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Employees Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Michael Forster

Michael Forster

Officer

Chief Operating Officer at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2020. Published on January 24, 2026.

$290,782
2020

Total compensation

Michael Forster has been listed as an employee of Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Michael Forster has increased by 74.4% from 2016 to 2020.

Annual compensation details

$290,782
-5.6%
Chief Operating Officer
2020
$240k org
40 hrs/wk
$52k other
--
$308,050
Chief Operating Officer
2019
$252k org
40 hrs/wk
$57k other
--

Total compensation by year

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2020

Other employees at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Jane Harman
President
$525,797
$483,320 from orgNo related comp$42,477 other
Robert Litwak
Vice President Scholars
$246,095
$198,089 from orgNo related comp$48,006 other
Linda Roth
Vice President, External Relations
$231,971
$196,933 from orgNo related comp$35,038 other
Sue Howard
Acting Chief Financial Officer
$220,945
$177,203 from orgNo related comp$43,742 other
Matthew Rojanski
Program Director
$220,538
$178,101 from orgNo related comp$42,437 other
Monde Muyangwa
Program Director
$217,164
$178,101 from orgNo related comp$39,063 other
Robert Daly
Program Director
$215,541
$173,101 from orgNo related comp$42,440 other
Christian Ostermann
Program Director
$215,155
$178,101 from orgNo related comp$37,054 other
Cynthia Arnson
Program Director
$212,691
$167,400 from orgNo related comp$45,291 other
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January 24, 2026:
2020 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2019 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2018 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 990 published

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