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- A table of Wikimedia Foundation salaries based on the public Form 990s, for easy comparison over the years. The amounts reported are for calendar year, not fiscal year.[1] (Salaries are in United States dollars and base salaries only, excluding "other compensation", which can add as much as $30,000 or more.)
- A table of "Salaries and wages" totals from the WMF financial statements, broken down according to different categories.
Trend:
- The WMF's "Salaries and wages" total more than doubled over the four most recent years for which statements are available, from $33,731,089 in 2016/2017 to $67,857,676 in 2020/2021.
| Year
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Sue Gardner (ED/advisor)
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Lila Tretikov (ED)
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Katherine Maher (ED)
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| 2006
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| 2007
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75,000[2]
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| 2008
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168,700
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| 2009
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222,550
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| 2010
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196,878
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| 2011
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201,678
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| 2012
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202,095
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| 2013
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201,685
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| 2014
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301,341[2][3]
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308,149[2]
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| 2015
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344,336
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| 2016
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390,273[2][4]
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307,141
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| 2017
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358,871
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| 2018
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374,658
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| 2019
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387,770
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| 2020
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406,339
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| 2021
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789,495[5][6]
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| Year
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Katherine Maher (CCO)
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Heather Walls (CCO)
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| 2015
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166,353
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| 2016
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| 2017
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| 2018
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204,204
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| 2019
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212,528
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| 2020
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257,361
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| 2021
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343,996[7][8]
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| Year
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Bradford Patrick (GC, int-ED)
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Mike Godwin (GC)
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Geoff Brigham (GC)
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Kelly Kay (DGC)
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Stephen LaPorte (SLC)
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Eileen Hershenov (GC)
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Anthony Sebro (DGC)
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Amanda Keton (GC+Sec)
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| 2006
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118,500
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| 2007
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40,625[2]
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56,667[2]
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| 2008
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120,450
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| 2009
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124,184
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| 2010
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140,122
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| 2011
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153,456
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| 2012
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188,551
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153,074
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| 2013
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199,470
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| 2014
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228,114
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| 2015
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258,972
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| 2016
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157,195[2]
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134,541[2]
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0[2]
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| 2017
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186,176
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| 2018
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281,743[2]
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204,291[2]
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| 2019
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212,977
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77,054[9]
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| 2020
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220,393
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315,364
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| 2021
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396,514
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| Year
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Veronique Kessler (CFO)
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Garfield Byrd (CFA)
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Jaime Villagomez (CFO)
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Anthony Le (Controller)
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| 2008
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105,527
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| 2009
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124,574
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| 2010
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135,194
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| 2011
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166,832
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58,956[2]
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| 2012
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155,625
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| 2013
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165,336
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| 2014
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177,154
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| 2015
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161,063[2]
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| 2016
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237,665
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| 2017
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264,341
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172,292
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| 2018
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275,495
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183,252
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| 2019
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289,356
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191,603
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| 2020
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308,943
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| 2021
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386,433
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| Year
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Cyn Skyberg (CTCO)
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Gayle Young (CTCO)
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Joady Lohr (CTCO)
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Robyn Arville (CTCO)
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Joanna McQuade/
Anna Stillwell (CDA)
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| 2011
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145,346
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| 2012
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163,127
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| 2013
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174,550
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| 2014
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183,486
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| 2015
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183,725[2][10]
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| 2016
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178,934
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| 2017
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190,856
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193,970
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| 2018
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205,256
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| 2019
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202,482[11]
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| 2020
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278,335
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| 2021
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368,800[12]
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| Year
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Erik Moeller (DD/VPP)
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Tomasz Finc (PD)
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Terry Chay (DFE)
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Toby Negrin (DE/SDE/CPO[13])
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Margaret Novotny (SDD)
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Denny Vrandečić (HSP)
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Carol Dunn (VPPM)
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| 2010
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125,719
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103,598
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| 2011
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140,354
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| 2012
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155,095
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| 2013
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167,439
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164,605
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| 2014
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192,140
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153,699
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| 2015
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302,046[2][14]
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177,720
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| 2016
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192,018
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| 2017
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214,504
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| 2018
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228,023
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| 2019
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237,992
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193,557
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| 2020
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290,056
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220,573
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| 2021
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389,948[15][16]
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242,379
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299,940
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241,438
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| Year
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Danese Cooper (CTO)
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Victoria Coleman (CTO)
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Grant Ingersoll (CTO)
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CT Woo (DTO)
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Erika Bjune (int-CTO/VPE[17])
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Rob Lanphier (DPE/DE)
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Trevor Parscal (DOE)
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Brion Vibber (KE)
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Stanislav Malyshev (SSE)
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Damon Sicore (VPE)
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Weston Moran (VPE)
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Dario Taraborelli (Eng. D)
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Tajh Taylor (VPE)
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| 2007
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62,473
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| 2008
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| 2009
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| 2010
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153,578
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| 2011
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| 2012
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146,202
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| 2013
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159,644
