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Employees Center for Popular Democracy Inc. Steven Kest

Steven Kest

Highest compensated employee

Senior Advisor at Center for Popular Democracy Inc.

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

$208,492
2024

Total compensation

Steven Kest has been listed as an employee of Center for Popular Democracy Inc. in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Steven Kest has increased by 16.1% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$208,492
Senior Advisor
2024
$168k org
40 hrs/wk
$41k other
--
$205,460
+2%
Senior Advisor
2022
$171k org
40 hrs/wk
$35k other
--

Total compensation by year

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2024

Other employees at Center for Popular Democracy Inc.

Damareo Cooper
Co-Executive Director
$235,179
$197,247 from orgNo related comp$37,932 other
Analilia Mejia
Co-Executive Director
$232,873
$195,272 from orgNo related comp$37,601 other
Jennifer Freedman
Chief Operating Officer
$224,816
$169,841 from orgNo related comp$54,975 other
Jennifer Alice Flynn Walker
Co-Chief of Campaigns
$213,348
$147,914 from orgNo related comp$65,434 other
Oona Chatterjee
Chief of Staff
$207,859
$196,187 from orgNo related comp$11,672 other
Steven Dooley
Organizing Director
$204,702
$152,835 from orgNo related comp$51,867 other
Alisha Brooks
Chief of Equity, People and Culture
$201,983
$152,871 from orgNo related comp$49,112 other
Claire Davis
Finance Director
$192,633
$152,363 from orgNo related comp$40,270 other
Julio Lopez Varona
Co-Chief of Campaigns
$184,051
$166,827 from orgNo related comp$17,224 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Center for Popular Democracy Inc. 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Center for Popular Democracy Inc. 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 Center for Popular Democracy Inc. 990 published

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