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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 15 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $302k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $14k
- Base
- $223k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $28k
- Base
- $161k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $158k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $151k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $144k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $140k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $128k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $35k
- Base
- $126k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $151k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceo/executive Director (end 03/25) director (operational) | $302k | — | — | $14k | $350k $382k |
Dep. Exec. Dir. (end 11/23) officer (unspecified) | $223k | — | — | $28k | $270k $295k |
Clo highest compensated employee | $161k | — | — | $43k | $222k $243k |
COO | $158k | — | — | $43k | $220k $240k |
Director of Finance | $151k | — | — | $43k | $212k $231k |
Chief Product Officer highest compensated employee | $144k | — | — | $43k | $203k $222k |
CIO chief information officer | $140k | — | — | $43k | $198k $217k |
Senior Director of Communications director (operational) | $128k | — | — | $35k | $177k $193k |
Chief Human Resources Officer highest compensated employee | $126k | — | — | $31k | $172k $187k |
Director of Competitions key employee | $151k | — | — | — | $160k $175k |
Cfao Then Int. CEO (eff. 03/25) | — | — | — | — | $112k $122k |
Retiring President | — | — | — | — | $42k $45k |
President Elect | — | — | — | — | $18k $20k |
President | — | — | — | — | $18k $19k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
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 10 unpaid individuals.
Held steady
from 2022
From $346k in 2022 to $350k in 2023.
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.
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