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Filing year 2024

OPEN PHILANTHROPY

Palo Alto, California·EIN 81-0737472·NTEE B60 · Education·3
Total revenue
$1.8M
Total assets
$21.6M
Total expenses
$7.3M
Reported officers
11
Mission

THE MISSION OF OPEN PHILANTHROPY IS TO STUDY AND TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH ANALYZING THE MOST PROMISING OPTIONS FOR ENSURING THAT PHILANTHROPY HAS A LASTING IMPACT ON IMPROVING THE LIVES OF AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
Senior Advisor
highest compensated employee
$356k
$379k
Senior Program Officer
highest compensated employee
$344k
$367k
Senior Program Officer
highest compensated employee
$316k
$336k
Senior Research Fellow
highest compensated employee
$262k
$279k
Senior Advisor
highest compensated employee
$242k
$258k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 6 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Education

Up 4%
from 2023

From $341k in 2023 to $356k in 2024.

$341k
2023
$356k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 2% in real terms$373k to $379k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

OPEN PHILANTHROPY reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$3.1M
$4.9M
2023
$1.8M
$7.3M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Education executives earn in California

Comparable education organizations in California pay their highest-earning executive a median of $122,608.

25th percentile
$54k
Median
$122,608
75th percentile
$209k
90th percentile
$336k

These are education sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,913 organizations across 2,913 filings (2019 – 2024).

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