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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $380k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $4k
- Base
- $317k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $267k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $14k
- Base
- $241k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $217k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $223k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $220k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $196k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $176k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $6k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $380k | — | — | $4k | $403k $442k |
Executive Vice President executive vice president | $317k | — | — | $8k | $351k $385k |
Chief of External Relations highest compensated employee | $267k | — | — | $14k | $294k $322k |
Treasurer/cfo | $241k | — | — | $8k | $274k $300k |
Secretary/general Counsel secretary (operational) | $217k | — | — | $25k | $252k $277k |
Program Dir., Europe & Central Asia highest compensated employee | $223k | — | — | $11k | $245k $268k |
Chief of Policy highest compensated employee | $220k | — | — | $1k | $232k $254k |
Program Director, Mena director (operational) | $196k | — | — | $9k | $226k $248k |
Chief of People and Culture highest compensated employee | $176k | — | — | $6k | $200k $220k |
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.
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Held steady
from 2022
From $401k in 2022 to $403k 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.
Revenue and expenses over time
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