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Filing year 2023

JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION

Miami, Florida·EIN 65-0464177·NTEE B82 · Education·3
Total revenue
$86.9M
Total assets
$2.5B
Total expenses
$0
Reported officers
28

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Schedule J · 20 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryExecutive compensation
$832k
$916k
Vp/cfo & Treasurer
unclassified
$388k
$427k
Vp/admin & Secretary
unclassified
$325k
$358k
Vp/arts
unclassified
$318k
$350k
Vp/communities & Nat'l
unclassified
$315k
$347k
Vp/journalism
unclassified
$307k
$338k
Vp/learning & Impact
unclassified
$284k
$313k
Vp/cto
unclassified
$277k
$305k
Vp/grant Admin & Cdeio
unclassified
$267k
$295k
Vp/comms. & Digital Strat.
unclassified
$259k
$285k
Trustee (effective 09/2023)
board member
$40k
$44k
Trustee (effective 09/2023)
board member
$40k
$44k
Trustee
board member
$40k
$44k
Trustee (through 03/2023)
board member
$40k
$44k
Trustee
board member
$40k
$44k
Trustee (effective 09/2023)
board member
$40k
$44k
Trustee
board member
$40k
$44k
Trustee
board member
$40k
$44k
Trustee (through 09/2023)
board member
$40k
$44k
President & CEO - Elect
$3k
$4k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 8 unpaid individuals.

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What Education executives earn in Florida

Comparable education organizations in Florida pay their highest-earning executive a median of $81,094.

25th percentile
$37k
Median
$81,094
75th percentile
$146k
90th percentile
$241k

These are education sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,204 organizations across 1,204 filings (2021 – 2024).

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