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Filing year 2024

THE BIOPHILIA FOUNDATION INC

Chester, Maryland·EIN 52-2199334·NTEE D123 · Animal-Related·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.1M
Total assets
$3.7M
Total expenses
$1.4M
Reported officers
6

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 Animal-Related organizations in Maryland.

President and CEO
Median to 75th percentile
$111k
$118k
Secretary and Executive Director
25th percentile to median
$70k
$75k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 4 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE BIOPHILIA FOUNDATION INC equaled 8% of the organization's total expenses. The median for animal-related organizations is 8%.

This organization (2024)
8%
Sector median
8%
Middle half of sector
4% to 16%

Based on 3,692 animal-related 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

$876k

Itemized grants

18

Median grant

$50k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOLF PROJECTDURANGO, COHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$100k
WILD EARTH SOCIETY DBA WILDLANDS NETWORKSALT LAKE CITY, UTHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$100k
COLORADO NATURE LEAGUEDENVER, COHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$85k
SAGELAND COLLABORATIVESALT LAKE CITY, UTHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$80k
CHESAPEAKE WILDLIFE HERITAGE INCEASTON, MDHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$75k
BORDERLANDS RESTORATION NETWORKPATAGONIA, AZHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$50k
RIO BRAVO RESTORATIONTERLINGUA, TXHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$50k
RIO GRANDE RETURNSANTA FE, NMHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$50k
TREES WATER & PEOPLEFORT COLLINS, COHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$50k
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYLOGAN, UTHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$50k
LA TIERRA DEL JAGUARSAINT DAVID, AZHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$41k
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP INCWASHINGTON, DCHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$35k
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDERBOULDER, COHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$30k
AMERICAN RIVERS INCWASHINGTON, DCHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$25k
NORTH AMERICAN ORCHID CONSERVATION CENTERWASHINGTON, DCHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$23k
YELLOWSTONE TO UINTAS CONNECTIONMENDON, UTHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$15k
THE WILD FOUNDATIONBOULDER, COHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$12k
PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCEPATAGONIA, AZHABITAT/LAND CONSERVATION$5k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 3%
from 2023

From $108k in 2023 to $111k in 2024.

$108k
2023
$111k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Roughly flat in real terms$118k to $118k

Estimated with Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 3% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 5%.

$108k in 2023 to $111k 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.

1
RACE FOR LIFE INC2024
$156k
2
THE PET CARE TRUST2023
$117k
3
THE BIOPHILIA FOUNDATION INC2024
$111k
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FAQ

Common questions about THE BIOPHILIA FOUNDATION INC

What does the Chief Executive Officer of THE BIOPHILIA FOUNDATION INC earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of THE BIOPHILIA FOUNDATION INC received $110,711 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Animal-Related organizations in Maryland, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at THE BIOPHILIA FOUNDATION INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Animal-Related organizations in Maryland, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at THE BIOPHILIA FOUNDATION INC falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE BIOPHILIA FOUNDATION INC equaled 8% of the organization's total expenses. The median for animal-related organizations is 8%.

What are THE BIOPHILIA FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE BIOPHILIA FOUNDATION INC reported $1.1M in total revenue and $1.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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