Deborah Cowan

Former

Former Officer at National Public Radio Inc.

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$278,935

2024

Total compensation

Deborah Cowan has been listed as an employee of National Public Radio Inc. in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2019. Total compensation for Deborah Cowan has decreased by 30.5% from 2019 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$278,935

－29.1%

Former Officer

2024

$255k

$25k

$393,369

＋7.5%

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

2023

$363k

38.88 hrs/wk

$31k

$365,965

－8.6%

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

2022

$342k

38.92 hrs/wk

$25k

$400,323

－2.1%

CFO and Treasurer (SCH O)

2021

$375k

38.8 hrs/wk

$27k

$408,810

＋1.8%

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

2020

$383k

39 hrs/wk

$27k

$401,410

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

2019

$375k

39.5 hrs/wk

$27k

Total compensation by year

2024

Other employees at National Public Radio Inc.

John F Lansing

President and CEO (TO 04/24)

$610,610

$562,689 No related comp$47,921

Steven Inskeep

SR HOST

$549,643

$503,042 No related comp$46,601

Michel Martin

SR HOST

$521,078

$479,284 No related comp$41,794

Peter Sagal

Host

$490,887

$443,371 No related comp$47,516

Nancy Barnes

Former Officer

$483,212

$476,126 No related comp$7,086

Scott Simon

SR HOST

$460,674

$419,455 No related comp$41,219

Rachel Martin

Host

$450,314

$425,187 No related comp$25,127

Michael Smith

Chief Marketing Officer

$428,971

$381,751 No related comp$47,220

Anya Grundmann

Senior Vice President, PROG and AUD Dev'L (TO 01/24)

$423,230

$381,081 No related comp$42,149

Loading related profiles…

Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:

2024 National Public Radio Inc. 990 published

January 25, 2026:

2023 National Public Radio Inc. 990 published

January 25, 2026:

2022 National Public Radio Inc. 990 published

Get an email update when compensation for Deborah Cowan is updated

Related Jobs

View more jobs

Report a discrepancy →

Deborah Cowan

Annual compensation details

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Deborah Cowan to:

Other employees at National Public Radio Inc.

Revisions to this profile

Get an email update when compensation for Deborah Cowan is updated

Related Jobs

Deborah Cowan

Annual compensation details

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Deborah Cowan to:

Other employees at National Public Radio Inc.

Other people named Deborah Cowan

Revisions to this profile

Get an email update when compensation for Deborah Cowan is updated

Related Jobs

Other people named Deborah Cowan