Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $348k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $5k
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $222k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $828
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $167k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $807
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $156k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $781
- Benefits
- $30k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director director (operational) | $348k | — | $5k | $2k | $383k $422k |
Director of Development | $222k | — | $828 | $31k | $273k $301k |
Director of Finance | $167k | — | $807 | $29k | $210k $232k |
Curator, Rare Books/spec. Collections highest compensated employee | $156k | — | $781 | $30k | $200k $220k |
Director of Facilities & Security highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $143k $158k |
Major Gift Officer highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $136k $150k |
I.t. Manager highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $128k $141k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 19 unpaid individuals.
Up 8%
from 2022
From $356k in 2022 to $383k in 2023.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 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
PROPRIETORS OF THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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