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Employees The Ross Foundation Mark Karnes

Mark Karnes

Director of Operations/Trustee at The Ross Foundation

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

$165,114
2024

Total compensation

Mark Karnes has been listed as an employee of The Ross Foundation in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Mark Karnes has increased by 17.2% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$165,114
-3.9%
Director of Operations/Trustee
2024
$151k org
40 hrs/wk
$15k other
--
$171,753
+3.4%
Director of Operations/Trustee
2023
$140k org
40 hrs/wk
$33k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Mark Karnes to:

2024

Other employees at The Ross Foundation

Mary Elizabeth Eldridge
Director of Programs/Trustee
$80,220
$64,083 from org—$16,137 other
Ross Whipple
Chair and Trustee
$78,312
$78,050 from org—$262 other
Mary Whipple
Secretary and Trustee
$18,000
$18,000 from org—No other comp
Emily Nadeau
Trustee
$18,000
$18,000 from org—No other comp
Peggy Clark
Trustee
$18,000
$18,000 from org—No other comp
Clark Tennyson
Trustee
$18,000
$18,000 from org—No other comp
Margaret Doose
Trustee
$18,000
$18,000 from org—No other comp
Mary Kathryn Tennyson
Trustee
$18,000
$18,000 from org—No other comp
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Revisions to this profile

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

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$166,068
+5.5%
Director of Operations/Trustee
2022
$135k org
40 hrs/wk
$32k other
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$157,356
+1.9%
Director of Operations/Trustee
2021
$127k org
40 hrs/wk
$31k other
--
$154,476
+2.1%
Tr/Dir of Ops
2020
$124k org
40 hrs/wk
$31k other
--
$151,241
+2.3%
Tr/Dir of Ops
2019
$122k org
40 hrs/wk
$30k other
--
$147,783
+1.6%
Tr/Dir of Ops
2018
$121k org
40 hrs/wk
$28k other
--
$145,516
+3.3%
Director and Trustee
2017
$108k org
40 hrs/wk
$39k other
--
$140,859
Director and Trustee
2016
$114k org
40 hrs/wk
$28k other
--

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