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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $243k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $191k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $142k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $124k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President/ceo | $243k | — | — | $9k | $260k $285k |
Senior Vice President senior vice president | $191k | — | — | $27k | $224k $246k |
Vice President vice president | $142k | — | — | $13k | $160k $175k |
Chief Operating Officer | $124k | — | — | $24k | $152k $167k |
Legal Director highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $134k $147k |
Chief of Staff officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $129k $142k |
Director of Government Affairs highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $116k $127k |
Communications Director director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $112k $123k |
Senior Policy Counsel highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $106k $116k |
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 10 unpaid individuals.
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