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Filing year 2024

THE WALDEN W AND JEAN YOUNG SHAW FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-6162196·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$261k
Total assets
$7.5M
Total expenses
$395k
Reported officers
6

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Exec. Director/pres, Various
Unclassified
$23k
$24k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 5 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE WALDEN W AND JEAN YOUNG SHAW FOUNDATION equaled 6% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
6%
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

$281k

Itemized grants

6

Median grant

$40k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
CHOC FOUNDATIONORANGE, CAGENERAL FUNDS$120k
THE SHEA CENTERSAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CAGENERAL FUNDS$41k
PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONIRVINE, CAGENERAL FUNDS$40k
BURN INSTITUTESAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL FUNDS$40k
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUNDS$30k
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCEOCEANSIDE, CAGENERAL FUNDS$10k
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Fell 10%
over 2 years

From $25k in 2022 to $23k in 2024.

$25k
2022
$25k
2023
$23k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 16% in real terms$29k to $24k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 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 ($1M - $10M), 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

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What are THE WALDEN W AND JEAN YOUNG SHAW FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE WALDEN W AND JEAN YOUNG SHAW FOUNDATION reported $261k in total revenue and $395k 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.