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Filing year 2024

THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION

New York, New York·EIN 20-8068401·NTEE S12 · Community Improvement & Capacity Building·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$36.2M
Total assets
$414.6M
Total expenses
$25.7M
Reported officers
4

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 Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations nationwide.

President
Board President
Above 90th percentile
$418k
$452k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 3 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION equaled 2% of the organization's total expenses. The median for community improvement & capacity building organizations is 14%.

This organization (2024)
2%
Sector median
14%
Middle half of sector
6% to 28%

Based on 10,247 community improvement & capacity building 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

$10.9M

Itemized grants

56

Median grant

$250k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
THE BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARDCAMBRIDGE, MARESEARCH PROJECT: "PROGRAMMABLE THERAPEUTICS: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NEXT WAVE OF MEDICINE"$750k
AMCHAIMIAMI, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$500k
THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYSUPPORT FOR RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED, STIMULATING SYNAPTIC PROTEIN DEGRADATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES$300k
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINEBRONX, NYPERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH$250k
CITIZENS ALLIANCEBUFFALO, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$250k
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORYCOLD SPRING HARBOR, NYTHE MIND (MAXIMIZING INNOVATION IN NEUROSCIENCE DISCOVERY) PRIZE$250k
CORNELL UNIVERSITYITHACA, NYTHE MIND (MAXIMIZING INNOVATION IN NEUROSCIENCE DISCOVERY) PRIZE$250k
CORNELL UNIVERSITYITHACA, NYTHE MIND (MAXIMIZING INNOVATION IN NEUROSCIENCE DISCOVERY) PRIZE$250k
CORNELL UNIVERSITYITHACA, NYPERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH$250k
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAINEW YORK, NYPERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH$250k
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MDTHE MIND (MAXIMIZING INNOVATION IN NEUROSCIENCE DISCOVERY) PRIZE$250k
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYCAMBRIDGE, MATHE MIND (MAXIMIZING INNOVATION IN NEUROSCIENCE DISCOVERY) PRIZE$250k
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTERNEW YORK, NYPERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH$250k
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTERNEW YORK, NYPERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH$250k
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTERNEW YORK, NYPERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH$250k
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTERNEW YORK, NYSUPPORT FOR THE RESEARCH OF THE MAYR LAB$250k
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYTHE MIND (MAXIMIZING INNOVATION IN NEUROSCIENCE DISCOVERY) PRIZE$250k
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYPERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH$250k
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYPERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH$250k
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CATHE MIND (MAXIMIZING INNOVATION IN NEUROSCIENCE DISCOVERY) PRIZE$250k
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CATHE MIND (MAXIMIZING INNOVATION IN NEUROSCIENCE DISCOVERY) PRIZE$250k
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NJBRANCHVILLE, NJPERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH$250k
STANFORD UNIVERSITYSTANFORD, CATHE MIND (MAXIMIZING INNOVATION IN NEUROSCIENCE DISCOVERY) PRIZE$250k
THE BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARDCAMBRIDGE, MATHE MIND (MAXIMIZING INNOVATION IN NEUROSCIENCE DISCOVERY) PRIZE$250k
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVISDAVIS, CAPERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH$250k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 3%
from 2023

From $404k in 2023 to $418k in 2024.

$404k
2023
$418k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Roughly flat in real terms$453k to $452k

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 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

Board President pay rose 3% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 63%.

$404k in 2023 to $418k 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.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$22.2M
$32.8M
2023
$36.2M
$25.7M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Community Improvement & Capacity Building executives earn in New York

Comparable community improvement & capacity building organizations in New York pay their highest-earning executive a median of $99,234.

25th percentile
$45k
Median
$99,234
75th percentile
$200k
90th percentile
$337k

These are community improvement & capacity building sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 772 organizations across 772 filings (2022 – 2024).

See full Community Improvement & Capacity Building pay data for New York
FAQ

Common questions about THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION

What does the Board President of THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Board President of THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION received $417,605 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Board President roles among Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations nationwide: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board President pay at THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Board President at THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION equaled 2% of the organization's total expenses. The median for community improvement & capacity building organizations is 14%.

What are THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION reported $36.2M in total revenue and $25.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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