AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IS A NONPARTISAN EDUCATIONAL AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE SEPARATION OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT AS THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE FREEDOM OF RELIGION, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO BELIEVE OR NOT BELIEVE, FOR ALL.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $279k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $3k
- Base
- $209k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $206k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $175k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $35k
- Base
- $184k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
- Base
- $173k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $36k
- Base
- $173k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $166k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $167k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $974
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President and CEO | $279k | — | — | $3k | $295k $323k |
Former VP & Legal Director vice president | $209k | — | — | $10k | $226k $248k |
VP for Public Policy vice president | $206k | — | — | $12k | $225k $247k |
Associate VP & Associate Legal Dir. vice president | $175k | — | — | $35k | $218k $238k |
Chief Operating Officer | $184k | — | — | $23k | $216k $237k |
Associate VP of Public Policy vice president | $173k | — | — | $36k | $216k $236k |
Senior Litigation Counsel highest compensated employee | $173k | — | — | $16k | $197k $216k |
VP Strategic Communications vice president | $166k | — | — | $9k | $185k $203k |
Senior Director of Development | $167k | — | — | $974 | $176k $193k |
Senior Director of Finance | — | — | — | — | $89k $98k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 12 unpaid individuals.
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Down 8%
from 2022
From $322k in 2022 to $295k in 2023.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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
AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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