HEALTH EFFECTS INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, IMPARTIAL AND RELEVANT SCIENCE ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION. THIS IS DONE BY IDENTIFYING THE HIGHEST PRIORITY AREAS FOR HEALTH EFFECT RESEARCH; FUNDING AND OVERSEEING RESEARCH; PROVIDING INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS; COLLABORATING WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS; COMMUNICATION OF RESULTS OF HEI RESEARCH AND ANALYSES TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DECISION MAKERS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 24 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $369k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $268k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $927
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $276k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $6k
- Base
- $261k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $7k
- Base
- $240k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $162k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $216
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $138k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $36k
- Base
- $157k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $152k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $216
- Benefits
- $14k
- Base
- $129k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $360
- Benefits
- $31k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vp/treasurer | $369k | — | $3k | $11k | $383k $422k |
President/ceo | $268k | — | $927 | $15k | $284k $313k |
Director of Science director (operational) | $276k | — | $2k | $6k | $283k $312k |
Director of Energy Research director (operational) | $261k | — | $2k | $7k | $270k $297k |
Director of F&a director (operational) | $240k | — | $2k | $13k | $255k $281k |
Deputy Director of Finanace highest compensated employee | $162k | — | $216 | $27k | $190k $209k |
Director of Science Communications director (operational) | $138k | — | $1k | $36k | $175k $192k |
Compliance Manager highest compensated employee | $157k | — | $3k | $11k | $171k $189k |
Program Director director (operational) | $152k | — | $216 | $14k | $166k $182k |
Senior Scientist highest compensated employee | $129k | — | $360 | $31k | $160k $176k |
President/ceo | — | — | — | — | $139k $153k |
Senior Scientist highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $133k $147k |
Board Chairman board chair | — | — | — | — | $25k $28k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $10k $11k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $10k $11k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $9k $10k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $9k $10k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $8k $8k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $8k $8k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $8k $8k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $8k $8k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $8k $8k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $8k $8k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $4k $4k |
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.
Held steady
from 2022
From $386k in 2022 to $383k in 2023.
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.
Revenue and expenses over time
HEALTH EFFECTS INSTITUTE reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
What Medical Research executives earn
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