Compensation 990
OrganizationsEmployeesBoard MembersGrantsContractorsTop RankingsPricing

Stay updated on 990 organization compensation

© Civic Register LLC

Compensation 990 is an independent service that uses public IRS Form 990 filings as its source data. We clean and standardize this information, but the original filings may contain errors or omissions. Years on this site refer to the organization’s fiscal year end date on the filing.

About•Report a discrepancy•Your privacy choices
Employees The Heritage Foundation Kay Coles James

Kay Coles James

Trustee/directorBoard member

Trustee; Former President at The Heritage Foundation

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. Published on January 25, 2026.

$479,859
2022

Total compensation

Kay Coles James has been listed as an employee of The Heritage Foundation in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2018. Total compensation for Kay Coles James has decreased by 9.8% from 2018 to 2022.

Annual compensation details

$479,859
-50.1%
Trustee; Former President
2022
$465k
2 hrs/wk
$16k
--
$962,158
-3.4%
President
2021
$931k
40 hrs/wk
$32k
--
$995,708
+4.1%
President
2020
$909k
40 hrs/wk
$88k
--
$956,394
+79.7%
President
2019
$869k
40 hrs/wk
$88k
--
$532,265
President
2018
$505k
40 hrs/wk
$29k
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Kay Coles James to:

Loading related profiles…

Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2022 The Heritage Foundation 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 The Heritage Foundation 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 The Heritage Foundation 990 published

Get an email update when compensation for Kay Coles James is updated

Related Jobs

View more jobs
Powered by Talroo
Report a discrepancy →
2022

Other employees at The Heritage Foundation

Kevin Roberts
President
$668,880
$622,489 No related comp$46,391
Eric Korsvall
Chief Operating Officer
$403,077
$336,050 No related comp$67,027
Andrew McIndoe
Vice President, Development
$390,225
$337,269 No related comp$52,956
Paul Winfree
Distinguished Fellow in Economic Policy
$369,445
$309,979 No related comp$59,466
Robert Bluey
Vice President, Communications
$356,109
$289,797 No related comp$66,312
James Carafano
Vice President, Davis INST for Nat'L Security
$351,215
$313,765 No related comp$37,450
John Malcolm
Vice President, INST for Constitutional Gov'T
$346,051
$289,782 No related comp$56,269
Charles Stimson
Deputy Director, Edwin Meese Center
$344,562
$285,939 No related comp$58,623
John Backiel
Vice President, Finance and Accounting
$343,596
$278,763 No related comp$64,833

Other people named Kay Coles James

2022
Employee
Kay James
Friends of Hh Bennett Studio Foundatio Foundation Inc.
$0
Employee
Kay James
The Gloucester Institute Inc.
$0
Board Member
Kay James
Fort Bend ISD Education Foundation
$0
Employee
Kay James
Canandaigua Churches IN Action Inc.
$0
Board Member
Kay James
Cook Community Clinic Inc
$0
Employee
Kay Scheuer James
Scheuer Associates Foundation Inc. CO Kay Scheuer James
$0