72k to $64k

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.

Pay for the position

Board Member pay fell 8% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 182%.

$65k in 2023 to $60k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

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

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

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

FAQ

Common questions about THE BERNER CHARITABLE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

What does the Board Member of THE BERNER CHARITABLE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Board Member of THE BERNER CHARITABLE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION received $60,000 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Board Member roles among organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Member pay at THE BERNER CHARITABLE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Board Member at THE BERNER CHARITABLE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE BERNER CHARITABLE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION equaled 11% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.

What are THE BERNER CHARITABLE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE BERNER CHARITABLE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION reported $715k in total revenue and $532k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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