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Employees The Eames Institute John Cary

John Cary

Officer

Chief Executive Officer at The Eames Institute

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

$584,221
2024

Total compensation

John Cary has been listed as an employee of The Eames Institute in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2019. Total compensation for John Cary has increased by 109.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$584,221
+64%
Chief Executive Officer
2024
$523k org
40 hrs/wk
$62k other
--
$356,145
-7.2%
Chief Executive Officer
2023
$311k org
40 hrs/wk
$46k other
--

Total compensation by year

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2024

Other employees at The Eames Institute

Llisa Demetrios
Chief Curator
$289,135
$221,255 from orgNo related comp$67,880 other
Lauen Smith
Chief Experience Officer
$253,916
$209,353 from orgNo related comp$44,563 other
Sydnor Elkins
Senior Director of Design and Construction
$208,667
$171,902 from orgNo related comp$36,765 other
Emily Anderson
Senior Creative Director
$207,635
$176,800 from orgNo related comp$30,835 other
Erik Heywood
Senior Director of Retail
$183,749
$171,624 from orgNo related comp$12,125 other
Melinda Barker
Treasurer and Secretary and Director
$0
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 The Eames Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 The Eames Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The Eames Institute 990 published

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