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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $266k
- Bonus
- $46k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $224k
- Bonus
- $36k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $132k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President / Sec | $266k | $46k | $1k | — | $332k $353k |
VP / Treasurer vice president | $224k | $36k | $1k | — | $267k $284k |
Legal unclassified | $132k | — | $1k | — | $153k $162k |
Policy & Legal unclassified | — | — | — | — | $148k $157k |
Legal unclassified | — | — | — | — | $111k $118k |
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 3 unpaid individuals.
Climbed 35%
over 2 years
From $247k in 2022 to $332k 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.
Revenue and expenses over time
DEFENSE OF FREEDOM INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES INC reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.
What Education executives earn in Virginia
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