VERA IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PARTNERS WITH IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS FOR CHANGE. WITH OFFICES IN FOUR MAJOR CITIES, AND A TEAM OF HUNDREDS OF ADVOCATES, RESEARCHERS, AND POLICY EXPERTS, WE WORK TO TRANSFORM THE CRIMINAL LEGAL AND IMMIGRATION SYSTEM SO THAT MONEY DOESN'T DETERMINE FREEDOM; FEW PEOPLE ARE INCARCERATED; AND EVERYONE BEHIND BARS IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 14 reported individuals · Filing year 2022
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vp, Initiatives vice president $342k $398k | |||||
Vp, Initiatives vice president $302k $352k | |||||
Vp, Comms & External Affairs vice president $298k $347k | |||||
Vp, Advocacy & Partnership vice president $293k $341k | |||||
Research & Monitoring Eval & Lrn officer (unspecified) $290k $338k | |||||
Vp, Chief of Staff vice president $281k $327k | |||||
Chief People Officer highest compensated employee $278k $324k | |||||
General Counsel & Secretary secretary (operational) $276k $322k | |||||
Technology Advancement and Ops highest compensated employee $241k $281k | |||||
Managing Director, Race, Equity, and Inclusion highest compensated employee $235k $274k | |||||
Director, Workplace Services highest compensated employee $231k $269k | |||||
Managing Director, Initiatives highest compensated employee $220k $256k | |||||
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 17 unpaid individuals.
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