Skip to main content
Filing year 2024

THE WILLIAM JEFF AND JENNIFER GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION

Laguna Beach, California·EIN 82-2674631·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$72.6M
Total assets
$571.1M
Total expenses
$19.8M
Reported officers
4

Executive compensation

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

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

Secretary
Board Secretary
Above 90th percentile
$432k
$462k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 3 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 WILLIAM JEFF AND JENNIFER GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION equaled 2% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
2%
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

$17.9M

Itemized grants

59

Median grant

$150k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL DONATION$3M
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION INCNEWTON, MAGENERAL DONATION$1.1M
ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATIONCHARLOTTE, NCGENERAL DONATION$1M
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES NY INCALBANY, NYGENERAL DONATION$1M
MERCY SHIPSGARDEN VALLEY, TXGENERAL DONATION$1M
SDSN ASSOCIATION INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL DONATION$1M
CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCHARLOTTESVILLE, VAGENERAL DONATION$875k
DIVIDED SKY FOUNDATION CORPORATIONLUDLOW, VTGENERAL DONATION$750k
VII FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL DONATION$750k
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER USANEW YORK, NYGENERAL DONATION$550k
ORANGEWOOD FOUNDATIONSANTA ANA, CAGENERAL DONATION$500k
SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTSCOSTA MESA, CAGENERAL DONATION$500k
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAMSOUTHEASTERN, PAGENERAL DONATION$500k
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL OCIRVINE, CAGENERAL DONATION$430k
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE FOUNDATIONCOSTA MESA, CAGENERAL DONATION$400k
EDWARD CHARLES FOUNDATIONBEVERLY HILLS, CAGENERAL DONATION$330k
EISENHOWER FOUNDATIONABILENE, KSGENERAL DONATION$300k
HARBOR DAY SCHOOLCORONA DEL MAR, CAGENERAL DONATION$275k
COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSIONINDIO, CAGENERAL DONATION$250k
GRAMMY MUSEUMLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL DONATION$250k
ROOF ABOVE INCCHARLOTTE, NCGENERAL DONATION$250k
CHILD CREATIVITY LABSANTA ANA, CAGENERAL DONATION$200k
EAR COMMUNITY INCBROOMFIELD, COGENERAL DONATION$200k
EVERY CURE INCLA JOLLA, CAGENERAL DONATION$200k
HAWAII LOCAL 2030 HUBHONOLULU, HIGENERAL DONATION$200k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 10%
from 2023

From $393k in 2023 to $432k in 2024.

$393k
2023
$432k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 6% in real terms$434k to $462k

Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Secretary pay rose 10% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 10%.

$393k in 2023 to $432k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

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 WILLIAM JEFF AND JENNIFER GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION

What does the Board Secretary of THE WILLIAM JEFF AND JENNIFER GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Board Secretary of THE WILLIAM JEFF AND JENNIFER GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION received $431,750 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Board Secretary roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in California: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Secretary pay at THE WILLIAM JEFF AND JENNIFER GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in California, the 2024 pay of the Board Secretary at THE WILLIAM JEFF AND JENNIFER GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE WILLIAM JEFF AND JENNIFER GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION equaled 2% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are THE WILLIAM JEFF AND JENNIFER GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE WILLIAM JEFF AND JENNIFER GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $72.6M in total revenue and $19.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

Free, forever
Build lists. Save your benchmarks.
A free Lucido account lets you build lists of nonprofits and save your search filters. No credit card.
Already a member? Sign in
Build a benchmark

Compare any role, sector, or revenue band

Build your own benchmark from millions of reported positions.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.