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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $343k
- Bonus
- $160k
- Other
- $242
- Benefits
- $33k
- Base
- $235k
- Bonus
- $75k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $32k
- Base
- $157k
- Bonus
- $40k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $129k
- Bonus
- $30k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $150k
- Bonus
- $8k
- Other
- $316
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $133k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $135k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- $598
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $131k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President and CEO | $343k | $160k | $242 | $33k | $536k $588k |
Chief Operating Officer | $235k | $75k | — | $32k | $342k $375k |
Chief of Programs and Operations key employee | $157k | $40k | — | $26k | $223k $244k |
Managing Director Academic Relations highest compensated employee | $129k | $30k | — | $29k | $189k $207k |
Senior Director of Marketing director (operational) | $150k | $8k | $316 | $10k | $167k $183k |
Managing Director of Programs highest compensated employee | $133k | $10k | — | $16k | $159k $174k |
Director of Crm Architecture highest compensated employee | $135k | $5k | $598 | $13k | $154k $169k |
Senior Application Dev. Engineer highest compensated employee | $131k | $10k | — | $12k | $154k $168k |
Secretary and Treasurer | — | — | — | — | $108k $118k |
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 9 unpaid individuals.
Up 4%
from 2022
From $515k in 2022 to $536k in 2023.
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.
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