TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO GATHER AND DISTRIBUTE NEWS; TO KEEP GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE BY ENSURING ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS, MEETINGS AND COURTROOMS; AND TO PRESERVE THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE SPEECH AND UNFETTERED PRESS, AS GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $280k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $242k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $190k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $179k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $171k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $176k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $170k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $151k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $280k | — | — | $15k | $313k $333k |
Deputy Executive and Legal Director | $242k | — | — | $10k | $267k $283k |
Director of Finance & Operations | $190k | — | — | $2k | $204k $217k |
Press Freedom Project Director highest compensated employee | $179k | — | — | $10k | $200k $212k |
Director of Development | $171k | — | — | $11k | $193k $205k |
Legal Director & Policy Counsel highest compensated employee | $176k | — | — | $2k | $188k $200k |
Communications Director director (operational) | $170k | — | — | $2k | $182k $193k |
Senior Staff Attorney highest compensated employee | $151k | — | — | $2k | $162k $172k |
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 35 unpaid individuals.
Up 10%
from 2023
From $284k in 2023 to $313k in 2024.
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.
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