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Filing year 2023

THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION

Cleveland, Ohio·EIN 34-0714588·NTEE T310 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·3
Total revenue
$370.4M
Total assets
$2.9B
Total expenses
$185.8M
Reported officers
32
Mission

ENHANCE THE LIVES OF ALL RESIDENTS OF GREATER CLEVELAND, NOW AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME, BY WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR DONORS TO BUILD COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT, ADDRESS NEEDS THROUGH GRANTMAKING, AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP ON KEY COMMUNITY ISSUES.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 17 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

President & CEO (thru 7/31/23)
$584k
$645k
Base
$428k
Bonus
Other
$96k
Benefits
$20k
President & CEO (eff.8/1/23)
$483k
$534k
Base
$413k
Bonus
Other
$20k
Benefits
$11k
Chief Growth Officer/cfo/treasurer
$421k
$465k
Base
$352k
Bonus
Other
$7k
Benefits
$23k
Senior Vice President
senior vice president
$322k
$356k
Base
$269k
Bonus
Other
$24k
Benefits
$18k
Senior Vice Present/general Counsel
officer (unspecified)
$269k
$297k
Base
$214k
Bonus
Other
$3k
Benefits
$28k
Vice President (thur 10/2/23)
vice president
$265k
$292k
Base
$173k
Bonus
Other
$60k
Benefits
$14k
Vice President
vice president
$263k
$291k
Base
$211k
Bonus
Other
$9k
Benefits
$21k
Chief Technology&information Officer
officer (unspecified)
$261k
$288k
Base
$214k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$22k
Chief Marketing Officer
officer (unspecified)
$258k
$285k
Base
$226k
Bonus
Other
$726
Benefits
$11k
Vice President-program
highest compensated employee
$235k
$260k
Base
$202k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$11k
Vice President & Controller
vice president
$220k
$243k
Base
$176k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$24k
Vice President
vice president
$218k
$241k
Base
$177k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$22k
Senior Program Director
director (operational)
$216k
$238k
Base
$166k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$31k
Sr.director-philanthropy Equity Initiatives
highest compensated employee
$210k
$232k
Base
$162k
Bonus
Other
$1k
Benefits
$30k
Corporate Secretary (thur 9/30/23)
secretary (operational)
$131k
$144k
Corporate Secretary (eff 10/1/23))
secretary (operational)
$82k
$90k
Senior Vice President (thur 3/2/23)
senior vice president
$72k
$80k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 15 unpaid individuals.

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