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Filing year 2023

BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING

Novato, California·EIN 94-3030609·NTEE V99 · Social Science·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$69.5M
Total assets
$140.3M
Total expenses
$61.3M
Reported officers
40
Mission

TO INCREASE THE HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE YEARS OF LIFE THROUGH BASIC BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ON AGING AND AGE-RELATED DISEASES.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Social Science organizations nationwide.

President & CEO
Above 90th percentile
$846k
$921k
Base
$804k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$918
Vp, Communications
Board Vice President
Above 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide
$419k
$456k
Base
$346k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$31k
Vp, Finance & CFO
Above 90th percentile
$406k
$442k
Base
$345k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$20k
Chief Officer, Institutional Advance
Highest Compensated Employee
Above 90th percentile
$384k
$419k
Base
$341k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$2k
Chief Scientific Officer
Highest Compensated Employee
Above 90th percentile
$373k
$406k
Base
$321k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$12k
Chief Operating Officer
75th to 90th percentilevs all sectors nationwide
$323k
$352k
Base
$280k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$9k
Associate Professor
Highest Compensated Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$320k
$349k
Base
$263k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$31k
Professor
Highest Compensated Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$319k
$347k
Base
$276k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$9k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 32 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for social science organizations is 12%.

This organization (2023)
1%
Sector median
12%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 435 social science 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.

Up 2%
from 2022

From $826k in 2022 to $846k in 2023.

$826k
2022
$846k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 1% in real terms$933k to $921k

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 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 rose 2% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 38%.

$826k in 2022 to $846k in 2023.
  • Board Vice President pay rose 5% from 2022 to 2023.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay rose 5% from 2022 to 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.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$50.4M
$57.2M
2022
$69.5M
$61.3M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Social Science executives earn

Comparable social science organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $122,500.

25th percentile
$53k
Median
$122,500
75th percentile
$209k
90th percentile
$415k

These are social science sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 435 organizations across 435 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Social Science compensation data
FAQ

Common questions about BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING

What does the Chief Executive Officer of BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING earn?

In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING received $845,957 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Social Science organizations nationwide: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Social Science organizations nationwide, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING falls in the top 10%. In 2023, the highest total compensation at BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for social science organizations is 12%.

What are BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING reported $69.5M in total revenue and $61.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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