IDEAS42 USES BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE - THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR - TO IMPROVE LIVES, BUILD BETTER SYSTEMS, AND DRIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. WE WORK ACROSS MUTUALLY REINFORCING ISSUE AREAS INCLUDING: PROMOTING ACCESS TO QUALITY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE, ADVANCING ECONOMIC AND LEGAL JUSTICE, AND STRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS, WE ENVISION A FUTURE WHERE APPLIED BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE FOSTERS OPTIMAL HEALTH, EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTS AND SYSTEMS THAT ARE SUSTAINABLE AND JUST FOR ALL - ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH THE LEAST.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 23 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Innovation Officer officer (unspecified) $228k $256k | |||||
Managing Director director (operational) $226k $253k | |||||
Managing Director director (operational) $214k $240k | |||||
Managing Director director (operational) $207k $232k | |||||
Managing Director director (operational) $194k $218k | |||||
Chief of Operations officer (unspecified) $186k $209k | |||||
Managing Director director (operational) $175k $196k | |||||
Managing Director (until 4/23) director (operational) $166k $187k | |||||
Managing Director director (operational) $166k $186k | |||||
Research Director director (operational) $163k $183k | |||||
Managing Director director (operational) $162k $182k | |||||
Assistant Managing Director highest compensated employee $161k $181k | |||||
Managing Director (until 12/23) director (operational) $159k $179k | |||||
Assistant Managing Director highest compensated employee $155k $174k | |||||
Assistant Managing Director highest compensated employee $153k $172k | |||||
Principal Behavioral Designer highest compensated employee $142k $159k | |||||
Principal Behavioral Designer highest compensated employee $132k $148k | |||||
Chief of Operations (until 1/23) officer (unspecified) $15k $16k | |||||
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 11 unpaid individuals.
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