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Filing year 2024

THE RUSSELL BERRIE FOUNDATION

Teaneck, New Jersey·EIN 22-2620908·NTEE T20Z · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$20.6M
Total assets
$157.5M
Total expenses
$15.6M
Reported officers
8

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

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

CEO
Above 90th percentile
$492k
$532k
COO and CFO
Above 90th percentilevs Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking peers nationwide
$440k
$476k

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 6 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE RUSSELL BERRIE FOUNDATION equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
3%
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

$16M

Itemized grants

174

Median grant

$30k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
KEREN SHITUF TORMIM (KESHET)SHFAYIM, ISGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$1.3M
THE SHEBA FUND FOR HEALTH SERVICES AND RESEARCHTEL HASHOMER, ISGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$750k
BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY (RA)RAMAT-GAN, ISGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$690k
BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY (RA)RAMAT-GAN, ISGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$690k
THE SHEBA FUND FOR HEALTH SERVICES AND RESEARCHTEL HASHOMER, ISGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$600k
THE SHEBA FUND FOR HEALTH SERVICES AND RESEARCHTEL HASHOMER, ISGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$600k
CHRONICLE OF A PEOPLE FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$500k
NLI USA INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$500k
MAOZ-SEALLOD, ISGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$450k
GREATER BERGEN COMMUNITY ACTION INCHACKENSACK, NJGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$400k
BREAKTHROUGH T1DNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$375k
MAOZ-SEALLOD, ISGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$350k
RAMAPO COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMAHWAH, NJGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$350k
RAMAPO COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMAHWAH, NJGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$333k
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$311k
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$300k
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$300k
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$300k
SHALOM HARTMAN INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICANEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$300k
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$277k
RAMAPO COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMAHWAH, NJGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$276k
JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEYPARAMUS, NJGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$275k
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$250k
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION-ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$215k
MAOZ-SEALLOD, ISGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$200k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 8%
from 2023

From $455k in 2023 to $492k in 2024.

$455k
2023
$492k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 4% in real terms$511k to $532k

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

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 8% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 398%.

$455k in 2023 to $492k in 2024.
  • Chief Financial Officer 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.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), 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 RUSSELL BERRIE FOUNDATION

What does the Chief Executive Officer of THE RUSSELL BERRIE FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of THE RUSSELL BERRIE FOUNDATION received $491,757 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New Jersey: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

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

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New Jersey, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at THE RUSSELL BERRIE FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE RUSSELL BERRIE FOUNDATION equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are THE RUSSELL BERRIE FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE RUSSELL BERRIE FOUNDATION reported $20.6M in total revenue and $15.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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