The mission of the Acton Institute is to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $335k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $7k
- Benefits
- $39k
- Base
- $184k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $47k
- Base
- $176k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $158k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $32k
- Base
- $169k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $132k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $150k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $131k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $150k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $382
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $335k | — | $7k | $39k | $386k $415k |
Chief Operating Officer | $184k | — | — | $47k | $237k $255k |
Managing Director of International highest compensated employee | $176k | — | — | $31k | $212k $228k |
Chief of Strategic Initiatives highest compensated employee | $158k | $10k | — | $32k | $205k $220k |
VP of Development vice president | $169k | — | — | $26k | $200k $215k |
Chief Financial Officer | $132k | — | — | $31k | $168k $181k |
Distinguished Research Fellow highest compensated employee | $150k | — | — | $12k | $166k $179k |
Director of Research highest compensated employee | $131k | — | — | $29k | $165k $177k |
President Emeritus | $150k | — | — | $382 | $155k $167k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 13 unpaid individuals.
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Up 2%
from 2023
From $379k in 2023 to $386k in 2024.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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