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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $246k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $249k
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $197k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $150k
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $150k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $131k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $21k
- Benefits
- $23k
- Base
- $124k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $50k
- Base
- $123k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director Thru 10/2024 | $246k | — | $249k | $18k | $522k $553k |
Chief Revenue Officer Thru 11/2024 key employee | $197k | — | $150k | $31k | $384k $407k |
Senior Director, Human Resources highest compensated employee | $150k | — | — | $26k | $183k $194k |
Chief of Staff / Secr Thru 11/2024 officer (unspecified) | $131k | — | $21k | $23k | $179k $190k |
Gm, Lair of the Golden Bear highest compensated employee | $124k | — | — | $50k | $179k $189k |
Editor-in-chief, California Magazine highest compensated employee | $123k | — | — | $34k | $161k $170k |
Director of Technology highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $149k $158k |
Chief Financial Officer Thru 7/2024 | — | — | — | — | $136k $144k |
Senior Program Operating Officer highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $119k $126k |
Chief Financial Officer Start 9/2024 | — | — | — | — | $60k $63k |
President Thru 6/2024 / Int Exec Dir Start 10/2024 | — | — | — | — | $58k $62k |
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 23 unpaid individuals.
Up 59%
from 2023
From $329k in 2023 to $522k in 2024.
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.
Revenue and expenses over time
CALIFORNIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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