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Filing year 2024

WAVE ACADEMY

San Diego, California·EIN 36-4690777·NTEE B30 · Education·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$616k
Total assets
$1.6M
Total expenses
$639k
Reported officers
7
Mission

To support individual wellness and management of complex stress through aquatic therapy.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Education organizations in California.

CEO
25th percentile to median
$109k
$117k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 6 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Education

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at WAVE ACADEMY equaled 17% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

This organization (2024)
17%
Sector median
7%
Middle half of sector
2% to 17%

Based on 26,319 education organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Up 4%
from 2023

From $105k in 2023 to $109k in 2024.

$105k
2023
$109k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 1% in real terms$116k to $117k

Estimated with San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 4% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 4%.

$105k in 2023 to $109k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

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

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about WAVE ACADEMY

What does the Chief Executive Officer of WAVE ACADEMY earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of WAVE ACADEMY received $108,706 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Education organizations in California, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at WAVE ACADEMY compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Education organizations in California, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at WAVE ACADEMY falls between the 25th percentile and the median. In 2024, the highest total compensation at WAVE ACADEMY equaled 17% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

What are WAVE ACADEMY's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, WAVE ACADEMY reported $616k in total revenue and $639k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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