THROUGH STRATEGIC LITIGATION, COMMUNICATION, ACTIVISM, TRAINING, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, THE INSTITUTE WORKS TO PROMOTE AND DEFEND THE POLITICAL RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH, PRESS, ASSEMBLY, AND PETITION GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $231k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $198k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $190k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $160k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
- Base
- $145k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $149k
- Bonus
- $3k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vice President for Litigation vice president | $231k | — | — | $1k | $240k $255k |
Senior Attorney highest compensated employee | $198k | — | — | $27k | $231k $246k |
Senior Attorney highest compensated employee | $195k | — | — | $29k | $230k $244k |
President | $190k | — | — | $27k | $223k $237k |
Senior Attorney highest compensated employee | $160k | — | — | $24k | $189k $201k |
Attorney highest compensated employee | $145k | — | — | $22k | $171k $182k |
Attorney highest compensated employee | $149k | $3k | — | — | $156k $166k |
Chairman board chair | — | — | — | — | $96k $102k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 6 unpaid individuals.
Up 2%
from 2023
From $235k in 2023 to $240k in 2024.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
INSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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