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Filing year 2024

WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION INC (FORMERLY A CERAMI & A DUNNE FDN FOR WORLD HEALTH)

La Jolla, California·EIN 27-3183913·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$22k
Total assets
$3.2M
Total expenses
$2.5M
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 California.

President
Board President
Median to 75th percentile
$49k
$53k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 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 WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION INC (FORMERLY A CERAMI & A DUNNE FDN FOR WORLD HEALTH) 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

$2.1M

Itemized grants

45

Median grant

$15k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE (ANNIE DUNNE FUND)ST PETERSBURG, FLGENERAL FUND$1M
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE (GLORIANA FUND)ST PETERSBURG, FLGENERAL FUND$400k
OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ARTOCEANSIDE, CAGENERAL FUND$66k
WILDCOASTDEL MAR, CAGENERAL FUND$64k
THE HUMAN NATURE CENTERVENTURA, CAGENERAL FUND$38k
SAGE GARDEN PROJECT OF CALIFORNIALA JOLLA, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$35k
DARNALL CHARTER SCHOOLSAN DIEGO, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$30k
ICA SAN DIEGOENCINITAS, CAGENERAL FUND$30k
CADMAN PTASAN DIEGO, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$20k
COMMON VISIONBERKELEY, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$20k
ENCINITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (CAPRI)ENCINITAS, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$20k
FOSTER ELEMENTARYSAN DIEGO, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$20k
GAGE ELEMENTARYSAN DIEGO, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$20k
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARYSAN DIEGO, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$20k
JUAREZ ELEMENTARYSAN DIEGO, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$20k
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGELOS ANGELES, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$20k
ROWAN PTASAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL FUND$20k
VISTA LA MESA ACADEMYLA MESA, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$20k
WATSONVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTSWATSONVILLE, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$20k
WHITMAN ELEMENTARYSAN DIEGO, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$20k
FRIENDS OF VALENCIA PARKSAN DIEGO, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$18k
CLAIREMONT CANYONS ACADEMYSAN DIEGO, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$15k
GUIDED DISCOVERIESCLAREMONT, CAGENERAL FUND$15k
HOLMES ELEMENTARYSAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL FUND$15k
LAFAYETTE PTASAN DIEGO, CASAGE GARDEN PROJECT$15k
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Held steady
from 2023

From $49k in 2023 to $49k in 2024.

$49k
2023
$49k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$54k to $53k

Estimated with San Diego-Carlsbad, 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 President pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 93%.

$49k in 2023 to $49k 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 WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION INC (FORMERLY A CERAMI & A DUNNE FDN FOR WORLD HEALTH)

What does the Board President of WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION INC (FORMERLY A CERAMI & A DUNNE FDN FOR WORLD HEALTH) earn?

In 2024, the Board President of WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION INC (FORMERLY A CERAMI & A DUNNE FDN FOR WORLD HEALTH) received $49,000 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Board President roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in California, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board President pay at WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION INC (FORMERLY A CERAMI & A DUNNE FDN FOR WORLD HEALTH) compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in California, the 2024 pay of the Board President at WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION INC (FORMERLY A CERAMI & A DUNNE FDN FOR WORLD HEALTH) falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION INC (FORMERLY A CERAMI & A DUNNE FDN FOR WORLD HEALTH) equaled 2% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION INC (FORMERLY A CERAMI & A DUNNE FDN FOR WORLD HEALTH)'s revenue and expenses?

In 2024, WILD WISDOM FOUNDATION INC (FORMERLY A CERAMI & A DUNNE FDN FOR WORLD HEALTH) reported $22k in total revenue and $2.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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