TO INSPIRE, DEVELOP AND SUPPORT TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER EXCELLENCE IN ILLINOIS, ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOLS-OF-NEED.BECAUSE THE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTOR TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS THE QUALITY OF THE TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM, GOLDEN APPLE PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER PREPARATION FOR TEACHERS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS. THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS OFFERING METHOD, RESOURCE AND MENTORSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO TRANSFORM TEACHERS AND TEACHING, ENRICHING BOTH STUDENT AND TEACHER LIVES.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $330k
- Bonus
- $25k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $284k
- Bonus
- $20k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $203k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $170k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $168k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $148k
- Bonus
- $14k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $136k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $128k
- Bonus
- $12k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CEO | $330k | $25k | — | $10k | $365k $391k |
President | $284k | $20k | — | $25k | $342k $366k |
Chief Program Officer - Illinois officer (unspecified) | $203k | — | — | — | $212k $227k |
VP of Finance vice president | $200k | — | — | — | $209k $224k |
Chief of Staff officer (unspecified) | $170k | — | — | $9k | $187k $200k |
VP of Strategic Research and Evaluation vice president | $168k | — | — | — | $176k $188k |
Chief Program Officer - Michigan highest compensated employee | $148k | $14k | — | — | $170k $182k |
Senior Director of Scholar Institute & Curriculum highest compensated employee | $136k | — | — | $21k | $164k $176k |
Chief Program Officer - New Mexico highest compensated employee | $128k | $12k | — | $9k | $156k $167k |
Director of Strategic Partnership highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $138k $147k |
Director of Mentoring & Teacher Develoment highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $134k $143k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 19 unpaid individuals.
Down 7%
from 2023
From $390k in 2023 to $365k in 2024.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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