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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.
- Base
- $139k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $24k
- Base
- $153k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $144k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $9k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Managing Director Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $139k | — | $2k | $24k | $166k $177k |
Executive Director & Presi Median to 75th percentile | $153k | — | $2k | $2k | $157k $168k |
Managing Director Highest Compensated Employee 25th percentile to median | $144k | — | $2k | $9k | $155k $165k |
Managing Director Highest Compensated Employee 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $140k $150k |
Project Director Highest Compensated Employee 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $135k $144k |
Director of Finance and Op 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $68k $73k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 7 unpaid individuals.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Down 5%
from 2023
From $175k in 2023 to $166k in 2024.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Highest Compensated Employee pay fell 2% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 7%.
- Chief Executive Officer pay fell 10% from 2023 to 2024.
- Chief Financial Officer pay rose 130% from 2023 to 2024.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Revenue and expenses over time
ROOT CAUSE INSTITUTE INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
Common questions about ROOT CAUSE INSTITUTE INC
What does the Highest Compensated Employee of ROOT CAUSE INSTITUTE INC earn?
In 2024, the Highest Compensated Employee of ROOT CAUSE INSTITUTE INC received $166,108 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Highest Compensated Employee roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at ROOT CAUSE INSTITUTE INC compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at ROOT CAUSE INSTITUTE INC falls between the median and the 75th percentile.
What are ROOT CAUSE INSTITUTE INC's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, ROOT CAUSE INSTITUTE INC reported $1.9M in total revenue and $1.9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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