Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Treas Unclassified | $119k $128k |
VP Board Vice President Median to 75th percentile | $53k $57k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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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Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at Walder Foundation equaled 0.4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
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
$24.4M
Itemized grants
200
Median grant
$78k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | Arie Crown Hebrew Day School Capital Project | $2.3M |
| LUBAVITCH GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL INC | CHICAGO, IL | Capital Expenses for Construction of a New School building | $1.5M |
| HILLEL TORAH NORTH SUBURBAN DAY SCHOOL | SKOKIE, IL | Hillel Torah Campus Expansion and Renovation | $500k |
| LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | CHICAGO, IL | Global expansion of Chicago-led urban biodiversity research and conservation network | $483k |
| ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES | CHICAGO, IL | Chicago(land) Flooding and Sanitation Equity Initiative | $450k |
| MORTON ARBORETUM | LISLE, IL | A Chicago Based Hub For Assessment, Planning, And Action For Saving Threatened Trees | $388k |
| CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY | GLENCOE, IL | Improving ex situ plant conservation: Scaling up zoo pedigree management approaches to critically rare plants in the Pacific | $387k |
| SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY | CHICAGO, IL | Maximizing Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation Through global partnerships | $373k |
| YESHIVA SHEARIS YISROEL-VEITZENER CHEDER INC | CHICAGO, IL | Mortgage Reduction Funds | $360k |
| UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH | ONTARIO, CA | BIOALFA: ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF COSTA RICAN BIODIVERSITY THROUGH DNA BARCODES | $333k |
| ETZION FOUNDATION INC | TEANECK, NJ | Women's Shulchan Aruch and Halachic Writing Fellowship | $330k |
| METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL | CHICAGO, IL | Right Infrastructure, Right Place | $300k |
| NIJC NFP | CHICAGO, IL | Strengthening Legal Services for Chicago Immigrants | $300k |
| RESEARCH CORPORATION | TUCSON, AZ | Scialog Partnership to Support Chicago-Area Fellows research | $300k |
| RELIEF RESOURCES INC | LAKEWOOD, NJ | Relief Global Midwest Division | $275k |
| HEALTHY SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN | CHICAGO, IL | Green + Resilient Chicago: A sustainable, equitable plan for public investment in Green Stormwater Infrastructure | $260k |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HALA | CLEVELAND, OH | Support for Purchase of MRI Machine | $250k |
| CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | Illinois Immigration Funders Collaborative | $250k |
| IFF | CHICAGO, IL | America's Cultural Treasures Chicago | $250k |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | The Walder Foundation Distinguished Professorship in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | $250k |
| SHRIVER CENTER ON POVERTY LAW | CHICAGO, IL | Migration and Immigrant Communities | $250k |
| SOULU | CHICAGO, IL | Upward Community Circle of Support | $250k |
| JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | Israel Emergency Response | $244k |
| THE JERUSALEM COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | GIVAT MORDECHAI, IS | Tal Campus Bioinformatics Department and Conference center | $240k |
| FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | CHICAGO, IL | Magnifying Conservation Impact and Biodiversity Understanding in the Guiana Shield | $229k |
Up 27%
from 2023
From $94k in 2023 to $119k in 2024.
Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Board Vice President pay rose 45% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 112%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
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.
Common questions about Walder Foundation
What does the Board Vice President of Walder Foundation earn?
In 2024, the Board Vice President of Walder Foundation received $52,562 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Board Vice President roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Board Vice President pay at Walder Foundation compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Board Vice President at Walder Foundation falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at Walder Foundation equaled 0.4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
What are Walder Foundation's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, Walder Foundation reported $9M in total revenue and $32M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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