THE GOAL OF THE ACADEMY IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR ACTING CAREERS IN THEATRE, TELEVISION AND FILM AND TO PROVIDE A PRACTICAL, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION THAT EMPHASIZES THE SKILLS NEEDED BY AN ACTOR IN TODAY'S COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $350k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $191k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $186k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $350k | — | — | $8k | $358k $402k |
Chief Financial Officer | $191k | — | — | $8k | $199k $224k |
VP of Academics vice president | $186k | — | — | — | $186k $209k |
Director of Operations | — | — | — | — | $138k $155k |
Director of Academic Servi highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $134k $150k |
Sr. Director of Operations | — | — | — | — | $133k $150k |
Faculty Administration highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $129k $144k |
Senior Director of Marketing & Technology director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $126k $141k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 19 unpaid individuals.
Up 3%
from 2022
From $349k in 2022 to $358k in 2023.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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