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BETTER MARKETS INC

EIN: 27-2227363Washington, DCZIP: 20006
V22 - Social Science501(c)(3)

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL CAPITAL AND COMMODITY MARKETS, WITH AN INITIAL PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE RULEMAKING ARISING FROM THE DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT AS WELL AS RELATED GLOBAL FINANCIAL REGULATION.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$3.9M$0$3.7M
2023$3.7M$0$3.8M
2021$2.6M$0$2.4M

Compensation

2024

DENNIS M KELLEHER
President & CEO
chief executive officer
$438,040
$0
$0
$456,824
CANTRELL DUMAS
Dir of Derivatives Policy
highest compensated employee
$315,300
$0
$0
$376,108
BENJAMIN SCHIFFRIN
Dir of Securities Policy
highest compensated employee
$309,600
$0
$0
$368,652
SHAYNA OLESIUK
Dir of Banking Policy
highest compensated employee
$332,200
$0
$0
$362,918
STEPHEN W HALL
Legal Dir & Securities Spec
key employee
$309,600
$0
$0
$327,220
ANTON BECKER
Dir of Communications
highest compensated employee
$162,240
$0
$0
$209,629
TRAVIS HORR
Dir of External Affairs
highest compensated employee
$151,424
$0
$0
$169,601
MICHAEL W MASTERS
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEDRICK ASANTE-MUHAMMAD
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
DONNEL BAIRD
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID DESJARDINS
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOE SALUZZI
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

DENNIS KELLEHER
President and CEO
chief executive officer
$422,100
$0
$0
$440,576
CANTRELL DUMAS
Director of Derivatives Policy
highest compensated employee
$302,825
$0
$0
$356,276
STEPHEN HALL
Legal Director and Securit
key employee
$273,600
$0
$0
$287,400
BENJAMIN SCHIFFRIN
Director of Securities Policy
highest compensated employee
$195,318
$0
$0
$229,773
SHAYNA OLESIUK
Director of Banking Policy
highest compensated employee
$189,678
$0
$0
$206,701
ANTON BECKER
Director of Communications
director (operational)
$155,500
$0
$0
$196,621
TRAVIS HORR
Director of External Affairs
highest compensated employee
$143,333
$0
$0
$158,471
JOE SALUZZI
Treasurer & Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID DESJARDINS
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DONNEL BAIRD
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEDRICK ASUNTE-MUHAMMAD
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ADAM WHITE
Treasurer & Secretary Until 08/23
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL M MASTERS
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

2021

DENNIS KELLEHER
President and CEO
chief executive officer
$421,100
$0
$0
$438,397
STEPHEN HALL
Legal Director and Securit
key employee
$206,600
$5,000
$0
$222,300
PHILLIP BASIL
Director of Banking Policy
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$133,809
MARYAN ABDELMESIH
Director of Development
chief development officer
$0
$0
$0
$122,973
NATALIE SHOTTS
Director of Administration and Human Resources
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$115,070
MIKE SCHELL
Director Thru Oct. 2021
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEDRICK ASUNTE-MUHAMMAD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL M MASTERS
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID DESJARDINS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ADAM WHITE
Secretary/Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
DONNEL BAIRD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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