Start Early advances quality early learning for families with children, before birth through their earliest years, to help close the opportunity gap.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 12 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.
- Base
- $384k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $307k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $45k
- Base
- $279k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $56k
- Base
- $281k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $53k
- Base
- $208k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $100k
- Benefits
- $24k
- Base
- $269k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
- Base
- $264k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $269k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $7k
- Base
- $260k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $191k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $206k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $3k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Operating Officer Above 90th percentile | $384k | — | — | $2k | $407k $451k |
Chief Development Officer Above 90th percentile | $307k | — | — | $45k | $366k $406k |
Executive Director, Ffyf Above 90th percentile | $279k | — | — | $56k | $352k $390k |
Executive Dir, Illinois Until 3/24 Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $281k | — | — | $53k | $350k $387k |
Senior Vice President Until 8/23 Senior Vice President Median to 75th percentile | $208k | — | $100k | $24k | $341k $378k |
Chief Financial Officer Above 90th percentile | $269k | — | — | $34k | $319k $353k |
Executive Director, Eln Above 90th percentile | $264k | — | — | $21k | $301k $333k |
Chief Policy & Res Off. Until 6/24 Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $269k | — | — | $7k | $292k $324k |
Chief Marketing Officer Key Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $260k | — | — | $2k | $278k $308k |
Executive Director, Ell 75th to 90th percentile | $191k | — | — | $44k | $248k $274k |
Vp, Strategy & Impact Board Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $200k | — | — | $31k | $243k $269k |
Vp, Information Technology Board Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $206k | — | — | $3k | $220k $244k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 34 unpaid individuals.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Up 17%
from 2022
From $348k in 2022 to $407k in 2023.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Operating Officer pay rose 31% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 12%.
- Chief Executive Officer pay rose 1% from 2022 to 2023.
- Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 25% from 2022 to 2023.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.
Revenue and expenses over time
Start Early reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
Common questions about Start Early
What does the Chief Operating Officer of Start Early earn?
In 2023, the Chief Operating Officer of Start Early received $406,736 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Operating Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Operating Officer pay at Start Early compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2023 pay of the Chief Operating Officer at Start Early falls in the top 10%.
What are Start Early's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, Start Early reported $134.9M in total revenue and $113.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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