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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.
- Base
- $284k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $153k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director Above 90th percentile | $284k | — | — | $25k | $309k $340k |
Director of Ebook Services Key Employee Median to 75th percentile | $153k | — | — | $17k | $170k $187k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 8 unpaid individuals.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Held steady
from 2022
From $311k in 2022 to $309k in 2023.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Executive Officer pay fell 1% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 10%.
- Key Employee pay rose 12% from 2022 to 2023.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.
Revenue and expenses over time
DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
Common questions about DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA
What does the Chief Executive Officer of DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA earn?
In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA received $309,070 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA falls in the top 10%.
What are DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA reported $1.5M in total revenue and $1.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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