OUR VISION. NWAIS SHAPES THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION BY FOSTERING TRANSFORMATIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND ADVANCING, ENERGIZING AND SUSTAINING REGIONAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. OUR MISSION. NWAIS PROMOTES THE ONGOING IMPROVEMENT OF ITS MEMBER SCHOOLS AND ADVANCES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL EDUCATION BY SUPPORTING SCHOOLS IN ACHIEVING THEIR MISSIONS, CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, FURTHERING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, ENCOURAGING FREE AND OPEN INQUIRY, FOSTERING COLLEGIAL AND COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND CHAMPIONING OUR PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $273k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
- Base
- $135k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $273k | — | — | $17k | $307k $339k |
Associate Director highest compensated employee | $135k | — | — | $9k | $153k $169k |
Business Manager highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $130k $144k |
Director of Accreditation highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $117k $130k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 14 unpaid individuals.
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