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Filing year 2023

Institute for Applied Tinkering

San Francisco, California·EIN 26-4299346·NTEE O50 · Youth Development·3
Total revenue
$6.3M
Total assets
$8.9M
Total expenses
$6.6M
Reported officers
16
Mission

Institute for Applied Tinkering IAT develops, practices and shares educational methods that challenge and support all children to engage deeply in their learning via real interests and real tools.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Youth Development organizations nationwide.

Head of School
Unclassified
$179k
$195k
Base
$154k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$25k
Asst.headofschool
Unclassified
$168k
$183k
Base
$146k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$22k
Director
Director (Operational)
Above 90th percentile
$150k
$164k
Base
$118k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$32k
Hs Collaborator
Unclassified
$125k
$136k
Controller
Officer (Unspecified)
$120k
$131k
Bw Collaborator
Unclassified
$116k
$126k
Bw Collaborator
Unclassified
$110k
$120k
Controller
Officer (Unspecified)
$109k
$119k
Executive Dir.
Officer (Unspecified)
$53k
$58k

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 7 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Youth Development

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at Institute for Applied Tinkering equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for youth development organizations is 11%.

This organization (2023)
3%
Sector median
11%
Middle half of sector
5% to 21%

Based on 5,115 youth development organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Up 36%
from 2022

From $131k in 2022 to $179k in 2023.

$131k
2022
$179k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 31% in real terms$148k to $195k

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.

Pay for the position

Director (Operational) pay rose 21% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 14%.

$124k in 2022 to $150k in 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

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

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about Institute for Applied Tinkering

What does the Director (Operational) of Institute for Applied Tinkering earn?

In 2023, the Director (Operational) of Institute for Applied Tinkering received $150,389 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Director (Operational) roles among Youth Development organizations nationwide: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Director (Operational) pay at Institute for Applied Tinkering compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Youth Development organizations nationwide, the 2023 pay of the Director (Operational) at Institute for Applied Tinkering falls in the top 10%. In 2023, the highest total compensation at Institute for Applied Tinkering equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for youth development organizations is 11%.

What are Institute for Applied Tinkering's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, Institute for Applied Tinkering reported $6.3M in total revenue and $6.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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