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International Affairs · MI

Design For Life

Design For Life reported paying Carlos Valderrama, Executive Director, $245,966 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places Carlos Valderrama at approximately the 100th percentile among 619 similarly sized international affairs nonprofits (median $48,941).

$312,900Total revenue (FY 2024)
$245,966Total executive compensation
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Comparable international affairs nonprofits

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

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Agricorps Inc TX$312,305 $69,041
Abrahams Tent Inc NY$313,586 $20,280
Media For Development International WA$314,036 $31,227
Adopt A Family Foundation CA$314,408 $5,020
Hope Seeds Inc FL$314,989 $62,734
She Is More Than Inc FL$315,034 $37,813
Junior Achievement Of The Ocoee Region TN$310,470 $92,857
Edens Rose Foundation NY$310,108 $59,805

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