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Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation reported $233.5 million in revenue and $65.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $97.92 went to program services, $2.08 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $166,165 (PRESIDENT). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $65MFor 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 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $233MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.9% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 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 | Not reported | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 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 | $166,165 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.26% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 182.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGrants for Education. Grants were paid to 179 higher education institutions and 13 primary/secondary institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Those schools use grant funds to award need-based scholarships for deserving female students from those nine states according to the terms of the will that established the Foundation. Approximately 12,722 female students received Foundation scholarship awards at the 192 institutions
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $155,414 | $0 | $10,751 | $166,165 |
| SECRETARY/VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $65,064 | $0 | $10,243 | $75,307 |
| TREASURER Officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $55,527 | $0 | $11,636 | $67,163 |
| TRUSTEE VICE CHAIRMAN Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week | $35,000 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 |
| TRUSTEE- retired 4/3/2024 Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week | $35,000 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 |
| TRUSTEE CHAIRMAN Director/trustee, 3.00 hrs/week | $30,000 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| ALTERNATE TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $411K (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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 · 3 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- 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 514
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Of every $100 Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation spent in 2024, $97.92 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation reported that 97.9% of its $65.1 million in expenses went to program services, 2.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $166,165, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation get its money?
Of $233.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 58-6012629 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))). Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533019349301758 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432969349301408 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332899349301593 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232779349300833 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132779349300133 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 58-6012629: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.