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Filing year 2023

THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC

New York, New York·EIN 13-6106961·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$54.5M
Total assets
$677.8M
Total expenses
$46.7M
Reported officers
12

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

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

Asst Secretary/exec Director
Unclassified
$522k
$585k
President
Board President
Median to 75th percentile
$100k
$112k

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 10 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2023)
1%
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 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$40.1M

Itemized grants

652

Median grant

$35k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLSNYC DEPT OF EDUCATIONNEW YORK, NYFOR SHUBERT LEADER AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT$371k
FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLSNYC DEPT OF EDUCATIONNEW YORK, NYFOR SHUBERT-MTI BROADWAY JUNIOR PROJECT$360k
CHICAGO THEATRE GROUP INCCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$350k
NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$350k
VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$325k
WASHINGTON DRAMA SOCIETY INCWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$325k
PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$310k
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY INCCOSTA MESA, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$300k
STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$300k
ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR DANCE PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$275k
AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE INCCAMBRIDGE, MAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$275k
BALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR DANCE PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$275k
CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY AND SCHOOLMINNEAPOLIS, MNGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$275k
MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$275k
NEW YORK CITY BALLET INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR DANCE PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$275k
ALLIANCE THEATRE COMPANYATLANTA, GAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$275k
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$275k
NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$265k
BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATREBERKELEY, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$260k
HARTFORD STAGE COMPANY INCHARTFORD, CTGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$260k
ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$250k
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSICBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$250k
JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION INC THENEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR DANCE PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$250k
NEW YORK CITY CENTER INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND DANCE ACTIVITIES$250k
OLD GLOBE THEATRESAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$250k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 7%
from 2022

From $487k in 2022 to $522k in 2023.

$487k
2022
$522k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 3% in real terms$567k to $585k

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 held roughly steady from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 27%.

$100k in 2022 to $100k 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.

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 SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC

What does the Board President of THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC earn?

In 2023, the Board President of THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC received $100,000 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Board President roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board President pay at THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, the 2023 pay of the Board President at THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2023, the highest total compensation at THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC reported $54.5M in total revenue and $46.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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