SEE SCHEDULE O.CEI'S MISSION IS TO CHAMPION, EMPOWER, AND IGNITE COLORADO LEADERS TO DELIVER ON THE PROMISE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO DEVELOP THRIVING YOUNG PEOPLE AND FLOURISHING COMMUNITIES. CEI'S LONG-TERM VISION IS THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE IN COLORADO EXIT K-12 EDUCATION BOLDLY TAKING THEIR NEXT STEPS TOWARD HOPEFUL, EQUITABLE, AND PROSPEROUS FUTURES.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $206k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $143k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $159k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $3k
- Base
- $141k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President and CEO | $206k | $10k | — | $21k | $244k $268k |
VP of Strategy vice president | $143k | — | — | $21k | $169k $185k |
VP of Implementation vice president | $159k | — | — | $3k | $167k $184k |
Chief Operating Officer | $141k | — | — | $21k | $167k $183k |
Chief of Research and Deve highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $149k $163k |
VP of Implementation vice president | — | — | — | — | $137k $150k |
Director of District Implementation and Design highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $117k $128k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 15 unpaid individuals.
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