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Employees The Heritage Foundation Christopher Byrnes

Christopher Byrnes

Officer

GEN Counsel and Secretary at The Heritage Foundation

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Published on January 25, 2026.

$200,984
2023

Total compensation

Christopher Byrnes has been listed as an employee of The Heritage Foundation in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2018. Total compensation for Christopher Byrnes has increased by 5.2% from 2018 to 2023.

Annual compensation details

$200,984
-38.6%
GEN Counsel and Secretary
2023
$182k org
40 hrs/wk
$20k other
--
$327,419
+12.8%
General Counsel and Secretary
2022
$266k org
40 hrs/wk
$63k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Christopher Byrnes to:

2023

Other employees at The Heritage Foundation

Kevin Roberts
President
$926,195
$670,981 from org$167,745 from related$87,469 other
Derrick Morgan
Executive Vice President
$626,943
$540,696 from orgNo related comp$86,247 other
Eric Korsvall
Chief Operating Officer
$509,956
$440,009 from orgNo related comp$69,947 other
Dan Mauler
General Counsel and Secretary
$378,947
$229,850 from org$98,507 from related$50,590 other
Roger Severino
Vice President, Domestic Policy
$378,430
$315,355 from orgNo related comp$63,075 other
James Carafano
SR Fellow
$363,496
$313,731 from orgNo related comp$49,765 other
Robert Bluey
Vice President, Communications
$358,485
$299,859 from orgNo related comp$58,626 other
John Malcolm
Vice President, INST for Constitutional Gov'T
$353,524
$297,229 from orgNo related comp$56,295 other
John Backiel
Vice President, Finance, Accounting and Treasurer
$352,647
$294,759 from orgNo related comp$57,888 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2023 The Heritage Foundation 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The Heritage Foundation 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 The Heritage Foundation 990 published

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