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144,845
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| 2014
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153,469
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| 2015
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180,499
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281,766[2][18]
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| 2016
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245,433[2][19]
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183,146
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221,576
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| 2017
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256,399
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193,176[2][20]
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184,277
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| 2018
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268,132[21]
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186,579
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183,940[22]
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| 2019
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184,729[23]
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| 2020
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319,337
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220,049
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| 2021
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214,935[24]
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254,678
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| Year
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Carolyn Doran (COO)
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Terence Gilbey (COO)
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Janeen Uzzell (COO)
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Lynette Logan (Dir of Admin)
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| 2006
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45,914
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| 2007
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34,500[2]
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| 2008
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| 2009
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| 2010
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| 2011
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| 2012
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| 2013
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| 2014
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| 2015
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250,231[2][25]
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| 2016
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| 2017
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| 2018
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| 2019
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282,752
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| 2020
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314,718
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| 2021
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503,844[26][27]
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242,889[28][29]
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| Year
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Zack Exley (CCO)
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Lisa Seitz-Gruwell (CRO/CAO[30])
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| 2010
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120,500
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| 2011
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186,177
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| 2012
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184,261
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| 2013
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| 2014
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| 2015
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168,067
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| 2016
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209,706
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| 2017
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216,556
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| 2018
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229,170
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| 2019
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252,117
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| 2020
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281,713
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| 2021
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368,301
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| Year
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Barry Newstead (CGDO)
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Sheree Chang (VPSP)
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| 2011
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184,510
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| 2012
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| 2013
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| 2014
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| 2015
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| 2016
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184,540
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| 2017
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| 2018
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| 2019
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| 2020
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| Year
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Luis Villa (SDCE)
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Angela Reid (CCE/VPCRS[31])
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Valerie D'Costa (CCE)
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| 2014
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152,202
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| 2015
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| 2016
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| 2017
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156,101
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| 2018
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163,037
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| 2019
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273,080[32][33]
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| 2020
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221,945
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Title abbreviations and notes:
- CAO: Chief Advancement Officer
- CCE: Chief of Community Engagement
- CCO: Chief Community Officer
- CDA: Chargée d'affaires
- CFO: Chief Financial Officer
- CGDO: Chief Global Development Officer
- COO: Chief Operating Officer
- CPO: Chief Product Officer
- CRO: Chief Revenue Officer
- CTCO: Chief Talent and Culture Officer
- CTO: Chief Technology Officer
- DD: Deputy Director
- DE: Director of Engineering
- DFE: Director of Features Engineering
- DOE: Director of Engineering
- DPE: Director of Platform Engineering
- DTO: Director of Technical Operations
- DGC: Deputy General Counsel
- ED: Executive Director
- Eng. D: Engineering Director
- GC: General Counsel
- KE: Key Employee (note: this is a legal term with a specific meaning in this context; for more information see https://www.nonprofitaccountingbasics.org/form-990-core-form/definition-key-employee)
- PD: Project Director
- SDCE: Senior Director of Community Engagement
- SDD: Senior Director of Design
- SDE: Senior Director of Engineering
- Sec: Secretary
- SLC: Senior Legal Counsel
- SSE: Senior Software Engineer
- VPCRS: Vice President of Community Resilience & Sustainability
- VPE: Vice President of Engineering
- VPSP: Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
- int-: Interim
| Year
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Total
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Programs
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General and administrative
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Fundraising
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| 2004-05
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16,930
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16,043
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-
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887
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| 2005-06
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107,122
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67,974
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25,895
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13,253
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| 2006-07
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415,006
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242,635
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117,659
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54,712
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| 2007-08
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1,147,679
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575,956
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479,078
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92,645
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| 2008-09
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2,257,621
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1,189,115
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481,643
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586,863
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| 2009-10
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3,508,336
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2,378,652
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531,616
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598,068
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| 2010-11
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7,312,120
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4,860,808
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1,618,534
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832,778
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| 2011-12
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11,749,500
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8,021,895
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2,407,832
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1,319,773
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| 2012-13
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15,983,542
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11,744,168
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2,700,060
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1,539,314
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| 2013-14
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19,979,908
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15,026,534
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3,516,451
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1,436,923
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| 2014-15
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26,049,224
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19,893,528
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4,272,568
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1,883,128
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| 2015-16
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31,713,961
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24,189,343
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4,917,307
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2,607,311
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| 2016-17
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33,731,089
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25,873,873
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5,058,508
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2,798,708
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| 2017-18
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38,597,407
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29,415,088
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5,785,743
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3,396,576
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| 2018-19
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46,146,897
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36,125,042
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6,278,186
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3,743,669
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| 2019-20
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55,634,912
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42,155,739
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8,722,777
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4,756,396
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| 2020-21
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67,857,676
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52,020,082
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9,732,820
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6,104,774
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| 2021-22
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88,111,412
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69,371,450
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11,531,675
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7,208,287
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- ↑ Wikimedia Foundation 2015 Form 990, Part VII: "Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization's tax year."
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Partial year.
- ↑ A detailed breakdown of Sue's salary was provided on wikimedia-l.
- ↑ Includes $262,500 in severance
- ↑ Through April 2021
- ↑ Includes $623,286 in severance
- ↑ Though July 2021
- ↑ Includes $153,612 in severance
- ↑ From September 2019
- ↑ Includes $98,446 in severance
- ↑ Director, Human Resources
- ↑ Through April 2022
- ↑ DE in 2014-15, SDE in 2016, CPO in 2019-21
- ↑ Includes $208,306 in severance
- ↑ Through November 2021
- ↑ Includes $70,920 in severance
- ↑ int. CTO in 2019-20, VPE in 2020-21
- ↑ Includes $100,000 in severance
- ↑ Includes $101,116 in severance
- ↑ Includes $64,127 in severance
- ↑ Through February 2019
- ↑ Through March 2019
- ↑ From July 2019
- ↑ Through August 2021
- ↑ Includes $80,000 in severance
- ↑ Through June 2021
- ↑ Includes $324,748 in severance
- ↑ Through October 2021
- ↑ Includes $74,645 in severance
- ↑ CAO in 2019-21
- ↑ VPCRS from July 2021
- ↑ Includes $83,819 in severance
- ↑ Through November 2019
