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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $721k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $381k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $270
- Base
- $180k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $105k
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $176k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $75k
- Benefits
- $173
- Base
- $153k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $27k
- Benefits
- $173
- Base
- $184k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $645
- Base
- $174k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $270
- Base
- $170k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $476
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $721k | — | $1k | $1k | $735k $814k |
President key employee | $381k | — | — | $270 | $391k $434k |
Vp, Studies vice president | $180k | — | $105k | $1k | $298k $330k |
Vp, Development vice president | $176k | — | $75k | $173 | $260k $289k |
Managing Director, Gfap highest compensated employee | $153k | — | $27k | $173 | $187k $208k |
Executive Editor and VP of Studios executive vice president | $184k | — | — | $645 | $185k $205k |
Vp, Marketing vice president | $174k | — | — | $270 | $184k $203k |
Controller key employee | $170k | — | — | $476 | $172k $190k |
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 84 unpaid individuals.
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