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Filing year 2023

THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 52-2106274·NTEE T50 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·3
Total revenue
$1.5M
Total assets
$3.5M
Total expenses
$1.1M
Reported officers
24
Mission

THE EDISON FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING THE BENEFITS OF ELECTRICITY TO FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND INDUSTRIES WORLDWIDE.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 13 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
$8.8M
$9.7M
Executive Vice President
executive vice president
$702k
$770k
Ed, Inst for Electric Innovation
officer (unspecified)
$251k
$275k
$238k
$261k
Sr Mgr Energy Research & Partnerships
highest compensated employee
$169k
$186k
Executive Vice President
executive vice president
$149k
$163k
Vice President
vice president
$89k
$98k
Svp, Comm & Member Engagement, Eei
senior vice president
$74k
$81k
Senior Vice President
senior vice president
$55k
$61k
Corporate Secretary
secretary (operational)
$50k
$55k
Sr Dir Brand Strat & Member Exp,eei
highest compensated employee
$25k
$27k
Dir Comm Systems & Web Strategy, Eei
highest compensated employee
$14k
$15k
Ed, Inst for the Energy Transition
officer (unspecified)
$14k
$15k

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 11 unpaid individuals.

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What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in District of Columbia

Comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations in District of Columbia pay their highest-earning executive a median of $132,000.

25th percentile
$47k
Median
$132,000
75th percentile
$285k
90th percentile
$437k

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