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Filing year 2023

THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC

Cambridge, Massachusetts·EIN 04-2535767·NTEE Q055 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security·3
Total revenue
$41.9M
Total assets
$71.5M
Total expenses
$50.3M
Reported officers
35
Mission

THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS PUTS RIGOROUS, INDEPENDENT SCIENCE INTO ACTION, DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS AND ADVOCATING FOR A HEALTHY, SAFE, AND JUST FUTURE.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 14 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

$404k
$445k
Base
$352k
Bonus
Other
$1k
Benefits
$21k
Vp, Programs, Policy & Advocacy
vice president
$301k
$332k
Base
$266k
Bonus
Other
$408
Benefits
$13k
Chief Communications Officer
key employee
$287k
$316k
Base
$228k
Bonus
Other
$965
Benefits
$31k
Chief of Strategic Planning
key employee
$285k
$314k
Base
$231k
Bonus
Other
$342
Benefits
$31k
Chief People Officer
key employee
$277k
$305k
Base
$235k
Bonus
Other
$342
Benefits
$19k
Chief Justice & Equity Officer
key employee
$274k
$302k
Base
$225k
Bonus
Other
$929
Benefits
$18k
Program Director, Global Security
director (operational)
$245k
$269k
Base
$184k
Bonus
Other
$180
Benefits
$30k
Deputy Director, Climate
highest compensated employee
$243k
$268k
Base
$184k
Bonus
Other
$1k
Benefits
$31k
Program Director, Western States
director (operational)
$240k
$265k
Base
$215k
Bonus
Other
$170
Benefits
$4k
Director, Planned Giving
highest compensated employee
$233k
$257k
Base
$180k
Bonus
Other
$205
Benefits
$30k
Program Director, Food & Environment
director (operational)
$221k
$243k
Base
$189k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$30k
Chief of Staff
key employee
$205k
$225k
Base
$168k
Bonus
Other
$144
Benefits
$15k
Vp, Science & Innovation
vice president
$177k
$195k
Base
$176k
Bonus
Other
$371
Benefits
$1k
Chief Finance & Admin. Officer
officer (unspecified)
$97k
$107k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 21 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

Up 1%
from 2022

From $399k in 2022 to $404k in 2023.

$399k
2022
$404k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 2% in real terms$456k to $445k

Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$41.7M
$49.6M
2022
$41.9M
$50.3M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What International, Foreign Affairs & National Security executives earn

Comparable international, foreign affairs & national security organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $67,756.

25th percentile
$30k
Median
$67,756
75th percentile
$133k
90th percentile
$257k

These are international, foreign affairs & national security sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 916 organizations across 916 filings (2021 – 2023).

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