THE INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS (ICS) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND POLICY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE SUCCESS OF ALL YOUNG CHILDREN. ICS PURSUES ITS MISSION IN FOUR PRIMARY WAYS: PROPOSING SMART PUBLIC POLICIES, GROUNDED IN RESEARCH; ADVISING GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFITS, FOUNDATIONS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ON STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES; SHARING KNOWLEDGE, CONVENING STAKEHOLDERS, EMBRACING SOLUTIONS, AND ACCELERATING IMPACT; ENCOURAGING AND CULTIVATING CATALYTIC, INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $218k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $19k
- Base
- $141k
- Bonus
- $6k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Executive Officer | $218k | $5k | — | $19k | $242k $264k |
Chief Operating Officer an | $141k | $6k | — | $8k | $156k $170k |
Chief Science & Innovation officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $135k $147k |
VP of Policy Research vice president | — | — | — | — | $134k $146k |
VP of Research & Evaluatio vice president | — | — | — | — | $133k $145k |
Chief Equity Officer officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $132k $145k |
VP of Strategy & Finance vice president | — | — | — | — | $124k $136k |
VP of Impact & Practice vice president | — | — | — | — | $121k $132k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 25 unpaid individuals.
Revenue and expenses over time
INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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