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Filing year 2024

THE FAIRNESS PROJECT

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 37-1779557·NTEE L50 · Housing & Shelter·4
Total revenue
$33.3M
Total assets
$4.3M
Total expenses
$32.8M
Reported officers
12
Mission

PROMOTING GENERAL SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE USE OF, AND EDUCATION AROUND, BALLOT MEASURES ADVANCING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EQUITY.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Executive Director/sec./treas.
officer (unspecified)
$285k
$302k
Base
$264k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$9k
Deputy Executive Director Campaigns Director
$228k
$242k
Base
$204k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$15k
Communications and Digital Director
director (operational)
$194k
$207k
Base
$172k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$15k
Development Director
$185k
$197k
Base
$170k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$7k
Regional Campaigns Director
highest compensated employee
$154k
$164k
Base
$126k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$22k
Regional Campaigns Director
highest compensated employee
$147k
$156k

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 6 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Housing & Shelter

Up 11%
from 2023

From $257k in 2023 to $285k in 2024.

$257k
2023
$285k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 7% in real terms$282k to $302k

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.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE FAIRNESS PROJECT reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$13.7M
$10.7M
2023
$33.3M
$32.8M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Housing & Shelter executives earn

Comparable housing & shelter organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $58,635.

25th percentile
$28k
Median
$58,635
75th percentile
$114k
90th percentile
$193k

These are housing & shelter sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,122 organizations across 2,122 filings (2021 – 2023).

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