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Filing year 2023

THE KEMPER FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-6007812·NTEE B90 · Education·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.4M
Total assets
$45.9M
Total expenses
$2.1M
Reported officers
6

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. THE KEMPER FOUNDATION reported 6 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Chairman
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$2M

Itemized grants

105

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYEVANSTON, IL2023-2024 KEMPER SCHOLARS PROGRAM$200k
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL2023-2024 KEMPER SCHOLARS PROGRAM$200k
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNOTRE DAME, IN2023-2024 KEMPER SCHOLARS PROGRAM$200k
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WI2023-2024 KEMPER SCHOLARS PROGRAM$200k
UNIDOSUSWASHINGTON, DC2023 PARTNERSHIP$100k
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYCHICAGO, IL2023 PARTNERSHIP$93k
YOURCAUSE LLCPLANO, TXMATCHING GIFTS$89k
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUENEW YORK, NYFINANCIAL/LITERACY PROGRAMS: CHICAGO, ATLANTA, LA$80k
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO, ILCPR ANYTIME/ANYWHERE KITS/GRANT$75k
MILES COLLEGEFAIRFIELD, ALKEMPER SCHOLARS PROGRAM, 2023-2024$60k
CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITYATLANTA, GAKEMPER SCHOLARS PROGRAM, 2023-2024$50k
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYMIAMI, FLKEMPER SCHOLARS PROGRAM, 2023-2024$50k
HARRIS-STOWE STATE UNIVERSITYST LOUIS, MOKEMPER SCHOLARS PROGRAM, 2023-2024$50k
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEYMCALLEN, TXKEMPER SCHOLARS PROGRAM, 2023-2024$50k
JDRFCHICAGO, ILT1 DETECT SCREENING PROGRAM, 2023 WALKS, CHI, BHAM$42k
EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARYWESTON, FLSPRING AND FALL 2023 READ CONMIGO GRANT$27k
MAKE-A-WISH ILLINOISCHICAGO, ILWISH BALL 2023$23k
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANKLOS ANGELES, CA2023 CONTRIBUTION$20k
RAMBLEWOOD ELEMENTARYCORAL SPRINGS, FLSPRING 2023 READ CONMIGO GRANT$18k
NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUMALEXANDRIA, VAMATCHING GIFT FOR SUSAN WHITING DONATION$17k
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYCHICAGO, IL2023 CONTRIBUTION$15k
SAWGRASS ELEMENTARYSUNRISE, FLSPRING AND FALL 2023 READ CONMIGO GRANT$12k
CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUECHICAGO, ILGOLDEN FELLOWSHIP DINNER$11k
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAKEMPER SCHOLARS DEI GRANT$10k
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMABIRMINGHAM, AL2023 CONTRIBUTION$10k
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Sector benchmark

What Education executives earn in Illinois

THE KEMPER FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable education organization in Illinois earns a median of $80,294.

25th percentile
$28k
Median
$80,294
75th percentile
$173k
90th percentile
$306k

These are education sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 925 organizations across 925 filings (2021 – 2024).

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In 2023, THE KEMPER FOUNDATION reported $1.4M in total revenue and $2.1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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