THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM INSTITUTE IS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING A BROAD ACCEPTANCE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT, THE CORNERSTONE OF A SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY, AND A SOURCE OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $180k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $20k
- Base
- $143k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $132k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $19k
- Base
- $127k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $19k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Vice President executive vice president | $180k | — | — | $20k | $206k $226k |
Vice President, Public Policy vice president | $143k | — | — | $9k | $158k $173k |
Director of Communictions highest compensated employee | $132k | — | — | $19k | $155k $170k |
Director, North America Action Team & Senior Fellow highest compensated employee | $127k | — | — | $19k | $150k $165k |
Director, National Center for Religious Freedom Education highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $126k $139k |
Secretary secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $115k $127k |
Director/president | — | — | — | — | $75k $82k |
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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