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Filing year 2024

THE RILEY FOUNDATION

Meridian, Mississippi·EIN 64-0707746·NTEE Z99Z · Unknown·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$2.1M
Total assets
$93.4M
Total expenses
$2.3M
Reported officers
11

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Chairman CEO
Board Chair
Above 90th percentile
$197k
$209k
Executive Director
Median to 75th percentilevs organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z peers nationwide
$145k
$153k
Vpsecretary
Board Secretary
Above 90th percentile
$96k
$101k
Treasurer
Board Treasurer
Above 90th percentile
$74k
$79k
Director
Unclassified
$22k
$24k
Director
Unclassified
$22k
$24k
Director
Unclassified
$22k
$23k
Director
Unclassified
$22k
$23k
Director
Unclassified
$22k
$23k
Director
Unclassified
$22k
$23k
Director
Unclassified
$20k
$21k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

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

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE RILEY FOUNDATION equaled 9% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.

This organization (2024)
9%
Sector median
9%
Middle half of sector
4% to 20%

Based on 1,569 organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z 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

$4.9M

Itemized grants

23

Median grant

$4k

Up 4%
from 2023

From $190k in 2023 to $197k in 2024.

$190k
2023
$197k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 1% in real terms$207k to $209k

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

Pay for the position

Board Chair pay rose 4% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 63%.

$190k in 2023 to $197k in 2024.
  • Chief Executive Officer pay rose 4% from 2023 to 2024.
  • Board Secretary pay rose 4% from 2023 to 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 RILEY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$5.6M
$7.7M
2023
$2.1M
$2.3M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

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

Comparable organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $77,386.

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

These are organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,572 organizations across 1,572 filings (2021 – 2024).

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FAQ

Common questions about THE RILEY FOUNDATION

What does the Board Chair of THE RILEY FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Board Chair of THE RILEY FOUNDATION received $196,641 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Board Chair roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Chair pay at THE RILEY FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Board Chair at THE RILEY FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE RILEY FOUNDATION equaled 9% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.

What are THE RILEY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE RILEY FOUNDATION reported $2.1M in total revenue and $2.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.