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Employees The American Film Institute Christopher Merrill

Christopher Merrill

Highest compensated employee

SR Director AFI Productions at The American Film Institute

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Published on January 25, 2026.

$191,767
2023

Total compensation

Christopher Merrill has been listed as an employee of The American Film Institute in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Christopher Merrill has increased by 11.1% from 2016 to 2023.

Annual compensation details

$191,767
+4.3%
SR Director AFI Productions
2023
$182k org
40 hrs/wk
$11k other
--
$183,837
-13%
AFI Productions Director
2022
$183k org
38 hrs/wk
$2k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Christopher Merrill to:

2023

Other employees at The American Film Institute

Robert Gazzale
President and Chief Executive Officer
$962,677
$945,789 from orgNo related comp$16,888 other
Susan Ruskin
EX Vice President and DEAN of Conservat
$417,356
$387,944 from orgNo related comp$29,412 other
Lang Fredrickson
Chief Financial Officer
$380,921
$343,170 from orgNo related comp$37,751 other
Juli Goodwin Roginson
Chief Communications Officer
$308,659
$264,226 from orgNo related comp$44,433 other
Sandra Chen-Lau
Chief Advancement Officer
$284,173
$270,605 from orgNo related comp$13,568 other
Roschoune Day
Chief Resource Officer
$281,918
$267,417 from orgNo related comp$14,501 other
Raymond Barry
Director AFI Silver and Cultural
$219,238
$208,160 from orgNo related comp$11,078 other
Janice san Jose
Controller
$164,133
$155,516 from orgNo related comp$8,617 other
Lianne Halfon
Discipline HEAD, Producing
$161,939
$153,229 from orgNo related comp$8,710 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2023 The American Film Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The American Film Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 The American Film Institute 990 published

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2021
$206k org
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$212,748
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AFI Productions Director
2020
$198k org
38 hrs/wk
$16k other
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$195,791
+6.8%
AFI Productions Director
2019
$189k org
38 hrs/wk
$8k other
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$183,268
+2%
AFI Production Director
2018
$177k org
38 hrs/wk
$8k other
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$179,660
+4.1%
AFI Prod. Director
2017
$173k org
38 hrs/wk
$7k other
--
$172,554
AFI Prod. Director
2016
$166k org
38 hrs/wk
$7k other
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