THE CORPORATION'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM, ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE, PROTECT CIVIL LIBERTIES, EMPOWER AMERICAN MUSLIMS AND BUILD COALITIONS THAT PROMOTE JUSTICE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH CIVIL RIGHTS, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, MEDIA RELATIONS, RESEARCH, INTERNSHIPS, PUBLICATIONS, EDUCATION (CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS), VOTER REGISTRATION, OUTREACH, AND INTERFAITH.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $236k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $187k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $162k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $173k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $7k
- Base
- $164k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
- Base
- $148k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $143k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $150k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $236k | — | — | $27k | $273k $290k |
Director of Communications director (operational) | $187k | — | — | $27k | $221k $234k |
Chief Operating Officer | $162k | — | — | $22k | $191k $203k |
National Litigation Dir/gen. Counsel key employee | $173k | — | — | $7k | $187k $199k |
Deputy Executive Director | $164k | — | — | $23k | $187k $198k |
Controller officer (unspecified) | $148k | — | — | $26k | $180k $191k |
Senior Litigation Attorney highest compensated employee | $143k | — | — | $22k | $171k $182k |
Director of IT chief information officer | $150k | — | — | $10k | $166k $177k |
Director of Research and Advocacy highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $138k $147k |
Trial Attorney highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $134k $143k |
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 8 unpaid individuals.
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Up 3%
from 2023
From $264k in 2023 to $273k in 2024.
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
CAIR-FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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