THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY WAS FOUNDED IN 1754 BY THE NEW YORK SOCIETY, A CIVIC-MINDED GROUP FORMED IN THE BELIEF THAT THE AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS WOULD HELP THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO PROSPER.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.
- Base
- $148k
- Bonus
- $20k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head Librarian Officer (Unspecified) | $148k | $20k | — | — | $176k $190k |
Head of Events Highest Compensated Employee 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $149k $161k |
Building Superintendent Highest Compensated Employee 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $141k $152k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 22 unpaid individuals.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Up 6%
from 2023
From $165k in 2023 to $176k in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 2% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 775%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Revenue and expenses over time
THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
Common questions about THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY
What does the Highest Compensated Employee of THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY earn?
In 2024, the Highest Compensated Employee of THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY received $148,502 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Highest Compensated Employee roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY falls between the 25th percentile and the median.
What are THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY reported $31.4M in total revenue and $4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
Compare any role, sector, or revenue band
Build your own benchmark from millions of reported positions.
Learn More About Nonprofit Compensation
Guides to help you understand and use this data
How to Look Up Nonprofit Salaries
Two approaches to finding executive compensation at any tax-exempt organization, from raw IRS filings to searchable databases.
Read moreAre Nonprofit Salaries Public?
What IRS Form 990 discloses about executive compensation, who has to report it, and how to look it up.
Read moreHow to Benchmark Nonprofit Executive Compensation
A step-by-step approach to using IRS Form 990 data for compensation benchmarking and peer comparison.
Read more