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Filing year 2023

THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Farmington, Maine·EIN 52-2029911·NTEE J32Z · Employment·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$4M
Total assets
$37.2M
Total expenses
$2.1M
Reported officers
5

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Employment organizations nationwide.

Vice President / Secretary
Board Vice President
Median to 75th percentile
$27k
$30k

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 4 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for employment organizations is 7%.

This organization (2023)
1%
Sector median
7%
Middle half of sector
3% to 16%

Based on 3,624 employment organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1.5M

Itemized grants

32

Median grant

$28k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ABENAKI HELPING ABENAKISHELBURNE, VTCULTURAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRAM$180k
HEIFER INTERNATIONALLITTLE ROCK, ARUSA FARM EDUCATION PROGRAM AND GUATAMALA GREEN BUSINESS$150k
BRAC USANYC, NYFLEXIBILE MATCHING FUNDS$100k
GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANKAUBURN, MEGENERAL OPERATIONS$100k
HIGH PEAKS ALLIANCEFARMINGTON, MEGENERAL OPERATIONS$100k
INTERVALE CENTERBURLINGTON, VTGENERAL OPERATING CAPACITY BUILDING$100k
PHILADELPHIA ZOOPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL OPERATIONS$85k
VERMONT SUSTAINABLE JOBS FUNDMONTPELIER, VTGENERAL OPERATIONS$80k
HAWTHORNE VALLEY FARMGHENT, NYFARMSCAPE ECOLOGY PROGRAM$50k
OAK GROVE SCHOOLAUGUSTA, MECENTRAL MAINE MIMIGRANT PROGRAM$50k
SALVATION FARMSMORRISVILLE, VTNORTHEAST VERMONT VISION$50k
WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCEPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL OPERATIONS$50k
SHARE FOOD PROGRAMPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL OPERATIONS$46k
THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN INCHARTFORD, CTMUSIC AND POETRY PROGRAM$40k
CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPYNEW YORK, NYNATIVE LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP AND RAINMAKERS COLLABORATIVE$30k
WATERFALL UNITY ALLICANCEMIDDLEBURGH, NYGENERAL OPERATIONS$30k
CHESTER AGRICULTURAL CENTERCHESTER, NYGENERAL OPERATIONS$25k
CULTIVATING COMMUNITYPORTLAND, MEGENERAL OPERATIONS$25k
MAINE INITIATIVESPORTLAND, MEGENERAL OPERATIONS$25k
TIDES CENTERPROVIDENCE, RINORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP$24k
MIDDLE COUNTRY LIBRARY FOUNDATION INCCENTEREACH, NYFAMILY PLACE LIBRARY NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND$23k
CENTER FOR AN ANGRICULTERAL ECONOMYHARDWICK, VTGENERAL OPERATIONS$20k
SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATESPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL OPERATIONS$20k
THE CARROT PROJECTBOSTON, MAAGRICULTURAL VIABILITY ALLIANCE$20k
NEW ENGLAND GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDNEWMARKET, NHNEW ENGLAND FOOD RESILENCE FUND AND MAINE GRASSROOTS CLIMATE$18k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Down 38%
from 2022

From $44k in 2022 to $27k in 2023.

$44k
2022
$27k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 41% in real terms$51k to $30k

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 Vice President pay fell 38% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 2%.

$44k in 2022 to $27k in 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$3.9M
$1.8M
2022
$4M
$2.1M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

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

Sector benchmark

What Employment executives earn

Comparable employment organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $94,244.

25th percentile
$27k
Median
$94,244
75th percentile
$170k
90th percentile
$278k

These are employment sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 3,624 organizations across 3,624 filings (2021 – 2024).

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FAQ

Common questions about THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

What does the Board Vice President of THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION earn?

In 2023, the Board Vice President of THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION received $27,265 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Board Vice President roles among Employment organizations nationwide, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Vice President pay at THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Employment organizations nationwide, the 2023 pay of the Board Vice President at THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2023, the highest total compensation at THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for employment organizations is 7%.

What are THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported $4M in total revenue and $2.1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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