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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $171k
- Bonus
- $9k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $158k
- Bonus
- $1k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $136k
- Bonus
- $1k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $7k
- Base
- $124k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $369
- Base
- $115k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $5k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vp, Finance & Administration vice president | $171k | $9k | — | $9k | $208k $230k |
Vp, Research & Education vice president | $158k | $1k | — | — | $168k $186k |
Vp, Development vice president | $136k | $1k | — | $7k | $153k $169k |
Vp, Public Engagement vice president | — | — | — | — | $141k $157k |
Director of Information Technology chief information officer | — | — | — | — | $135k $150k |
Former President & Librarian former officer/director/trustee | $124k | — | — | $369 | $132k $146k |
Vp, Collections and Library Services (thru 06/23) vice president | $115k | — | — | $5k | $127k $140k |
President & Librarian (thru 11/23) | — | — | — | — | $86k $95k |
President & Librarian (beg. 12/23) | — | — | — | — | $15k $16k |
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 36 unpaid individuals.
Down 42%
from 2022
From $360k in 2022 to $208k in 2023.
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.
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