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Filing year 2024

The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation

New Canaan, Connecticut·EIN 80-0901232·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$5.7M
Total assets
$25.9M
Total expenses
$1.3M
Reported officers
5

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

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

President
Board President
75th to 90th percentile
$66k
$71k
Secretary/director
Unclassified
$66k
$71k
Director
Unclassified
$50k
$53k
Treasurer/director
Unclassified
$5k
$5k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

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

Plus 1 unpaid individual.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation equaled 5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
5%
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

$868k

Itemized grants

66

Median grant

$7k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
DENISON UNIVERSITYGRANVILLE, OHGENERAL SUPPORT$51k
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORYCold Spring Harbor, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$51k
TURNEFFE ATOLL TRUSTBozeman, MTGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
SPRING ISLAND TRUSTOKATIE, SCGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYLEWISBURG, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
HPU FUND FOR EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATIONHIGH POINT, NCGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
THE NATURE CONSERVANCYARLINGTON, VAGENERAL SUPPORT$40k
BIRTHDAY BUDDIESNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$35k
SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILDRYE, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$32k
BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONBEAUFORT, SCGENERAL SUPPORT$30k
LOWCOUNTRY LAND TRUSTCHARLESTON, SCGENERAL SUPPORT$30k
MOULTRIE MIDDLE SCHOOLMT PLEASANT, SCGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
LUCY BECKHAM PTSOMOUNT PLEASANT, SCGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNew York, NYAlzheimer's disease research$20k
AMERICAN RIVERSWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$18k
MILLBROOK SCHOOLMillbrook, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$16k
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTENEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
A BETTER CHANCE INC OF NEW CANAANNEW CANAAN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
FOLDS OF HONOR SCHOLARSHIPSOWASSO, OKGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
PROJECT MAIN STREETNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
BEAUFORT COUNTRY OPEN LAND TRUSTBEAUFORT, SCGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCHCHARLESTON, SCGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
HUNTINGTON HOSPITALHUNTINGTON, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
SOL RELIEF INCST PETERSBURG, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTYNEWPORT, RIGENERAL SUPPORT$12k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Held steady
from 2023

From $66k in 2023 to $66k in 2024.

$66k
2023
$66k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$74k to $71k

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

Pay for the position

Board President pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 5132%.

$66k in 2023 to $66k 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 ($25M - $50M), 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 Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation

What does the Board President of The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation earn?

In 2024, the Board President of The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation received $66,000 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Board President roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Connecticut, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board President pay at The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Connecticut, the 2024 pay of the Board President at The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2024, the highest total compensation at The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation equaled 5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation reported $5.7M in total revenue and $1.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.