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Employees Search Institute Kent Pekel

Kent Pekel

OfficerTrustee/director

Former President and CEO at Search Institute

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

$114,309
2021

Total compensation

Kent Pekel has been listed as an employee of Search Institute in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Kent Pekel has decreased by 36.4% from 2016 to 2021.

Annual compensation details

$114,309
-44.1%
Former President and CEO
2021
$112k org
40 hrs/wk
$3k other
--
$204,485
+4.7%
President and Chief Executive Officer
2020
$202k org
40 hrs/wk
$3k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Kent Pekel to:

2021

Other employees at Search Institute

Cheryl Mayberry
Chief Operating Officer
$170,727
$155,827 from orgNo related comp$14,900 other
Ben Houtlberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
$168,524
$164,782 from orgNo related comp$3,742 other
Eugene Roehlkepartain
Senior Scholar
$161,001
$138,415 from orgNo related comp$22,586 other
William J McCabe
Former Chief Financial Officer
$62,099
$53,905 from orgNo related comp$8,194 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2021 Search Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 Search Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2019 Search Institute 990 published

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