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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 14 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $944k
- Bonus
- $15k
- Other
- $53k
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $513k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $513k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $482k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $68k
- Base
- $469k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $61k
- Base
- $386k
- Bonus
- $3k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $36k
- Base
- $376k
- Bonus
- $3k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $376k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $361k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- $36k
- Benefits
- $19k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trustee, President & CEO board member | $944k | $15k | $53k | $43k | $1.1M $1.2M |
Executive Vice President & COO | $513k | $10k | — | $43k | $634k $672k |
Vice President for Health Policy vice president | $513k | $10k | — | $26k | $618k $654k |
Chief Investment Officer highest compensated employee | $482k | — | — | $68k | $575k $609k |
Publisher Kff Health News highest compensated employee | $469k | $10k | — | $61k | $571k $605k |
Senior Vice President & Cco senior vice president | $386k | $3k | $2k | $36k | $461k $488k |
Chief Financial Officer | $376k | $3k | $3k | $44k | $460k $488k |
Contributing Editor Kff Health News highest compensated employee | $376k | — | $4k | $43k | $457k $484k |
Vice President & Executive Director executive vice president | $361k | $2k | $36k | $19k | $452k $479k |
Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $33k $34k |
Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $32k $34k |
Trustee, Chair board chair | — | — | — | — | $32k $33k |
Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $25k $26k |
Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $23k $24k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 5 unpaid individuals.
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Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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