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Filing year 2024

THE LAWLOR FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-3620712·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$81k
Total assets
$836k
Total expenses
$157k
Reported officers
5

Executive compensation

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

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Illinois.

Executive Director
Below 10th percentile
$10k
$11k

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 4 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE LAWLOR FOUNDATION equaled 6% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
6%
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

$117k

Itemized grants

39

Median grant

$2k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
AMERICAN RED CROSSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$10k
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$10k
CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$10k
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL FUND$8k
OXFAM AMERICABOSTON, MAGENERAL FUND$8k
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DESPOSITORYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$6k
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESBALTIMORE, MDGENERAL FUND$4k
FOUNDATION FOR HOMAN SQUARECHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$4k
THE WETLANDS INITIATIVECHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$4k
BONAVENTURE HOUSECHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$4k
CNEWANEW YORK, NYGENERAL FUND$3k
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITYRIVER FOREST, ILGENERAL FUND$3k
URBAN INITIATIVESCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$3k
SAINTS FAITH HOPE AND CHARITYWINNETKA, ILGENERAL FUND$3k
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$2k
CARESKOKIE, ILGENERAL FUND$2k
ENA FOUNDATIONSCHAUMBURG, ILGENERAL FUND$2k
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLINDSMITHTOWN, NYGENERAL FUND$2k
HOMECHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$2k
LINCOLN PARK COMMUNITY SHELTERCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$2k
LOYOLA ACADEMYWILMETTE, ILGENERAL FUND$2k
LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$2k
MERIT MUSIC PROGRAMCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$2k
MISERICORDIACHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$2k
PARENTS FOR NON VIOLENCECHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$2k
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Held steady
from 2023

From $10k in 2023 to $10k in 2024.

$10k
2023
$10k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$11k to $11k

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.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 161%.

$10k in 2023 to $10k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

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.

Among peers

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

FAQ

Common questions about THE LAWLOR FOUNDATION

What does the Chief Executive Officer of THE LAWLOR FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of THE LAWLOR FOUNDATION received $10,008 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Illinois: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report more. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at THE LAWLOR FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Illinois, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at THE LAWLOR FOUNDATION falls in the bottom 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE LAWLOR FOUNDATION equaled 6% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are THE LAWLOR FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE LAWLOR FOUNDATION reported $81k in total revenue and $157k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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