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Public & Societal Benefit · DC

Taxpayers For Common Sense

Taxpayers For Common Sense reported paying Stephen Ellis, President, $192,245 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places Stephen Ellis at approximately the 72nd percentile among 268 similarly sized public & societal benefit nonprofits (median $145,021).

$1,808,458Total revenue (FY 2024)
$192,245Total executive compensation
72ndPercentile vs. peers

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Comparable public & societal benefit nonprofits

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

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
New England States Committee On MA$1,815,597 $260,364
Pp&l Sustainable Energy Fund PA$1,820,753 $345,265
Lewis And Clark Information Exchange KS$1,822,079 $307,475
San Francisco Fleet Week Association CA$1,794,529 $119,066
Leadership Program Of The Rockies CO$1,793,415 $216,901
Maplight CA$1,824,220 $244,333
Center For Computer-assisted IL$1,789,938 $167,774
Pacific Northwest Section Of The WA$1,786,585 $148,229

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