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Filing year 2024

THE VAN DAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 38-3328175·NTEE T20Z · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$359k
Total assets
$4.2M
Total expenses
$439k
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE VAN DAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$350k

Itemized grants

15

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
TIMELINE THEATRECHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$226k
FOURTH CHURCHCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$41k
LANDMARKS ILLINOISCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$25k
DEERFIELD ACADEMYDEERFIELD, MAGENERAL FUND$10k
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYEVANSTON, ILGENERAL FUND$10k
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$10k
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANPALATINE, ILGENERAL FUND$10k
AUDITORIUM THEATRECHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$5k
CHICAGO PARKS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$3k
CCDSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$3k
LPZOOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$3k
WBEZ CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$3k
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND OF THE FORTNIGHTLYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUND$2k
BREAKTHROUGH T1DNEW YORK CITY, NYGENERAL FUND$1k
THE CRADLEEVANSTON, ILGENERAL FUND$518
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE VAN DAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$223k
$287k
2023
$359k
$439k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

THE VAN DAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Illinois earns a median of $20,738.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$20,738
75th percentile
$60k
90th percentile
$148k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,342 organizations across 2,342 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Illinois
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What are THE VAN DAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE VAN DAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported $359k in total revenue and $439k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.