PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $439k
- Bonus
- $64k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $311k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $314k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $298k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $204k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
- Base
- $202k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $210k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $209k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $185
- Base
- $90k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $111k
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $204k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $5k
- Base
- $42k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $59k
- Benefits
- $1k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Executive Officer | $439k | $64k | — | $27k | $543k $581k |
Chief of Staff and Chief Marketing and Communicati key employee | $311k | — | — | $27k | $350k $374k |
Publisher & Exec Editor key employee | $314k | — | — | $13k | $340k $364k |
Chief Financial Officer | $298k | — | — | $22k | $330k $353k |
Chief Digital Officer highest compensated employee | $204k | — | — | $24k | $248k $265k |
Prin. Sw Engineer, Platform & Eng highest compensated employee | $202k | — | — | $22k | $232k $248k |
Gen. Counsel & Corporate Secretary secretary (operational) | $210k | — | — | $12k | $230k $246k |
Senior Manager, Strategic Research highest compensated employee | $209k | — | — | $185 | $218k $233k |
Controller (thru 04/24) highest compensated employee | $90k | — | $111k | $9k | $213k $228k |
Chief Publishing Officer highest compensated employee | $204k | — | — | $5k | $211k $225k |
Executive Director Research and Mgmt(thru 01/2024) | $42k | — | $59k | $1k | $104k $111k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 12 unpaid individuals.
Up 5%
from 2023
From $516k in 2023 to $543k in 2024.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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
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