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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $128k
- Bonus
- $70k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $5k
- Base
- $171k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $75
- Base
- $156k
- Bonus
- $213
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $154k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $110
- Base
- $136k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vp, Client Partnerships vice president | $128k | $70k | — | $5k | $211k $224k |
Senior Director of Development | $171k | — | — | $75 | $177k $188k |
President & CEO | $156k | $213 | — | $1k | $164k $173k |
Treas, Eic, So officer (unspecified) | $154k | — | — | $110 | $161k $170k |
Secy & Chief Co officer (unspecified) | $136k | — | — | $10k | $151k $160k |
Editor in Chief officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $147k $156k |
Director of Events unclassified | — | — | — | — | $118k $125k |
Dir Com Journalism unclassified | — | — | — | — | $116k $123k |
Director of People unclassified | — | — | — | — | $116k $122k |
Dir Product & Plat unclassified | — | — | — | — | $115k $122k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 8 unpaid individuals.
Down 15%
from 2023
From $248k in 2023 to $211k in 2024.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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