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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $204k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $44k
- Base
- $248k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $222k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $188k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $166k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $14k
- Base
- $156k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $7k
- Base
- $148k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senior Director of Operations | $204k | — | — | $44k | $256k $272k |
Executive Director | $248k | — | — | $1k | $249k $264k |
Executive Director | $222k | — | — | $8k | $239k $254k |
Director of Finance | $188k | — | — | $29k | $223k $236k |
Chief of People key employee | $166k | — | — | $14k | $187k $199k |
Director of Development | $156k | — | — | $7k | $169k $180k |
Director of Strategic Analysis highest compensated employee | $148k | — | — | $1k | $154k $163k |
Program Director director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $148k $157k |
Program Director director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $137k $146k |
Program Director director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $135k $144k |
Data Program Director director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $135k $144k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 11 unpaid individuals.
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Down 13%
from 2023
From $292k in 2023 to $256k in 2024.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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