Principia's primary purpose is to serve the cause of Christian Science as an independent educational institution, providing pre-k-12th grade education on its campus in St. Louis County, Missouri, and college education on its campus in Elsah, Illinois.
Executive compensation
Form 990 · Schedule J · 18 reported individuals · Filing year 2022
| Base salary | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|
Chief Executive officer (unspecified) $380k $431k | ||
Chief Investment Officer officer (unspecified) $316k $358k | ||
Assistant Secretary/general Counsel secretary (operational) $266k $302k | ||
Head of School (beginning July 2022) key employee $235k $266k | ||
College President key employee $234k $266k | ||
Cfo/coo officer (unspecified) $217k $246k | ||
Director of School Bus Ops key employee $211k $239k | ||
Dean of Student Life highest compensated employee $201k $228k | ||
Academic Dean key employee $195k $221k | ||
College Chief Operations Officer highest compensated employee $193k $218k | ||
Acting Chief Executive (thru June 2022) and Board Chairman board chair $187k $212k | ||
Assist. Secretary/director of Planned Giving director (operational) $167k $189k | ||
Director of IT and Network Telecommunications chief information officer $153k $173k | ||
Faculty highest compensated employee $149k $168k | ||
Faculty highest compensated employee $145k $165k | ||
Former Asst Head of School Innovation and Strategy former officer/director/trustee $100k $114k | ||
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with St. Louis, MO-IL metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 13 unpaid individuals.
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