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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $196k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $5k
- Base
- $139k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $124k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $104k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $20k
- Base
- $126k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $6k
- Base
- $91k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $97k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $80k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $19k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $4k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President & CEO | $196k | — | — | $5k | $219k $240k |
VP of Campaigns & Programs vice president | $139k | — | — | $8k | $157k $172k |
Director - Major Gifts highest compensated employee | $124k | — | — | $22k | $152k $167k |
General Counsel, COO & Secretary | $104k | — | — | $20k | $150k $164k |
Chief Communications Officer highest compensated employee | $126k | — | — | $6k | $143k $156k |
Chief Financial Officer | $91k | — | — | $21k | $138k $151k |
Executive Vice President executive vice president | $97k | — | — | $12k | $137k $151k |
Chief Strategy Officer highest compensated employee | $80k | — | — | $8k | $108k $118k |
Senior Editorial Director highest compensated employee | $19k | — | — | $4k | $59k $65k |
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 13 unpaid individuals.
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Up 9%
from 2022
From $201k in 2022 to $219k in 2023.
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
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
What Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy executives earn
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