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Filing year 2024

ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY

New York, New York·EIN 13-1767038·3
Total revenue
$5.8M
Total assets
$4M
Total expenses
$8.1M
Reported officers
20
Mission

THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY ("IES") SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE LIGHTING ENVIRONMENT BY BRINGING TOGETHER THOSE WITH LIGHTING KNOWLEDGE AND BY TRANSLATING THAT KNOWLEDGE INTO ACTIONS THAT BENEFIT THE PUBLIC.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Executive Director & CEO
Above 90th percentile
$323k
$349k
Base
$258k
Bonus
$13k
Other
Benefits
$37k
Chief Financial Officer
75th to 90th percentile
$268k
$290k
Base
$205k
Bonus
$15k
Other
Benefits
$35k
Director of Marketing & Business Development
75th to 90th percentile
$200k
$216k
Base
$164k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$26k
Director of Education & Standards
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$198k
$214k
Base
$174k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$13k
Senior Manager of Technical Content
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$163k
$176k
Base
$145k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$9k
Director of Event Operations
Median to 75th percentile
$159k
$172k
Base
$149k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$2k

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 14 unpaid individuals.

Climbed 32%
over 2 years

From $245k in 2022 to $323k in 2024.

$245k
2022
$316k
2023
$323k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 23% in real terms$285k to $349k

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.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 59% from 2022 to 2024, while revenue rose 23%.

$203k in 2022 to $323k in 2024.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay rose 10% from 2022 to 2024.
  • Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 27% from 2022 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2024.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$4.7M
$7.1M
2022
$3.8M
$4.4M
2023
$5.8M
$8.1M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY

What does the Chief Executive Officer of ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY received $322,930 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY falls in the top 10%.

What are ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY reported $5.8M in total revenue and $8.1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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