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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $182k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $172k
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $143k
- Bonus
- $3k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President & CEO (through 5/17/24) | $182k | — | $172k | $1k | $366k $389k |
VP Communications & Center Relations vice president | $143k | $3k | — | $1k | $156k $166k |
VP Dev., Partnerships & Strategy vice president | — | — | — | — | $146k $155k |
VP Education vice president | — | — | — | — | $143k $152k |
Sr Director Software & Product Dev. highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $133k $142k |
Senior Director, Network Support highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $123k $131k |
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | — | — | — | — | $98k $104k |
Secretary & Ea to President | — | — | — | — | $54k $58k |
President/executive Director | — | — | — | — | $21k $23k |
Ea to President & CEO | — | — | — | — | $8k $9k |
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 16 unpaid individuals.
Down 5%
from 2023
From $385k in 2023 to $366k 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.
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