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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $511k
- Bonus
- $123k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $14k
- Base
- $208k
- Bonus
- $29k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $182k
- Bonus
- $30k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $189k
- Bonus
- $21k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $135k
- Bonus
- $19k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
- Base
- $131k
- Bonus
- $15k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $120k
- Bonus
- $14k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $121k
- Bonus
- $14k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $116k
- Bonus
- $13k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $511k | $123k | — | $14k | $704k $748k |
Sr. Director key employee | $208k | $29k | — | $9k | $267k $283k |
Vice President vice president | $182k | $30k | — | $21k | $263k $279k |
Sr. Director key employee | $189k | $21k | — | $16k | $242k $257k |
Sr. Director key employee | $135k | $19k | — | $24k | $192k $204k |
Senior Manager highest compensated employee | $131k | $15k | — | $13k | $173k $184k |
Senior Manager highest compensated employee | $120k | $14k | — | $13k | $159k $169k |
Senior Manager highest compensated employee | $121k | $14k | — | $8k | $155k $164k |
Senior Manager highest compensated employee | $116k | $13k | — | $10k | $150k $159k |
Senior Manager highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $130k $138k |
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 194 unpaid individuals.
Up 20%
from 2023
From $585k in 2023 to $704k 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.
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