ISD-US IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO DEFENDING DEMOCRACY AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AGAINST THREATS TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY. ISD-US IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF ANALYZING AND INNOVATING SOLUTIONS TO THETHREATS OF VIOLENT GROUPS, HOSTILE STATE AND NON-STATE INFLUENCE OPERATIONS, AND EXTREMISM IN ALL ITS IDEOLOGICAL FORMS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $249k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $161k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $137k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $139k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $7k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President and CEO | $249k | — | — | $10k | $259k $275k |
Ed-usa key employee | $161k | $10k | — | $16k | $194k $207k |
Ed-strong Cities Network highest compensated employee | $137k | — | — | $12k | $156k $165k |
Ed-amea highest compensated employee | $139k | $5k | — | $7k | $155k $164k |
Dir. Tech & Society highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $150k $159k |
Dir. Threat Prevention highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $132k $140k |
Dir. Operations highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $123k $130k |
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 7 unpaid individuals.
Up 44%
from 2023
From $180k in 2023 to $259k 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 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE-US reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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