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Employees The Kavli Foundation Gunnar Nilsen

Gunnar Nilsen

Director at The Kavli Foundation

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$106,500
2024

Total compensation

Gunnar Nilsen has been listed as an employee of The Kavli Foundation in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Gunnar Nilsen has increased by 261% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$106,500
+200%
Director
2024
$107k org
3 hrs/wk
$35,500
-43.7%
Director
2023
$36k org
3 hrs/wk
$63,000
-27.6%
Director
2022

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Gunnar Nilsen to:

2024

Other employees at The Kavli Foundation

Cynthia Friend
President
$824,011
$792,250 from org—$31,761 other
Alice Galstian
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance
$355,256
$338,224 from org—$17,032 other
Pauline Poompan
Controller
$249,618
$207,920 from org—$41,698 other
Mark Chancellor
Chief Operating Officer
$219,559
$218,336 from org—$1,223 other
Rockell N Hankin
Chair
$140,855
$140,855 from org—No other comp
Douglas K Freeman
Secretary
$47,395
$47,395 from org—No other comp
Richard Meserve
Director
$42,274
$42,274 from org—No other comp
Emily Ann Carter
Director
$40,700
$40,700 from org—No other comp
Shirley Malcolm
Director
$35,000
$35,000 from org—No other comp
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 The Kavli Foundation 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 The Kavli Foundation 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The Kavli Foundation 990 published

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