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Employees The Gladney Center for Adoption Mark Melson

Mark Melson

Officer

President and Chief Executive Officer at The Gladney Center for Adoption

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

$309,262
2024

Total compensation

Mark Melson has been listed as an employee of The Gladney Center for Adoption in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2018. Total compensation for Mark Melson has increased by 44.4% from 2018 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$309,262
+42.5%
President and Chief Executive Officer
2024
$290k org
40 hrs/wk
$21k other
--
$217,052
-24.6%
President and Chief Executive Officer
2023
$218k org
40 hrs/wk
$287,927
+9.1%

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Mark Melson to:

2024

Other employees at The Gladney Center for Adoption

Heidi Cox
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
$228,540
$222,831 from orgNo related comp$5,709 other
Gongzhan Wu
Vice President, Manager Director ASIA
$143,707
$132,607 from orgNo related comp$11,100 other
Lisa Schuessler
Vice President, Development
$133,295
$114,811 from orgNo related comp$18,484 other
Jennifer Schaeffer
Controller
$111,779
$101,837 from orgNo related comp$9,942 other
Andrea Connolly
Chief Human Resources Officer
$103,796
$103,796 from orgNo related compNo other comp
Ashley Whiteside
Vice President, Domestic Adoption
$0
Kristin Porter
Chief Program Officer
$0
David Maxwell
Chief Program Officer
$0
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 The Gladney Center for Adoption 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 The Gladney Center for Adoption 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The Gladney Center for Adoption 990 published

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