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Filing year 2024

WARD BEECHER FOUNDATION

Columbus, Ohio·EIN 34-6516441·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$544k
Total assets
$4.5M
Total expenses
$285k
Reported officers
1

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 Ohio.

Trustee
Board Member
Above 90th percentile
$46k
$50k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at WARD BEECHER FOUNDATION equaled 16% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
16%
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

$230k

Itemized grants

10

Median grant

$25k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
OH WOWCOLUMBUS, OHGENERAL OPERATING$50k
IMAGINE NORTH CAROLINA FIRSTRALEIGH, MPGENERAL OPERATING$25k
NATIONAL REDISTRICTING FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING$25k
WHITTIER COLLEGEWHITTIER, CAGENERAL OPERATING$25k
EASTERN BKCOLUMBUS, OHGENERAL OPERATING$25k
GROUNDWORK PROJECTCOLUMBUS, OHGENERAL OPERATING$25k
MAHONING VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLYOUNGSTOWN, OHGENERAL OPERATING$25k
CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY INCBERKELEY, CAGENERAL OPERATING$13k
BERKLEY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDCOLUMBUS, OHGENERAL OPERATING$10k
MILL VALLEY PHILHARMONICMILL VALLEY, CAGENERAL OPERATING$8k
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Up 7%
from 2023

From $43k in 2023 to $46k in 2024.

$43k
2023
$46k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 4% in real terms$48k to $50k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Board Member pay rose 7% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 39%.

$43k in 2023 to $46k 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 ($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

Common questions about WARD BEECHER FOUNDATION

What does the Board Member of WARD BEECHER FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Board Member of WARD BEECHER FOUNDATION received $46,302 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Board Member roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Ohio: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Member pay at WARD BEECHER FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Ohio, the 2024 pay of the Board Member at WARD BEECHER FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at WARD BEECHER FOUNDATION equaled 16% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are WARD BEECHER FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, WARD BEECHER FOUNDATION reported $544k in total revenue and $285k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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