CICERO RESEARCH IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES, ALONG WITH ITS RELATED AND INDEPENDENT 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATION CICERO ACTION, AS THE CICERO INSTITUTE. CICERO RESEARCH'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT EMBRACE THE PRINCIPLES OF A FREE SOCIETY AND HIGHLIGHT THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY TO FIX BROKEN PUBLIC SYSTEMS AND LIFT UP MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- $225k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $247k
- Bonus
- $15k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
- Base
- $240k
- Bonus
- $15k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $225k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $210k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $157k
- Bonus
- $8k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $100k
- Bonus
- $25k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $69k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $7k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Executive Officer | $195k | $225k | — | $10k | $430k $457k |
Policy Director highest compensated employee | $247k | $15k | — | $23k | $297k $315k |
Senior Fellow highest compensated employee | $240k | $15k | — | $26k | $291k $309k |
Senior Fellow highest compensated employee | $225k | $5k | — | $21k | $260k $276k |
Policy Director highest compensated employee | $210k | $10k | — | $16k | $245k $260k |
Communications Director director (operational) | $157k | $8k | — | $25k | $198k $209k |
Secretary & General Counsel secretary (operational) | $100k | $25k | — | $22k | $160k $170k |
Executive Director | $69k | — | — | $7k | $104k $110k |
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 7 unpaid individuals.
Top compensation, year by year
From $23k in 2023 to $430k in 2024.
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.
Revenue and expenses over time
CICERO RESEARCH reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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