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Filing year 2023

FUND FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC

Boston, Massachusetts·EIN 04-2762647·4
Total revenue
$15.7M
Total assets
$34.6M
Total expenses
$16.1M
Reported officers
14
Mission

THE FUND'S MISSION IS TO FURTHER PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY ON ISSUES AFFECTING SOCIAL WELFARE BOTH DIRECTLY AND BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Top Management Official
officer (unspecified)
$154k
$169k
Base
$140k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$8k
Treasurer/director
officer (unspecified)
$150k
$165k
Base
$137k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$8k
President/director
$150k
$165k
Communication Director
highest compensated employee
$146k
$161k
Secretary/director
officer (unspecified)
$143k
$158k
Political Director
highest compensated employee
$141k
$155k
Officer at Large/director
officer (unspecified)
$139k
$154k
Finance Director
$138k
$151k
Citizen Outreach Director
highest compensated employee
$129k
$142k
Director of Media Relation
highest compensated employee
$128k
$141k
Director
board member
$121k
$133k

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 3 unpaid individuals.

Up 5%
from 2022

From $147k in 2022 to $154k in 2023.

$147k
2022
$154k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 1% in real terms$168k to $169k

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.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

FUND FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$15.9M
$15.5M
2022
$15.7M
$16.1M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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