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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $258k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $20k
- Base
- $151k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $20k
- Base
- $152k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $129k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $20k
- Base
- $122k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $20k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Executive Officer | $258k | — | — | $21k | $284k $307k |
Chief Creative Officer highest compensated employee | $195k | — | — | $20k | $222k $240k |
Executive Editor highest compensated employee | $151k | — | — | $20k | $177k $192k |
Executive Editor highest compensated employee | $152k | — | — | $2k | $160k $173k |
Executive Editor highest compensated employee | $129k | — | — | $20k | $154k $166k |
Executive Editor highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $149k $161k |
Contributing Editor (former Officer) former officer/director/trustee | $122k | — | — | $20k | $147k $159k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 4 unpaid individuals.
Down 7%
from 2023
From $306k in 2023 to $284k in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
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