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Filing year 2024

VIRGINIA LEE SHIRLEY PRIVATE FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 27-2545558·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$678k
Total assets
$6.4M
Total expenses
$545k
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. VIRGINIA LEE SHIRLEY PRIVATE FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Pres. & Dir.
Sec. & Dir.
Treas. & Dir. & VP

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$448k

Itemized grants

31

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
CAN DO CANINESNEW HOPE, MNGENERAL PURPOSES$55k
SOUTH SUBURBAN HUMANE SOCIETYMATTESON, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$30k
ST MARY'S SCHOOL AND CATHOLIC CHURCHDIXON, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$30k
ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FOUNDATIONSPRINGFIELD, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$25k
COVENANT HOUSECHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$25k
DEAF UNITY - UNITED ADVOCATES AGAINST VIOLENCERICHMOND, CAGENERAL PURPOSES$25k
DUKE LAW SCHOOL ANNUAL FUNDDURHAM, NCGENERAL PURPOSES$25k
HADLEY INSTITUTE FOR THE BLINDWINNETKA, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$25k
THE NORA PROJECTMONTGOMERY, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$25k
BISHOP MCNAMARA CATHOLIC SCHOOLKANKAKEE, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$20k
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATIONMANTENO, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$20k
SALVATION ARMYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$20k
ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN CLUB (ADK)LAKE PLACID, NYGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUMCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
CIVIC LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
COLGATE UNIVERSITYHAMILTON, NYGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
GOODMAN THEATRECHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
MENTOR TEACHER BROTHER INCCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
RAVINIA - REACHTEACHPLAYHIGHLAND PARK, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
THE H FOUNDATIONLAGRANGE, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
AUSABLE CLUB PRESERVATION FOUNDATION (ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN RESERVE)ST HUBERTS, NYGENERAL PURPOSES$5k
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS - CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$5k
GRANNY ROSE ANIMAL SHELTERDIXON, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$5k
KALO FOUNDATION OF PARK RIDGEPARK RIDGE, ILGENERAL PURPOSES$5k
NATIONAL PARKINSON'S FOUNDATIONMIAMI, FLGENERAL PURPOSES$5k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

VIRGINIA LEE SHIRLEY PRIVATE FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$313k
$508k
2023
$678k
$545k
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

VIRGINIA LEE SHIRLEY PRIVATE 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).

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What are VIRGINIA LEE SHIRLEY PRIVATE FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, VIRGINIA LEE SHIRLEY PRIVATE FOUNDATION reported $678k in total revenue and $545k 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.