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Filing year 2023

THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 23-7327730·NTEE W050 · Public & Societal Benefit·3
Total revenue
$101M
Total assets
$415.1M
Total expenses
$107.7M
Reported officers
36
Mission

TO FORMULATE AND PROMOTE CONSERVATIVE PUBLIC POLICIES BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE, LIMITED GOVERNMENT, INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM, TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES, AND A STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 20 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
$758k
$831k
Executive Vice President
executive vice president
$627k
$687k
Chief Operating Officer
$510k
$559k
Vp, Domestic Policy
vice president
$378k
$415k
Sr. Fellow
officer (unspecified)
$363k
$398k
Vp, Communications
vice president
$358k
$393k
Vp, Inst. for Constitutional Gov't
vice president
$354k
$388k
Vp, Finance, Accounting & Treasurer
vice president
$353k
$387k
Chief Advancement Officer
officer (unspecified)
$337k
$369k
Director, Project 2025
highest compensated employee
$334k
$366k
Ed the Feulner Institute
officer (unspecified)
$329k
$361k
Director, Donor Relations
highest compensated employee
$315k
$345k
Sr. Fellow
highest compensated employee
$310k
$340k
Sr. Fellow
highest compensated employee
$308k
$338k
Distinguished Fellow, Evp's Office
executive vice president
$287k
$315k
General Counsel & Secretary
secretary (operational)
$280k
$307k
Vp, Development
vice president
$233k
$255k
Sr. Research Fellow
former officer/director/trustee
$225k
$247k
Gen. Counsel & Secretary
secretary (operational)
$201k
$220k
Consultant & Trustee
board member
$36k
$39k

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 16 unpaid individuals.

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What Public & Societal Benefit executives earn in District of Columbia

Comparable public & societal benefit organizations in District of Columbia pay their highest-earning executive a median of $206,031.

25th percentile
$95k
Median
$206,031
75th percentile
$308k
90th percentile
$447k

These are public & societal benefit sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 187 organizations across 187 filings (2022 – 2024).

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