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Council On Governmental Relations

EIN 521847000 · DC · NTEE V20Z · revenue $3,333,311 · FY 2025-07-31

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91st percentile

We compared this Executive Director / CEO's pay to 45 similar social science nonprofits of about the same size, adjusted for DC cost of living and inflation.

MICHAEL MATTHEW OWENS · reported title "PRESIDENT".

How we chose them
Every comparable organization in the band — 45 in total — matched by Same NTEE major group (V), nationwide + budget 0.71–1.4× revenue, and selected by rule, not hand-picked. Peer pay is normalized to DC cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities) and to the subject's filing year (CPI-U). Full methodology →
OrganizationStateRevenueTotal compFiling
American Society Of Overseas VA $3,335,082 $229,821 990 →
Center For Independent Thought PA $3,236,440 $111,735 990 →
Center For Public Interest Research Inc MA $3,133,605 $127,852 990 →
Equity Research Organization PA $3,098,495 $168,328 990 →
Native American Finance DC $3,098,128 $138,572 990 →
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