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Filing year 2024

Letterform Archive

San Francisco, California·EIN 46-5519311·NTEE B70 · Education·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$4.4M
Total assets
$8.1M
Total expenses
$3.9M
Reported officers
12
Mission

We hold physical and digital artifacts in a variety of formats, including books, periodicals, posters, sketches, original art for reproduction, and related ephemera, as well as a robust reference library.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Education organizations in California.

Deputy Director
Unclassified
$156k
$166k
Base
$150k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$6k
Assoc Curator & Ed
Unclassified
$129k
$136k
Publisher
Unclassified
$122k
$129k
Art Director
Unclassified
$113k
$119k
President & Ed
Below 10th percentile
$17k
$18k
Chair
Board Chair
10th to 25th percentile
$5k
$6k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 6 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Education

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at Letterform Archive equaled 4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

This organization (2024)
4%
Sector median
7%
Middle half of sector
2% to 17%

Based on 26,320 education organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Up 1%
from 2023

From $155k in 2023 to $156k in 2024.

$155k
2023
$156k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 2% in real terms$168k to $166k

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 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.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about Letterform Archive

What does the Chief Executive Officer of Letterform Archive earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of Letterform Archive received $17,005 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Education organizations in California: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report more. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at Letterform Archive compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Education organizations in California, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at Letterform Archive falls in the bottom 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at Letterform Archive equaled 4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

What are Letterform Archive's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, Letterform Archive reported $4.4M in total revenue and $3.9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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