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Employees The Heritage Foundation John Horton

John Horton

Highest compensated employee

Senior Counselor at The Heritage Foundation

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. Published on January 24, 2026.

$274,418
2016

Total compensation

John Horton has been listed as an employee of The Heritage Foundation in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016.

Annual compensation details

$274,418
Senior Counselor
2016
$231k org
40 hrs/wk
$45k other
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2016

Other employees at The Heritage Foundation

James W Demint
President
$1,184,998
$1,127,540 from orgNo related comp$57,458 other
William Bret Bernhardt
Executive Vice President
$437,466
$381,641 from orgNo related comp$55,825 other
John Mitnick
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
$393,402
$338,890 from orgNo related comp$54,512 other
John Fogarty
Group Vice President, Development
$358,095
$294,295 from orgNo related comp$63,800 other
Wesley Denton
Group Vice President, Communications
$344,283
$284,818 from orgNo related comp$59,465 other
Edward Corrigan
Group Vice President, Policy Promotion
$339,375
$301,174 from orgNo related comp$38,201 other
Kim Holmes
Distinguished Fellow
$334,444
$278,172 from orgNo related comp$56,272 other
Becky Norton Dunlop
Reagan Distinguished Fellow
$322,455
$273,183 from orgNo related comp$49,272 other
James Carafano
Vice President, Davis INST for Nat'L Security
$319,593
$281,624 from orgNo related comp$37,969 other
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January 24, 2026:
2016 The Heritage Foundation 990 published

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