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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $301k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $49k
- Base
- $166k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $40k
- Base
- $168k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $155k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
- Base
- $139k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $49k
- Base
- $168k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $151k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $159k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $129k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $30k
- Base
- $137k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Dir officer (unspecified) | $301k | — | — | $49k | $369k $399k |
Director of Product highest compensated employee | $166k | — | — | $40k | $217k $234k |
Chief of Staff officer (unspecified) | $168k | — | — | $31k | $209k $226k |
Director of Special Projects - Secretary director (operational) | $155k | — | — | $34k | $198k $214k |
Director of Finance | $139k | — | — | $49k | $197k $213k |
Senior Software Engineer highest compensated employee | $168k | — | — | $18k | $196k $212k |
Dir of Business Development highest compensated employee | $151k | — | — | $31k | $191k $207k |
Director of Programs key employee | $159k | — | — | $18k | $186k $202k |
Director Audience Success highest compensated employee | $129k | — | — | $30k | $166k $179k |
Art Director highest compensated employee | $137k | — | — | $18k | $165k $178k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 2 unpaid individuals.
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Up 14%
from 2023
From $323k in 2023 to $369k in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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