THE CITIZEN BUDGET COMMISSION, INC. ("CBC") IS A NONPARTISAN, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CIVIC ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO INFLUENCING CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE IN THE FINANCES AND SERVICES OF NEW YORK CITY (THE "CITY") AND NEW YORK STATE (THE "STATE") GOVERNMENTS. (CONTINUED SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1) CBC WAS FOUNDED IN 1932, A TIME OF GREAT FISCAL CRISIS, WHEN A GROUP OF CIVIC LEADERS FORMED A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD ANALYZE THE CITY'S FINANCES, EVALUATE THE MANAGEMENT OF CITY GOVERNMENT, REPORT ON THESE MATTERSTO ITS MEMBERS, AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS. IN 1985, CBC EXPANDED THIS ANALYSIS TO INCLUDE THE FISCAL AFFAIRS OF STATE GOVERNMENT. CBC'S PURSUIT OF ITS MISSION IS EMBODIED IN FOUR INTERRELATED ROLES: WATCHDOG, RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, MONITOR OF IMPLEMENTATION AND DISSEMINATOR OF INFORMATION. CBC IS FUNDED PRIMARILY BY CONTRIBUTIONS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND INVESTMENT INCOME.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $329k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $201k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $33k
- Base
- $144k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $140k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $329k | — | — | — | $350k $378k |
Vice President for Research vice president | $201k | — | — | $33k | $249k $269k |
Director of State Studies highest compensated employee | $144k | — | — | $13k | $167k $181k |
Director of Housing and Economic Studies highest compensated employee | $140k | — | — | — | $150k $162k |
Vice President for Communications & Strategy vice president | — | — | — | — | $127k $137k |
Director of Operations | — | — | — | — | $116k $125k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 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.
Up 6%
from 2023
From $328k in 2023 to $350k in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 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
CITIZENS BUDGET COMMISSION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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