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Filing year 2024

The Eshelman Foundation

Wilmington, Delaware·EIN 26-1751826·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$415k
Total assets
$51k
Total expenses
$562k
Reported officers
5

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Dir, Pres
Unclassified
$60k
$65k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-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.

Browse compensation in Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at The Eshelman Foundation equaled 11% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
11%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking 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

$451k

Itemized grants

29

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
WELCOME HOME ANGEL INCWILMINGTON, NCto support renovations for children who need a more functional living environment: two major renovations, and two aesthetic renovations, as well as two sibling renovations, vehicle acquisition, evaluation services, and partial salary for the Project Manager position$65k
WELCOME HOME ANGEL INCWILMINGTON, NCTo support Two major renovations, two aesthetic renovations, and two sibling renovations$63k
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHEASTERNWILMINGTON, NCProject Learn program$30k
KIDS MAKING IT INCWILMINGTON, NCGeneral & Unrestricted$30k
THE CAROUSEL CENTER INCWILMINGTON, NCGeneral & Unrestricted$25k
UNIVERSITY OF NC CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATCHAPEL HILL, NCto support library books for their hospital and pediatric sickle cell disease program$25k
CHILDRENS CANCER PARTNERS OF THE CAROLINAS INCSPARTANBURG, SChelping families in the Cape Fear region$20k
LOWER CAPE FEAR HOSPICE INCORPORATEDWILMINGTON, NCpediatric palliative care program$20k
CAPE FEAR GUARDIAN AD LITEM ASSOCIATIONWILMINGTON, NCTutoring for kids in the Guardian ad-litem program$15k
WILMINGTON AREA REBUILDING MINISTRY INCWILMINGTON, NCHome repairs for families with children$15k
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CAPE FEAR INCWILMINGTON, NCBaby steps youth parent program$13k
HILL SCHOOL OF WILMINGTON INCWILMINGTON, NCpartial scholarship fund$13k
HILL SCHOOL OF WILMINGTON INCWILMINGTON, NCTwo partial scholarships Scholarship Fund$13k
A SAFE PLACE INCWRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NCEmpowered Me program$10k
PHOENIX EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OF WILMINGTON INCWILMINGTON, NCRestoring Opportunity to Youth program$10k
SAMARAS VILLAGESOUTHPORT, NCHealthy beginnings program$10k
UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INCCHAPEL HILL, NCBereavement support$9k
AMERICAN RED CROSS CAPE FEAR CHAPTERWILMINGTON, NCreconnection workshops for military families$8k
RESTORED SOULS FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, NCVacation with a Cause program$8k
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTYSOUTHPORT, NCAction for Success program$6k
EDUCATION WITHOUT WALLSWILMINGTON, NCWithout Walls scholarship fund$6k
FIRST BOOKWASHINGTON, DCto purchase two new books for children in income eligible pre-k programs$6k
FIRST BOOKWASHINGTON, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$5k
BASILICA SHRINE OF SAINT MARYWILMINGTON, NCsafe childrens project$5k
BROOKLYN ARTS MUSIC ACADEMYWILMINGTON, NCMusic is Life program$5k
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Down 6%
from 2023

From $64k in 2023 to $60k in 2024.

$64k
2023
$60k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 9% in real terms$71k to $65k

Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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 (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

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

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What are The Eshelman Foundation's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, The Eshelman Foundation reported $415k in total revenue and $562k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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