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National Geographic Society

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on September 30, 2025.

1145 17th St NW
Suite 300
Washington, District of Columbia 20036

National Geographic Society (EIN: 53-0193519) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, National Geographic Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 21 out of 760 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $572,472. The highest compensated employee at National Geographic Society is Jill Tiefenthaler with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $2,078,124.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$209,304,518

Expenses

$220,522,212

Employee compensation

$93,185,694
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Jill Tiefenthaler
Chief Executive Officer
$2,078,124
$2,039,099 No related comp$39,025
Kristi Craig
Chief Investment Officer
$1,186,400
$1,159,875 No related comp$26,525
Michael Ulica
Former President/Coo/Treasurer
$858,832
$840,287 No related comp$18,545
Kara Ramirez Mullins
Chief Advancement Officer
$668,287
$631,692 No related comp$36,595
Sumeet Seam
Chief Legal Officer
$624,219
$586,464 No related comp$37,755
Crystal Brown
Chief Communications Officer
$607,681
$592,929 No related comp$14,752
Ian Miller
Chief Science and Innovation Officer
$593,689
$562,822 No related comp$30,867
John Coombe
Director, Investments
$523,145
$520,886 No related comp$2,259
Mara Dell
Chief Human Resources Officer
$502,724
$476,117 No related comp$26,607
Kim Waldron
Chief of Staff and Program Alignment
$457,572
$427,107 No related comp$30,465
Darien Wright
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
$451,729
$445,068 No related comp$6,661
Enric Sala
Explorer in Residence
$448,487
$437,600 No related comp$10,887

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Angel Cabrera
Trustee
$9,124
$9,124 No related compNo other comp
Jean Case
Chair
$6,200
$6,200 No related compNo other comp
Rajiv Shah
Trustee
$6,200
$6,200 No related compNo other comp
Katherine Bradley
Vice Chair
$6,200
$6,200 No related compNo other comp
Kate Brandt
Trustee
$6,200
$6,200 No related compNo other comp
Joseph M Desimone
Trustee
$6,200
$6,200 No related compNo other comp
Nancy Pfund
Trustee
$6,200
$6,200 No related compNo other comp
Mark Moore
Trustee
$6,200
$6,200 No related compNo other comp
Evan G Greenberg
Trustee
$6,200
$6,200 No related compNo other comp
Anthony A Williams
Trustee
$6,200
$6,200 No related compNo other comp
Frederick J Ryan Jr
Trustee
No compensation reported
Strive Masiyiwa
Trustee
No compensation reported

Contractors

Hitt Contracting Inc.
Construction
$70,072,972
Seaside Consulting Sa
Consulting
$4,569,895
Hbp Inc.
Fundraising
$4,000,064
Hickok Cole Architects Inc
Architecture
$3,539,756
E2K Events X Entertainment
Professional
$2,906,765

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Society shall be to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge and use the power of science, exploration, education and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of the world.

Revisions to this organization profile

September 30, 2025:
2024 National Geographic Society 990 filed
May 10, 2024:
2023 National Geographic Society 990 filed
May 15, 2023:
2022 National Geographic Society 990 filed

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