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Filing year 2023

JOHN N GARDNER INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Brevard, North Carolina·EIN 26-0166817·NTEE B11 · Education·3
Total revenue
$2.8M
Total assets
$9.7M
Total expenses
$5.5M
Reported officers
19
Mission

THE JOHN N. GARDNER INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PARTNERING WITH COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHER ENTITIES TO INCREASE INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPROVING OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH TEACHING, LEARNING, RETENTION, AND COMPLETION. THROUGH ITS EFFORTS THE INSTITUTE WILL ADVANCE HIGHER EDUCATION'S BROADER MISSION OF EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY AND SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 13 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base
$319k
Bonus
Other
$13k
Benefits
$20k
Executive Chair
board chair
$364k
$397k
Base
$333k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$943
Senior Vp, Operations & Research
senior vice president
$280k
$306k
Base
$243k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$13k
Secretary/treasurer
$187k
$204k
Base
$161k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$9k
Vice President
vice president
$170k
$185k
Base
$138k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$18k
Associate VP
vice president
$149k
$162k
Associate VP
vice president
$148k
$161k
Vice President
vice president
$130k
$141k
Vice President
vice president
$33k
$36k
Director and Institute Fel
board member
$12k
$13k
Director and Institute Adv
officer (unspecified)
$5k
$5k
Director
board member
$500
$546
Director
officer (unspecified)
$500
$546

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 6 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Education

Down 5%
from 2022

From $400k in 2022 to $381k in 2023.

$400k
2022
$381k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 9% in real terms$457k to $416k

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.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

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