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Arts, Culture & Humanities · IL

The Adler Planetarium

The Adler Planetarium reported paying Michelle B Larson Phd, President And Ceo, $531,488 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places Michelle B Larson Phd at approximately the 86th percentile among 21 similarly sized arts, culture & humanities nonprofits (median $281,517).

$17,286,761Total revenue (FY 2024)
$531,488Total executive compensation
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Comparable arts, culture & humanities nonprofits

Compensation is normalized to IL cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities); each organization's reported figure is on its linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
The Paley Center For Media NY$17,189,064 $841,977
Bruce Museum Inc CT$16,947,116 $271,299
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum HI$16,731,306 $295,054
Grammy Museum Foundation Inc CA$16,655,780 $582,020
Oakland Museum Of California CA$17,944,266 $259,114
Discovery Science Center Of Orange CA$18,328,307 $432,017
The Maritime Aquarium At Norwalk Inc CT$16,120,847 $286,543
Holocaust Museum La CA$16,029,822 $210,909

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