The Nuclear Threat Initiative is a nonprofit, nonpartisan global security organization focused on reducing nuclear, biological, and emerging technology threats imperiling humanity.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 18 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $447k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $53k
- Base
- $271k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $206k
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $463k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $313k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $52k
- Base
- $304k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $47k
- Base
- $278k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $263k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $219k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $57k
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- $3k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $51k
- Base
- $212k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
- Base
- $206k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
- Base
- $187k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $14k
- Base
- $190k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $3k
- Base
- $179k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $113k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $127k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President and Coo, Board of Directors board president | $447k | $10k | — | $53k | $557k $591k |
Vp, Global Nuclear Policy Program vice president | $271k | — | $206k | $27k | $531k $564k |
CEO and Co-chair, Board of Directors | $463k | $10k | — | $8k | $527k $559k |
Senior Vice President senior vice president | $313k | $5k | — | $52k | $403k $428k |
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and VP | $304k | $5k | — | $47k | $387k $411k |
Vp, Global Biological Policy and Programs vice president | $278k | $10k | — | $16k | $333k $354k |
Vp, Nuclear Materials Security vice president | $263k | — | — | $43k | $333k $354k |
Vp, Communications vice president | $219k | $2k | — | $57k | $301k $320k |
Sr Director, Communications director (operational) | $195k | $3k | — | $51k | $270k $286k |
Deputy Vp, Global Biological Policy and Programs vice president | $212k | — | — | $24k | $257k $273k |
Sr Director, Strategic Initiatives highest compensated employee | $206k | — | — | $17k | $244k $259k |
Sr Director, Global Biological Policy and Programs highest compensated employee | $187k | — | — | $14k | $220k $233k |
Deputy Vp, Nuclear Materials Security vice president | $190k | $2k | — | $3k | $213k $227k |
Strategic Advisor and Co-chair, Board of Directors officer (unspecified) | $179k | — | — | — | $179k $190k |
Vp, Development vice president | $113k | — | — | $16k | $141k $149k |
Consultant former officer/director/trustee | $127k | — | — | — | $127k $134k |
Vice Chairman, Board of Directors board vice chair | — | — | — | — | $61k $65k |
Vp, Development vice president | — | — | — | — | $22k $24k |
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 25 unpaid individuals.
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Held steady
from 2023
From $559k in 2023 to $557k 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.
Revenue and expenses over time
NUCLEAR THREAT INITIATIVE INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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