Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 39 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
President & CEO
$612k
$668k
- Base
- $563k
- Bonus
- $3k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $24k
Strategic Business Partner
highest compensated employee
$567k
$619k
- Base
- $130k
- Bonus
- $387k
- Other
- $11k
- Benefits
- $20k
Former President & CEO
former officer/director/trustee
$533k
$582k
- Base
- $24k
- Bonus
- $509k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Chief Research & Innovation Officer
officer (unspecified)
$471k
$514k
- Base
- $387k
- Bonus
- $31k
- Other
- $10k
- Benefits
- $23k
Strategic Business Partner
highest compensated employee
$438k
$479k
- Base
- $117k
- Bonus
- $290k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $10k
Chief Commercial Impact Officer
officer (unspecified)
$421k
$459k
- Base
- $334k
- Bonus
- $28k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $38k
Evp, Cfo, Treasurer
$391k
$427k
- Base
- $332k
- Bonus
- $28k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $10k
Chief HR Officer
officer (unspecified)
$347k
$379k
- Base
- $289k
- Bonus
- $24k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $14k
Chief Equity & Social Impact Officer
officer (unspecified)
$327k
$357k
- Base
- $262k
- Bonus
- $21k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $25k
Vp-partnerships & Innovations
officer (unspecified)
$310k
$338k
- Base
- $250k
- Bonus
- $18k
- Other
- $855
- Benefits
- $25k
Chief Information Officer
chief information officer
$292k
$319k
- Base
- $241k
- Bonus
- $20k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $13k
Reginal Sales Director, Eastern
highest compensated employee
$286k
$312k
- Base
- $147k
- Bonus
- $106k
- Other
- $270
- Benefits
- $17k
Strategic Business Partner
highest compensated employee
$282k
$308k
- Base
- $109k
- Bonus
- $148k
- Other
- $180
- Benefits
- $8k
Strategic Business Partner
highest compensated employee
$280k
$306k
- Base
- $176k
- Bonus
- $33k
- Other
- $38k
- Benefits
- $25k
Vp-portfolio & Leadership
officer (unspecified)
$276k
$302k
- Base
- $215k
- Bonus
- $18k
- Other
- $855
- Benefits
- $28k
VP - Americas Sales
vice president
$274k
$299k
- Base
- $189k
- Bonus
- $46k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $23k
Chief Marketing Officer
officer (unspecified)
$253k
$276k
- Base
- $205k
- Bonus
- $16k
- Other
- $180
- Benefits
- $18k
Vp, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
vice president
$243k
$265k
- Base
- $186k
- Bonus
- $15k
- Other
- $855
- Benefits
- $28k
Chief of Staff & Secretary
secretary (operational)
$240k
$262k
- Base
- $183k
- Bonus
- $16k
- Other
- $855
- Benefits
- $28k
Asst. Treasurer & Asst Sec
$236k
$258k
- Base
- $180k
- Bonus
- $15k
- Other
- $414
- Benefits
- $28k
Former President & CEO
former officer/director/trustee
$100k
$109k
- Base
- —
- Bonus
- $100k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Governor Chair & Trustee
board chair
$44k
$48k
Trustee
board member
$19k
$21k
Governor
board member
$12k
$13k
Governor
board member
$12k
$13k
Governor
board member
$12k
$13k
Governor
board member
$12k
$13k
Governor
board member
$12k
$13k
Governor
board member
$12k
$13k
Governor
board member
$12k
$13k
Governor
board member
$12k
$13k
Governor
board member
$11k
$11k
Governor
board member
$11k
$11k
Governor
board member
$10k
$10k
Trustee
board member
$8k
$9k
Trustee
board member
$7k
$8k
Trustee
board member
$7k
$8k
Trustee
board member
$6k
$7k
Trustee
board member
$5k
$5k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President & CEO | $563k | $3k | $3k | $24k | $612k $668k |
Strategic Business Partner highest compensated employee | $130k | $387k | $11k | $20k | $567k $619k |
Former President & CEO former officer/director/trustee | $24k | $509k | — | — | $533k $582k |
Chief Research & Innovation Officer officer (unspecified) | $387k | $31k | $10k | $23k | $471k $514k |
Strategic Business Partner highest compensated employee | $117k | $290k | $2k | $10k | $438k $479k |
Chief Commercial Impact Officer officer (unspecified) | $334k | $28k | $1k | $38k | $421k $459k |
Evp, Cfo, Treasurer | $332k | $28k | $2k | $10k | $391k $427k |
Chief HR Officer officer (unspecified) | $289k | $24k | $1k | $14k | $347k $379k |
Chief Equity & Social Impact Officer officer (unspecified) | $262k | $21k | $1k | $25k | $327k $357k |
Vp-partnerships & Innovations officer (unspecified) | $250k | $18k | $855 | $25k | $310k $338k |
Chief Information Officer chief information officer | $241k | $20k | $1k | $13k | $292k $319k |
Reginal Sales Director, Eastern highest compensated employee | $147k | $106k | $270 | $17k | $286k $312k |
Strategic Business Partner highest compensated employee | $109k | $148k | $180 | $8k | $282k $308k |
Strategic Business Partner highest compensated employee | $176k | $33k | $38k | $25k | $280k $306k |
Vp-portfolio & Leadership officer (unspecified) | $215k | $18k | $855 | $28k | $276k $302k |
VP - Americas Sales vice president | $189k | $46k | $2k | $23k | $274k $299k |
Chief Marketing Officer officer (unspecified) | $205k | $16k | $180 | $18k | $253k $276k |
Vp, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion vice president | $186k | $15k | $855 | $28k | $243k $265k |
Chief of Staff & Secretary secretary (operational) | $183k | $16k | $855 | $28k | $240k $262k |
Asst. Treasurer & Asst Sec | $180k | $15k | $414 | $28k | $236k $258k |
Former President & CEO former officer/director/trustee | — | $100k | — | — | $100k $109k |
Governor Chair & Trustee board chair | — | — | — | — | $44k $48k |
Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $19k $21k |
Governor board member | — | — | — | — | $12k $13k |
Governor board member | — | — | — | — | $12k $13k |
Governor board member | — | — | — | — | $12k $13k |
Governor board member | — | — | — | — | $12k $13k |
Governor board member | — | — | — | — | $12k $13k |
Governor board member | — | — | — | — | $12k $13k |
Governor board member | — | — | — | — | $12k $13k |
Governor board member | — | — | — | — | $12k $13k |
Governor board member | — | — | — | — | $11k $11k |
Governor board member | — | — | — | — | $11k $11k |
Governor board member | — | — | — | — | $10k $10k |
Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $8k $9k |
Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $7k $8k |
Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $7k $8k |
Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $6k $7k |
Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $5k $5k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 2 unpaid individuals.
Down 14%
from 2022
From $710k in 2022 to $612k in 2023.
$710k
2022
$612k
2023
$710k
2022
$612k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 18% in real terms$811k to $668k
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend
Revenue and expenses over time
CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$123.5M
$123.5M
2022
$136.9M
$136.3M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark
What Education executives earn in North Carolina
Comparable education organizations in North Carolina pay their highest-earning executive a median of $98,060.
25th percentile
$53k
Median
$98,060
75th percentile
$172k
90th percentile
$317k
These are education sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 365 organizations across 365 filings (2021 – 2023).
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