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Filing year 2023

GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL INC

Boston, Massachusetts·EIN 04-2791159·NTEE Q330 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security·3
Total revenue
$13.2M
Total assets
$24.2M
Total expenses
$14.3M
Reported officers
21
Mission

TO CONNECT PEOPLE IN THE U.S. WITH GLOBAL MOVEMENTS THAT DEFEND LAND, TERRITORY, WATER, FOOD, SEEDS AND THE EARTH. TOGETHER WE ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF INJUSTICE AND OPPRESSION, AND BUILD ALTERNATIVES THAT NUTURE HUMAN RIGHTS, ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE, AND LIBERATION. WE DO THIS THROUGH GRANTMAKING, SOCIAL ACTION, AND PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Co-executive Director
director (operational)
$149k
$165k
Dir of Fin & Info Systems
highest compensated employee
$140k
$155k
Director of Global Philanthropy
highest compensated employee
$137k
$150k
Co-executive Director
director (operational)
$131k
$144k
Dir of Ppl & Planning
highest compensated employee
$122k
$134k
Program Director
director (operational)
$106k
$117k

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 15 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

Up 6%
from 2022

From $140k in 2022 to $149k in 2023.

$140k
2022
$149k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 3% in real terms$160k to $165k

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

GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$13.2M
$12.3M
2022
$13.2M
$14.3M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What International, Foreign Affairs & National Security executives earn

Comparable international, foreign affairs & national security organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $67,756.

25th percentile
$30k
Median
$67,756
75th percentile
$133k
90th percentile
$257k

These are international, foreign affairs & national security sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 916 organizations across 916 filings (2021 – 2023).

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