Harold E Eisenberg Foundation FY2024 filing

Northbrook, IL · Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$729K
▲ +12% vs prior year
Spent
$717K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$180K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$729K
FY2024▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$608K
FY2021$641K
FY2022$662K
FY2023$653K
FY2024$729K
FY2025$866K
Expenses
$717K
FY2024▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$806K
FY2021$810K
FY2022$806K
FY2023$609K
FY2024$717K
FY2025$923K
Net assets
$180K
FY2024▲ +7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$437K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$180K
FY2025$124K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 2024 (IRS tax year 2023).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley
$15K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
57% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +12% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CHarold E Eisenberg Foundation
EINHdr · item D36-4275754
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1999
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CNorthbrook, IL
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T30)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.eisenbergfoundation.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.19
Program services57%$409K
Management & general24%$174K
Fundraising19%$133K
Total functional expensesLn 25$717K

Financial health

Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$181K
FY2024▲ +8%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$124K
Total liabilities
$788
FY2024▲ ×25
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$38K
FY2021$46K
FY2022$0
FY2023$32
FY2024$788
FY2025$2
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$12K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$181K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 341
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 441

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$181K
Total assetsLn 16$181K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$788
Total net assetsLn 32$180K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$836K · 115%
Program service revenue$10K · 1%
Contributions & grants115%$836K
Program service revenue1%$10K
Total revenueLn 12$729K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $181K · Operating expenses/yr $717K
3.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $409K · Total expenses $717K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $174K · Total expenses $717K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $133K · Total expenses $717K
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $131K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $708K
$0.18 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $836K · Total revenue $729K
115%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $729K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $10K · Total revenue $729K
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $729K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $10K · Total expenses $717K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $729K · Prior year $653K
+12%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $608K · FY2023 $729K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $180K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $729K · Expenses $717K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $181K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $180K · Total assets $181K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $181K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kristen Young · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $140K · Total expenses $717K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $246K · Total expenses $717K
34%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%——
Overhead ratio 24%——
Fundraising cost ratio 16%——
Revenue growth 12%——
Accounting fee ratio 5%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$140,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development Committee Co-C
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristen Young’s $170K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristen Young$169,575$140,000$64,697———
Katie Hurley Wales———$61,728$105,000$108,500
Christine Bissler——$84,133———
Michelle Paulsen———$78,181——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a41
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b41
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

Funds cancer research and provides real estate education.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $409K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Real Estate Education

The organization has developed multiple hands-on experiential programs aimed to give students exposure to the real working world of real estate as well as access to and mentorship from industry leaders. This year alone, the foundation invested over $75,000 in scholarships and programs.

$211Kprogram expense
02

Gastrointestinal (gi) Cancer Research

The organization funds critical research aimed to advance gastrointestinal cancer medicine at the robert h. Lurie comprehensive cancer center of northwestern university, a national leader and top comprehensive cancer center.

$198Kprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $1.7M · 2019–2024
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2024$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$37,296
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2023$150,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,000
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2022$150,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$35,000
Roosevelt UniversityIL · FY2022$5,500
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2021$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$30,535
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2020$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$30,000
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2019$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$38,645

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $866K$923K+19% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $729K$717K+12% 990 PDF
FY2023 $653K$609K-1% 990 PDF
FY2022 $662K$806K+3% 990 PDF
FY2021 $641K$810K+5% 990 PDF
FY2020 $608K$806K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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