Mission
*INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE* IS THE MISSION SET FORTH BY JAMES SMITHSON. THE SMITHSONIAN ENDEAVORS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE BY PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE, DISCOVERING NEW KNOWLEDGE, AND SHARING OUR RESOURCES WITH THE WORLD.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 27 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Investment Officer key employee $1.2M | |||||
Secretary of the Smithsonian secretary (operational) $990k | |||||
Investment Officer highest compensated employee $783k | |||||
Investment Officer highest compensated employee $698k | |||||
Deputy Secretary & COO secretary (operational) $664k | |||||
Investment Officer highest compensated employee $657k | |||||
President, Smithsonian Enterprises key employee $602k | |||||
Dir, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculptue Garden highest compensated employee $533k | |||||
Assistant Secretary for Advancement key employee $532k | |||||
Dir Sackler Gallery/freer highest compensated employee $516k | |||||
Under Sec for History & Culture key employee $516k | |||||
Under Sec for Science & Research key employee $510k | |||||
Fmr, Sr. Scholar and Amb-at-large former officer/director/trustee $438k | |||||
Asst Sec. for Comm/ext Affairs & CMO key employee $373k | |||||
Fmr, Acting Asst Sec. for Advancement former officer/director/trustee $304k | |||||
Fmr, Inspector General former officer/director/trustee $292k | |||||
Chief of Staff to the Regents officer (unspecified) $290k | |||||
Dir, Ofc of Plng, Dsgn & Const key employee $262k | |||||
General Counsel (acting) officer (unspecified) $249k | |||||
Fmr, Acting Under Sec. for Administr former officer/director/trustee $244k | |||||
Inspector General (acting) officer (unspecified) $241k | |||||
Fmr Dir, Harvard-smithsonian Center former officer/director/trustee $198k | |||||
Fmr, Acting Under Sec. for Sci & Rsc former officer/director/trustee $195k | |||||
Fmr, General Counsel former officer/director/trustee $182k | |||||
Fmr Dir, Equal Employment & Supplier Diversity former officer/director/trustee $136k | |||||
Fmr Dir, Smithsonian Faciilities former officer/director/trustee $106k | |||||
Plus 19 unpaid individuals.
Up 4%
from 2022
From $1.2M in 2022 to $1.2M in 2023.
$1.2M
2022
$1.2M
2023
$1.2M
2022
$1.2M
2023
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
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