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Filing year 2023

THE GREAT BOOKS FOUNDATION

Streamwood, Illinois·EIN 36-2182034·3
Total revenue
$2.6M
Total assets
$2.1M
Total expenses
$3.2M
Reported officers
18
Mission

THE MISSION OF THE GREAT BOOKS FOUNDATION IS TO ADVANCE THE CRITICAL, REFLECTIVE THINKING, AND SOCIAL AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OF READERS OF ALL AGES THROUGH SHARED INQUIRY DISCUSSION OF WORKS AND IDEAS OF ENDURING VALUE.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

$155k
$172k
Base
$142k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$13k
Director of K-12 Partnersh
highest compensated employee
$144k
$159k
Executive Director of Oper
$138k
$152k
National Sales Representat
highest compensated employee
$131k
$145k
Vice-president & CFO
$118k
$130k

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 13 unpaid individuals.

Down 10%
from 2022

From $172k in 2022 to $155k in 2023.

$172k
2022
$155k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 13% in real terms$197k to $172k

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.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

THE GREAT BOOKS FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$4.4M
$3.5M
2022
$2.6M
$3.2M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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