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Filing year 2024

The Michelson Foundation

Scottsdale, Arizona·EIN 46-4978561·NTEE Z99 · Unknown·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$451k
Total assets
$15.4M
Total expenses
$388k
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. The Michelson Foundation reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Secretary and Treasurer
Director and Chairmen
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$372k

Itemized grants

8

Median grant

$33k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Better Angels Society - The American RevolutionWashington, DCUNRESTRICTED$167k
THE METROPOLITAN OPERANEW YORK, NYUNRESTRICTED$50k
Ertz Family FoundationAlpharetta, GAUNRESTRICTED$50k
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DCUNRESTRICTED$35k
Eagles Autism FoundationPhiladelphia, PAUNRESTRICTED$30k
Teach for America (Annual Benefit)New York City, NYUNRESTRICTED$25k
Kukio Ho'omana FundKailua Kona, HIUNRESTRICTED$10k
Jones-Gordon FoundationParadise Valley, AZUNRESTRICTED$5k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

The Michelson Foundation reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$354k
$745k
2023
$451k
$388k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z executives earn

The Michelson Foundation reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organization nationwide earns a median of $77,386.

25th percentile
$31k
Median
$77,386
75th percentile
$147k
90th percentile
$249k

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What are The Michelson Foundation's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, The Michelson Foundation reported $451k in total revenue and $388k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.