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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $268k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
- Base
- $174k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $42k
- Base
- $185k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $30k
- Base
- $173k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $41k
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $144k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $39k
- Base
- $145k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $28k
- Base
- $147k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $268k | — | — | $17k | $293k $329k |
Director of Sports highest compensated employee | $174k | — | — | $42k | $221k $248k |
Chief Marketing & Dev. Officer highest compensated employee | $185k | — | — | $30k | $221k $248k |
Chief Financial Officer | $173k | — | — | $41k | $220k $247k |
Chief Operating Officer | $195k | — | — | $11k | $212k $238k |
Executive Artistic Director | $144k | — | — | $39k | $188k $211k |
Director of Arts Operations | $145k | — | — | $28k | $177k $198k |
Director of Giving & Special Events highest compensated employee | $147k | — | — | $13k | $164k $184k |
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 41 unpaid individuals.
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