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Employees John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Ms Barbara A Polk

Ms Barbara A Polk

Key employee

Chief Administrative Officer at John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$435,620
2024

Total compensation

Ms Barbara A Polk has been listed as an employee of John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2020. Total compensation for Ms Barbara A Polk has increased by 90.4% from 2020 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$435,620
-18.3%
Chief Administrative Officer
2024
$411k org
39.94 hrs/wk
$26k other
--
$533,501
+26.2%
Chief Administrative Officer
2023
$505k org
39.94 hrs/wk
$29k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Ms Barbara A Polk to:

2024

Other employees at John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Ms Deborah F Rutter
President
$1,460,095
$1,416,175 from orgNo related comp$43,920 other
Ms Leslie J Miller
Senior Vice President, Development
$489,600
$446,680 from orgNo related comp$42,920 other
Ms Nurit Bar-Josef
NSO Concertmaster
$467,920
$429,933 from orgNo related comp$37,987 other
Mr Timothy O'Leary
General Director, WNO
$464,292
$413,385 from orgNo related comp$50,907 other
Ms Stacey B Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
$375,579
$339,717 from orgNo related comp$35,862 other
Ms Jean Davidson
Executive Director, NSO
$361,986
$353,159 from orgNo related comp$8,827 other
Mr Ying Fu
NSO Associate Concertmaster
$355,464
$307,727 from orgNo related comp$47,737 other
Mr Mark M Cohee
HEAD Electrician, Opera House
$349,350
$265,003 from orgNo related comp$84,347 other
Ms Aswathi Zachariah
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
$349,287
$331,708 from orgNo related comp$17,579 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 990 published

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