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Filing year 2023

POLARIS PROJECT

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 03-0391561·NTEE Q70 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security·3
Total revenue
$10.2M
Total assets
$11.6M
Total expenses
$15M
Reported officers
22
Mission

POLARIS WORKS TO END SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING AND RESTORE FREEDOM TO SURVIVORS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Executive Director & CEO
$288k
$315k
Base
$267k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$10k
Chief Strategy & Impact Officer
officer (unspecified)
$214k
$234k
Base
$190k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k
Chief Development Officer
$210k
$229k
Base
$192k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$10k
Chief Financial Officer
$205k
$223k
Base
$196k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$1k
Chief People Officer
officer (unspecified)
$201k
$219k
Base
$183k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$10k
Chief Communications Officer
officer (unspecified)
$169k
$185k
Base
$157k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$6k
Director of Tech Operations
$165k
$181k
Base
$138k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$27k
Director, Learning Innovation & Data Systems
highest compensated employee
$162k
$177k
Base
$128k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$29k
Director of Foundation Relations
highest compensated employee
$157k
$172k
Base
$134k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$18k
National Hotline Director
highest compensated employee
$151k
$165k
Base
$137k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$9k

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 12 unpaid individuals.

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What International, Foreign Affairs & National Security executives earn in District of Columbia

Comparable international, foreign affairs & national security organizations in District of Columbia pay their highest-earning executive a median of $150,000.

25th percentile
$75k
Median
$150,000
75th percentile
$279k
90th percentile
$476k

These are international, foreign affairs & national security sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 89 organizations across 89 filings (2021 – 2023).

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