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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 12 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $253k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $825
- Base
- $218k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
- Base
- $215k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $155k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $164k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $131k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $28k
- Base
- $148k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $137k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $127k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $253k | — | — | $825 | $253k $270k |
Employee key employee | $218k | — | — | $24k | $242k $258k |
Vice Pres/pr officer (unspecified) | $215k | — | — | $15k | $230k $245k |
Employee highest compensated employee | $155k | — | — | $12k | $167k $179k |
Employee highest compensated employee | $164k | — | — | $2k | $166k $177k |
Employee highest compensated employee | $131k | — | — | $28k | $160k $170k |
Employee highest compensated employee | $148k | — | — | $12k | $160k $170k |
Employee highest compensated employee | $137k | — | — | $13k | $150k $160k |
Dir Fin & Op officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $143k $153k |
Secretary secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $136k $145k |
Board Member board member | $127k | — | — | — | $127k $135k |
Chairman board chair | — | — | — | — | $10k $11k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 16 unpaid individuals.
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Up 4%
from 2023
From $244k in 2023 to $253k in 2024.
Estimated with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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