Discovery Institute

Fiscal year ending 2018. Filed on November 15, 2019.

208 Columbia St
Seattle, Washington 98104

Discovery Institute (EIN: 91-1521697) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2018 IRS Form 990 filing, Discovery Institute, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 9 out of 43 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $131,433. The highest compensated employee at Discovery Institute is Stephen Meyer with fiscal year 2018 compensation of $279,311.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$8,193,998

Expenses

$6,303,202

Employee compensation

$3,001,366

Reported Compensated Employees

Stephen Meyer

Employee

$279,311

$252,500 No related comp$26,811

Steven Buri

President

$174,225

$170,325 No related comp$3,900

John West

Vice President and Public Relations

$170,877

$145,980 No related comp$24,897

Jonathan Witt

Employee

$134,231

$107,405 No related comp$26,826

Jonathan Wells

Employee

$123,840

$105,000 No related comp$18,840

Bruce Chapman

Chair

$93,055

$90,000 No related comp$3,055

Kelly Unger

Secretary

$92,880

$83,800 No related comp$9,080

Steve Schwarz

Vice President and Treasurer

$76,995

$70,771 No related comp$6,224

Eric Garcia

Vice President and Treasurer

$37,485

$27,225 No related comp$10,260

Non-Employee Board Members

Contractors

Josiah Seaman

Consulting

$103,941

Mission Statement

TO ADVANCE A CULTURE OF PURPOSE, CREATIVITY, AND INNOVATION IN A DIVERSE SET OF FIELDS. THIS MISSION IS ACHIEVED THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ANALYSIS OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES.