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Filing year 2024

WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC

Naples, Florida·EIN 81-0797771·NTEE X20 · Religion-Related·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$4.3M
Total assets
$39M
Total expenses
$1.7M
Reported officers
5

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Religion-Related organizations in Florida.

Vice Pres.
Unclassified
$7k
$7k
Scretary /treas
Unclassified
$7k
$7k
President
Board President
Below 10th percentile
$7k
$7k
Director
Unclassified
$5k
$6k
Director
Unclassified
$4k
$4k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South 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 WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC equaled 0.4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for religion-related organizations is 18%.

This organization (2024)
0.4%
Sector median
18%
Middle half of sector
8% to 34%

Based on 11,129 religion-related 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

$1.4M

Itemized grants

31

Median grant

$25k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
COLLEGE OF THE OZARKSPOINT LOOKOUT, MOCHOP CHEESE FACILITY- STUDENT WORK-FOR-TUITION$250k
NORTHSHORE CLASSICAL ACADEMYMEQUON, WIEARLY-STAGE DEVELOPMENT COSTS$141k
HILLSDALE COLLEGEHILLSDALE, MIGRADUATE SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL ED. ENDOW.$104k
PRAGERUSHERMAN OAKS, CAPRAGERU IN SCHOOLS PROJECT$100k
BENEDICTINE COLLEGEATCHISON, KSSUMMER TEACHERS INST. .$83k
YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATIONRESTON, VASTUDENT CVONFERENCES$75k
TRINITAS CLASSICAL ACADEMYHAYWARD, WISCHOOL START-UP COSTS$70k
BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGEBELMONT, NCMASTERS CLASSICAL ED. PROGRAM STARTUP$60k
LIBERTAS INSTITUTELEHI, UTCHILDRENS ENTREPRENEUR MARKET$50k
REAL CLEAR FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILRESEARCH/PUBLICATION ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM$50k
ROCK COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLBELOIT, WIENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION$50k
TURNING POINT USAPHOENIX, AZLEADERSHIP SUMMIT TRAINING PROGRAM$50k
WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTYMILWAUKEE, WIRESTORING AMERICAN EDUCATION PROJECT$35k
BADGER INSTITUTEMILWAUKEE, WIRESEARCH/jOURNALISM-EDUCATION REFORM$30k
FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIESWASHINTON, DCECONOMICS FOR LEADERS$28k
INSTITUTE FOR REFORMING GOVERNMENTDELAFIELD, WIPOLICY RESEARCH RE EDUCATION$25k
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSINMILWAUKEE, WISTOCK MARKET CHALLENGE$25k
MERCATUS CENTER-GEORGE MASON UARLINGTON, VAMARGINAL REVOLUTION UNIVERSITY PROGRAM$25k
NETWORK OF ENLIGHTENED WOMENWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
HERITAGE FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DCSCHOOL CHOICE RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY-SCHOOL CHOICE$20k
INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICEARLINGTON, VADEFENSE OF EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM$20k
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEARLINGTON, VASCHOOL BOARD LEADERS PROGRAM$20k
FORGE LEADERSHIP NETWORKDAYTON, OHGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATIONATLANTA, GAFREE-MARKET EDUCATION$10k
INDEPENDENT INSTITUTEOAKLAND, CASUPPORT FOR TRADITIONAL EDUCATION$10k
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Pay for the position

Board President pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 26%.

$7k in 2023 to $7k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$3.4M
$1.4M
2023
$4.3M
$1.7M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Religion-Related executives earn in Florida

Comparable religion-related organizations in Florida pay their highest-earning executive a median of $39,792.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$39,792
75th percentile
$72k
90th percentile
$116k

These are religion-related sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 749 organizations across 749 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Religion-Related pay data for Florida
FAQ

Common questions about WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC

What does the Board President of WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC earn?

In 2024, the Board President of WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC received $7,000 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom 10% for Board President roles among Religion-Related organizations in Florida: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report more. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board President pay at WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Religion-Related organizations in Florida, the 2024 pay of the Board President at WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC falls in the bottom 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC equaled 0.4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for religion-related organizations is 18%.

What are WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC reported $4.3M in total revenue and $1.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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