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Filing year 2024

THE SYLVAN C HERMAN FOUNDATION INC

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 20-3265230·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$10.8M
Total assets
$87.1M
Total expenses
$9.6M
Reported officers
11

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Director
Unclassified
$300k
$318k
Director
Unclassified
$267k
$283k
Director
Unclassified
$208k
$221k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 8 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE SYLVAN C HERMAN FOUNDATION INC 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

$2M

Itemized grants

5

Median grant

$3k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUSTNEW YORK, NYTO FULFILL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$2M
THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONFREDERICK, MDTO FULFILL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$15k
SAVE A LIMB FOUNDATIONBETHESDA, MDTO FULFILL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$3k
FREDERICK RESCUE MISSION INCFREDERICK, MDTO FULFILL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$3k
HOPE CONNECTIONSBETHESDA, MDTO FULFILL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$2k
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Climbed 16%
over 2 years

From $259k in 2022 to $300k in 2024.

$259k
2022
$286k
2023
$300k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 9% in real terms$293k to $318k

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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 ($50M - $150M), 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 SYLVAN C HERMAN FOUNDATION INC

What are THE SYLVAN C HERMAN FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE SYLVAN C HERMAN FOUNDATION INC reported $10.8M in total revenue and $9.6M 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.