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Filing year 2024

The Works Inc

Memphis, Tennessee·EIN 62-1751430·NTEE L20 · Housing & Shelter·3
Total revenue
$12.9M
Total assets
$41.8M
Total expenses
$13.4M
Reported officers
11
Mission

The Works, Inc. rebuilds, restores, and renews Memphis neighborhoods through innovation, advocacy and collaboration.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Base
$213k
Bonus
$40k
Other
Benefits
$18k
Vice President
vice president
$241k
$255k
Base
$202k
Bonus
$25k
Other
Benefits
$6k
Legal and Policy
highest compensated employee
$120k
$127k
Base
$93k
Bonus
$3k
Other
$10k
Benefits
$14k
Staff Attorney
highest compensated employee
$117k
$124k
Base
$103k
Bonus
$3k
Other
Benefits
$11k
Planning and Special Programs
highest compensated employee
$116k
$123k
Base
$106k
Bonus
$1k
Other
Benefits
$9k
Housing Development
highest compensated employee
$112k
$118k
Base
$96k
Bonus
$500
Other
$5k
Benefits
$9k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 5 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Housing & Shelter

Up 18%
from 2023

From $225k in 2023 to $267k in 2024.

$225k
2023
$267k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 15% in real terms$246k to $283k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, 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 Works Inc reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$40.2M
$5.7M
2023
$12.9M
$13.4M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Housing & Shelter executives earn

Comparable housing & shelter organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $58,635.

25th percentile
$28k
Median
$58,635
75th percentile
$114k
90th percentile
$193k

These are housing & shelter sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,122 organizations across 2,122 filings (2021 – 2023).

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