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Employees Institute for Defense Analyses Don Coppersmith

Don Coppersmith

Highest compensated employee

Research Staff at Institute for Defense Analyses

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2017. Published on January 24, 2026.

$305,658
2017

Total compensation

Don Coppersmith has been listed as an employee of Institute for Defense Analyses in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Don Coppersmith has increased by 9% from 2016 to 2017.

Annual compensation details

$305,658
+9%
Research Staff
2017
$259k org
40 hrs/wk
$47k other
--
$280,423
Research Staff
2016
$252k org
40 hrs/wk
$30k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Don Coppersmith to:

2017

Other employees at Institute for Defense Analyses

David Chu
President and Trustee
$625,445
$572,445 from orgNo related comp$53,000 other
Philip L Major
Vice President
$473,440
$402,867 from orgNo related comp$70,573 other
Francis Sullivan
Division Director
$396,633
$341,714 from orgNo related comp$54,919 other
Joe P Buhler
Division Director
$380,196
$316,078 from orgNo related comp$64,118 other
David Saltman
Division Director
$375,484
$303,314 from orgNo related comp$72,170 other
Robert Soule
Division Director
$371,525
$310,057 from orgNo related comp$61,468 other
Michael Dominguez
Division Director
$321,116
$277,391 from orgNo related comp$43,725 other
Margaret Myers
Division Director
$297,481
$253,406 from orgNo related comp$44,075 other
C Dean Graves
Treasurer
$293,415
$233,620 from orgNo related comp$59,795 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 24, 2026:
2017 Institute for Defense Analyses 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2016 Institute for Defense Analyses 990 published

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