CHICAGO SCHOLARS IS TRANSFORMING THE LEADERSHIP LANDSCAPE OF OUR CITY BY RESOLVING THE FUNDAMENTAL BARRIERS TO SUCCESS FOR ACADEMICALLY DRIVEN, FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH COLLEGE COUNSELING, MENTORING, AND BY PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY TO OUR SCHOLARS THROUGH EACH PHASE OF OUR PROGRAM: COLLEGE ACCESS: LAUNCH, COLLEGE PERSISTENCE: LIFT AND COLLEGE TO CAREERS: LEAD, WE ENSURE THAT THEY REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS STUDENTS AND LEADERS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $211k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $6k
- Base
- $173k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $166k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $134k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CEO | $211k | — | — | $6k | $221k $244k |
President | $173k | — | — | $15k | $192k $213k |
Chief Development & Operations Officer | $166k | — | — | $1k | $170k $188k |
VP of Programs vice president | $134k | — | — | $15k | $151k $167k |
Managing Director,strategi highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $109k $121k |
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 30 unpaid individuals.
Up 2%
from 2022
From $216k in 2022 to $221k in 2023.
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.
Revenue and expenses over time
THE CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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