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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $109k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $56k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $35k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $42k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $11k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $38k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President and CEO | $109k | — | — | $8k | $147k $157k |
VP of Government Affairs vice president | $56k | — | — | $13k | $94k $100k |
VP of Operations vice president | $35k | — | — | $11k | $78k $84k |
Executive Vice President executive vice president | $42k | — | — | — | $49k $52k |
VP External Relations vice president | $11k | — | — | $2k | $45k $48k |
Senior Vice President senior vice president | $38k | — | — | — | $44k $47k |
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 8 unpaid individuals.
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Up 6%
from 2023
From $139k in 2023 to $147k 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.
Revenue and expenses over time
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ALLIANCE reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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