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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 15 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $144k
- Bonus
- $63k
- Other
- $99
- Benefits
- $7k
- Base
- $162k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $21k
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $146k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $162
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $144k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $144
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $128k
- Bonus
- $11k
- Other
- $162
- Benefits
- $8k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Associate Director (epoch) unclassified | $144k | $63k | $99 | $7k | $215k $227k |
Head of Ai Governance (apollo) unclassified | $162k | — | $21k | $2k | $186k $197k |
CEO | $146k | — | $162 | $26k | $176k $186k |
CEO | $144k | — | $144 | $12k | $161k $171k |
Program Director director (operational) | $128k | $11k | $162 | $8k | $152k $161k |
Research Scientist unclassified | — | — | — | — | $148k $157k |
Chf Strategy Ofcr unclassified | — | — | — | — | $147k $156k |
Program Director director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $143k $152k |
COO | — | — | — | — | $136k $144k |
CEO Epoch | — | — | — | — | $136k $144k |
COO | — | — | — | — | $119k $127k |
COO | — | — | — | — | $16k $17k |
Secretary officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $10k $11k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $8k $8k |
Treasurer officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $6k $7k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 8 unpaid individuals.
Up 27%
from 2023
From $169k in 2023 to $215k in 2024.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
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