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Filing year 2024

THE WILLIAM R ORTHWEIN JR AND LAURA RAND ORTHWEIN FOUNDATION INC

St Louis, Missouri·EIN 46-4746588·NTEE T12 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$12.6M
Total assets
$76.7M
Total expenses
$7M
Reported officers
3

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 Missouri.

Director and President
Board President
25th percentile to median
$10k
$11k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with St. Louis, MO-IL metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 2 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE WILLIAM R ORTHWEIN JR AND LAURA RAND ORTHWEIN FOUNDATION INC equaled 0.1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
0.1%
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 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$5.7M

Itemized grants

43

Median grant

$50k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETYST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$532k
FOREST PARK FOREVERST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$500k
ST LOUIS ZOOST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$450k
MICDSST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$394k
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDENST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$394k
ST LUKE'S HEALTH CORPORATIONCHESTERFIELD, MOGENERAL OPERATING$394k
CARDINAL GLENNONST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$250k
FOSTER & ADOPTIVE CARE COALITIONST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$250k
ST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTERST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$236k
ST LOUIS SYMPHONY SOCIETYST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$236k
ST LOUIS ART MUSEUMST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$189k
ST LOUIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$187k
ST LOUIS AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTSST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$158k
YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL OPERATING$158k
THE SAINT LOUIS MERCANTILE LIBRARYST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$125k
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$119k
BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$105k
TOWER GROVE PARKST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$100k
WINGS OF HOPECHESTERFIELD, MOGENERAL OPERATING$100k
OPERATION FOOD SEARCHST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$75k
PROMISE COMMUNITY HOMESST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$75k
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERSST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$50k
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$50k
NURSES FOR NEWBORNSST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$50k
YWCAST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING$50k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Held steady
from 2023

From $10k in 2023 to $10k in 2024.

$10k
2023
$10k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$11k to $11k

Estimated with St. Louis, MO-IL metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Board President pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 128%.

$10k in 2023 to $10k 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 ($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 WILLIAM R ORTHWEIN JR AND LAURA RAND ORTHWEIN FOUNDATION INC

What does the Board President of THE WILLIAM R ORTHWEIN JR AND LAURA RAND ORTHWEIN FOUNDATION INC earn?

In 2024, the Board President of THE WILLIAM R ORTHWEIN JR AND LAURA RAND ORTHWEIN FOUNDATION INC received $10,000 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Board President roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Missouri, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board President pay at THE WILLIAM R ORTHWEIN JR AND LAURA RAND ORTHWEIN FOUNDATION INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Missouri, the 2024 pay of the Board President at THE WILLIAM R ORTHWEIN JR AND LAURA RAND ORTHWEIN FOUNDATION INC falls between the 25th percentile and the median. In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE WILLIAM R ORTHWEIN JR AND LAURA RAND ORTHWEIN FOUNDATION INC equaled 0.1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are THE WILLIAM R ORTHWEIN JR AND LAURA RAND ORTHWEIN FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE WILLIAM R ORTHWEIN JR AND LAURA RAND ORTHWEIN FOUNDATION INC reported $12.6M in total revenue and $7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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