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Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation
Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation reported $20.4 million in revenue and $6.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.77 went to program services, $6.23 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 53.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $727,590 (SECRETARY/TRUSTEE). Revenue rose 140% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $6.7MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.8% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 53.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $727,590 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 10.92% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 249.1 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 2 of 3 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHighest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECRETARY/TRUSTEE Director/trustee, officer, 0.50 hrs/week | $0 | $617,573 | $110,017 | $727,590 |
| TREASURER Officer, 0.50 hrs/week | $0 | $419,882 | $73,761 | $493,643 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $190,872 | $32,764 | $223,636 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b3 · 2 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 62
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation totaling $2.8M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation reported that 93.8% of its $6.7 million in expenses went to program services, 6.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $727,590, for the role of SECRETARY/TRUSTEE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation get its money?
Of $20.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 53.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1491083 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642189349301204 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202541339349301939 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403129349304455 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349309654 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223159349301207 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133089349303008 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013089349302026 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1491083: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.