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Employees The Reason Foundation Nicholas Gillespie

Nicholas Gillespie

Highest compensated employee

Editor at Large at The Reason Foundation

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

$242,226
2024

Total compensation

Nicholas Gillespie has been listed as an employee of The Reason Foundation in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Nicholas Gillespie has decreased by 6.9% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$242,226
+3.2%
Editor at Large
2024
$235k org
40 hrs/wk
$8k other
--
$234,723
-0.2%
Editor at Large
2023
$228k org
40 hrs/wk
$8k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Nicholas Gillespie to:

2024

Other employees at The Reason Foundation

David Nott
President and Chief Executive Officer
$531,582
$418,617 from orgNo related comp$112,965 other
Adrian T Moore
Vice President, Policy
$245,574
$232,056 from orgNo related comp$13,518 other
Jonathan Graff
Chief Financial Officer
$242,484
$224,322 from orgNo related comp$18,162 other
Katherine Mangu-Ward
Vp/Editor-In-Chief
$237,828
$219,666 from orgNo related comp$18,162 other
Robert Poole
Founder, Director of Transportation Policy
$235,360
$235,000 from orgNo related comp$360 other
Leonard Gilroy
Vice President Government Reform
$229,476
$221,540 from orgNo related comp$7,936 other
Michael Alissi
Vice President, Operations
$220,229
$202,086 from orgNo related comp$18,143 other
Jacqueline Pyke
Development Director
$162,486
$162,167 from orgNo related comp$319 other
Carin Mann
Director of Donor Communications
$155,658
$147,784 from orgNo related comp$7,874 other
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Revisions to this profile

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

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