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Employees John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Ms Deborah F Rutter

Ms Deborah F Rutter

Officer

President at John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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

$1,460,095
2024

Total compensation

Ms Deborah F Rutter has been listed as an employee of John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Ms Deborah F Rutter has increased by 44.1% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$1,460,095
+3.1%
President
2024
$1.4M org
39.88 hrs/wk
$44k other
--
$1,416,477
+59.7%
President
2023
$1.4M org
39.94 hrs/wk
$41k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Ms Deborah F Rutter to:

2024

Other employees at John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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 Barbara A Polk
Chief Administrative Officer
$435,620
$410,023 from orgNo related comp$25,597 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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$886,802
+63.7%
President
2022
$852k org
39.9 hrs/wk
$36k other
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$541,719
-61.4%
President
2021
$508k org
39.94 hrs/wk
$35k other
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$1,403,982
+8.8%
President
2020
$1.4M org
39.94 hrs/wk
$36k other
--
$1,290,339
-0.7%
President
2019
$1.3M org
39.94 hrs/wk
$35k other
--
$1,299,991
+32.6%
President
2018
$1.3M org
39.94 hrs/wk
$34k other
--
$980,232
-3.3%
President
2017
$948k org
39.94 hrs/wk
$33k other
--
$1,013,585
President
2016
$982k org
39.94 hrs/wk
$32k other
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