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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 14 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $1.7M
- Bonus
- $904k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $831k
- Bonus
- $628k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $355k
- Bonus
- $605k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $538k
- Bonus
- $413k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $488k
- Bonus
- $394k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $346k
- Bonus
- $246k
- Other
- $94k
- Benefits
- $34k
- Base
- $341k
- Bonus
- $267k
- Other
- $95k
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $365k
- Bonus
- $102k
- Other
- $990
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $351k
- Bonus
- $97k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $323k
- Bonus
- $42k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $333k
- Bonus
- $50k
- Other
- $6k
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $314k
- Bonus
- $32k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $312k
- Bonus
- $32k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $91k
- Bonus
- $85k
- Other
- $223k
- Benefits
- $10k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President & CEO | $1.7M | $904k | $2k | $44k | $3.9M $4.1M |
Evp, Policy & Government Affairs executive vice president | $831k | $628k | $2k | $44k | $2M $2.2M |
Cao (until 6/15/24) officer (unspecified) | $355k | $605k | $2k | $11k | $1.6M $1.7M |
Evp, Business Services executive vice president | $538k | $413k | $3k | $44k | $1.4M $1.5M |
Evp, General Counsel & Corp. Sec. executive vice president | $488k | $394k | $3k | $44k | $1.3M $1.3M |
Evp, Enterprise Mktg. (until 9/21/24) executive vice president | $346k | $246k | $94k | $34k | $900k $956k |
Chief Info. Officer (until 9/21/24) key employee | $341k | $267k | $95k | $16k | $885k $939k |
CFO | $365k | $102k | $990 | $44k | $575k $611k |
Svp, People & Culture senior vice president | $351k | $97k | $3k | $11k | $539k $572k |
Svp, Legal Advocacy & Reg. Counsel senior vice president | $323k | $42k | $3k | $44k | $470k $499k |
Svp, Research & Knowledge senior vice president | $333k | $50k | $6k | $22k | $462k $490k |
Vp, Federal Government Affairs vice president | $314k | $32k | $2k | $44k | $447k $474k |
Vp, Government Affairs vice president | $312k | $32k | $2k | $44k | $444k $472k |
Svp, Mmbr./strat. Dev. (until 3/9/24) senior vice president | $91k | $85k | $223k | $10k | $419k $445k |
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 70 unpaid individuals.
Up 26%
from 2023
From $3.1M in 2023 to $3.9M in 2024.
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.
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