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Filing year 2024

MAYA EXPLORATION CENTER

Austin, Texas·EIN 11-3685707·NTEE V21 · Social Science·3
Total revenue
$367k
Total assets
$24k
Total expenses
$358k
Reported officers
5
Mission

MEC provides education programs and support for research. Travel study programs, lectures, and public educational travel courses to teach about the ancient civilizations of the Americas and around the world.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Chairman
Board Chair
Median to 75th percentile
$45k
$48k

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 4 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Social Science

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at MAYA EXPLORATION CENTER equaled 13% of the organization's total expenses. The median for social science organizations is 11%.

This organization (2024)
13%
Sector median
11%
Middle half of sector
5% to 23%

Based on 420 social science organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Held steady
from 2023

From $45k in 2023 to $45k in 2024.

$45k
2023
$45k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$49k to $48k

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.

Pay for the position

Board Chair pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 92%.

$45k in 2023 to $45k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

MAYA EXPLORATION CENTER reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$191k
$179k
2023
$367k
$358k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Social Science executives earn

Comparable social science organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $122,500.

25th percentile
$53k
Median
$122,500
75th percentile
$209k
90th percentile
$415k

These are social science sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 435 organizations across 435 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Social Science compensation data

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FAQ

Common questions about MAYA EXPLORATION CENTER

What does the Board Chair of MAYA EXPLORATION CENTER earn?

In 2024, the Board Chair of MAYA EXPLORATION CENTER received $45,000 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Board Chair roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Chair pay at MAYA EXPLORATION CENTER compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Board Chair at MAYA EXPLORATION CENTER falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at MAYA EXPLORATION CENTER equaled 13% of the organization's total expenses. The median for social science organizations is 11%.

What are MAYA EXPLORATION CENTER's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, MAYA EXPLORATION CENTER reported $367k in total revenue and $358k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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