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Filing year 2024

GUARDIANS OF SOUND

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania·EIN 46-4562155·NTEE A68 · Arts, Culture & Humanities·3
Total revenue
$254k
Total assets
$74k
Total expenses
$227k
Reported officers
1
Mission

ENRICH LIFE THROUGH MUSIC

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in Pennsylvania.

Executive Director
25th percentile to median
$48k
$52k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at GUARDIANS OF SOUND equaled 21% of the organization's total expenses. The median for arts, culture & humanities organizations is 11%.

This organization (2024)
21%
Sector median
11%
Middle half of sector
5% to 20%

Based on 16,529 arts, culture & humanities organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Down 10%
from 2023

From $53k in 2023 to $48k in 2024.

$53k
2023
$48k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 13% in real terms$60k to $52k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay fell 10% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 32%.

$53k in 2023 to $48k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

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

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about GUARDIANS OF SOUND

What does the Chief Executive Officer of GUARDIANS OF SOUND earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of GUARDIANS OF SOUND received $48,200 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in Pennsylvania, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at GUARDIANS OF SOUND compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in Pennsylvania, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at GUARDIANS OF SOUND falls between the 25th percentile and the median. In 2024, the highest total compensation at GUARDIANS OF SOUND equaled 21% of the organization's total expenses. The median for arts, culture & humanities organizations is 11%.

What are GUARDIANS OF SOUND's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, GUARDIANS OF SOUND reported $254k in total revenue and $227k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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