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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 17 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $538k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $229k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $260k
- Benefits
- $28k
- Base
- $454k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $40k
- Base
- $120k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $324k
- Benefits
- $17k
- Base
- $383k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $336k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $41k
- Base
- $341k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $3k
- Base
- $384k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $328k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $32k
- Base
- $270k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $6k
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $277k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $756
- Benefits
- $48k
- Base
- $265k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $6k
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $243k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $453
- Benefits
- $28k
- Base
- $215k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $19k
- Base
- $156k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $42k
- Benefits
- $17k
- Base
- $165k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $538k | — | $1k | $27k | $599k $669k |
Chief of Staff (thru 9/1/23) highest compensated employee | $229k | — | $260k | $28k | $539k $602k |
Executive Dir./coo (thru 4/30/24) officer (unspecified) | $454k | — | $4k | $40k | $530k $592k |
Director of Finance & Administration | $120k | — | $324k | $17k | $473k $528k |
Chief Advocacy Officer highest compensated employee | $383k | — | — | — | $418k $467k |
Chief Communications Officer key employee | $336k | — | $2k | $41k | $410k $458k |
Programs Director key employee | $341k | — | $1k | $3k | $407k $455k |
Development Officer (thru 5/16/24) key employee | $384k | — | — | — | $391k $437k |
General Counsel officer (unspecified) | $328k | — | $1k | $32k | $366k $409k |
Deputy Program Director director (operational) | $270k | — | $6k | $43k | $346k $386k |
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion highest compensated employee | $277k | — | $756 | $48k | $325k $363k |
Legal and Policy Director highest compensated employee | $265k | — | $6k | $15k | $312k $348k |
Chief of People and Culture Officer key employee | $243k | — | $453 | $28k | $296k $330k |
For Operations/fmr. Acting Gc former officer/director/trustee | $215k | — | $1k | $19k | $257k $287k |
Former Chief Technology Officer former officer/director/trustee | $156k | — | $42k | $17k | $231k $258k |
Director & Fmr. Jt. Acting COO | $165k | — | — | — | $165k $184k |
Chief Financial Officer | — | — | — | — | $110k $123k |
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.
Plus 31 unpaid individuals.
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Down 79%
from 2022
From $2.8M in 2022 to $599k in 2023.
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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