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Filing year 2023

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION INC

Atlanta, Georgia·EIN 20-5478525·NTEE Z99 · Unknown·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.9M
Total assets
$9.7M
Total expenses
$3.4M
Reported officers
15
Mission

TO FOSTER EXCELLENCE IN THE ACADEMIC STUDY OF RELIGION AND ENHANCE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGION

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide.

Cfo/coo
Officer (Unspecified)
$156k
$167k
Base
$156k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
Director of Programs & Publications
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$113k
$121k
Executive Director
Median to 75th percentile
$106k
$113k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 12 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION INC equaled 5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.

This organization (2023)
5%
Sector median
9%
Middle half of sector
4% to 20%

Based on 1,569 organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Down 46%
from 2022

From $288k in 2022 to $156k in 2023.

$288k
2022
$156k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 48% in real terms$324k to $167k

Estimated with Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay fell 63% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 40%.

$288k in 2022 to $106k in 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION INC

What does the Highest Compensated Employee of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION INC earn?

In 2023, the Highest Compensated Employee of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION INC received $112,528 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom quarter for Highest Compensated Employee roles among organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide, above the lowest 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide, the 2023 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION INC falls between the 10th and 25th percentiles. In 2023, the highest total compensation at AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION INC equaled 5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.

What are AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION INC reported $1.9M in total revenue and $3.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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