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Employees The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc. Esther Kaplan

Esther Kaplan

Highest compensated employee

Executive Editor Until - 09/2021 at The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc.

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Published on January 25, 2026.

$151,540
2021

Total compensation

Esther Kaplan has been listed as an employee of The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc. in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2020. Total compensation for Esther Kaplan has decreased by 21.7% from 2020 to 2021.

Annual compensation details

$151,540
-21.7%
Executive Editor Until - 09/2021
2021
$140k org
40 hrs/wk
$13k other
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$193,469
Executive Editor
2020
$176k org
40 hrs/wk
$18k other
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Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Esther Kaplan to:

2021

Other employees at The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc.

Christa Scharfenberg
CEO Until - 09/2021
$304,518
$292,307 from orgNo related comp$12,211 other
Annie Chabel
Coo/Interim CEO
$234,424
$225,583 from orgNo related comp$8,841 other
Kevin Sullivan
Executive Producer
$234,096
$193,569 from orgNo related comp$40,527 other
Diana Baranetsky
General Counsel
$223,503
$209,153 from orgNo related comp$14,350 other
Sumi Aggarwal
Editor in Chief
$220,767
$216,667 from orgNo related comp$4,100 other
Amanda Pike
Director of TV and DOC
$214,780
$166,446 from orgNo related comp$48,334 other
Andrew Donohue
Executive Editor, Projects
$206,239
$175,647 from orgNo related comp$30,592 other
Alfred Letson
Reveal HOST
$199,465
$157,564 from orgNo related comp$41,901 other
Phil Bronstein
Executive Chair Until 01/2021
$23,594
$20,653 from orgNo related comp$2,941 other
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January 25, 2026:
2021 The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc. 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc. 990 published

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