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National Geographic Society

Fiscal year ending 2022. Filed on May 15, 2023.

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 2022 IRS Form 990 filing, National Geographic Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 21 out of 662 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $451,397. The highest compensated employee at National Geographic Society is Jill Tiefenthaler with fiscal year 2022 compensation of $1,361,625.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$157,560,446

Expenses

$188,921,145

Employee compensation

$69,879,911
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Jill Tiefenthaler
Chief Executive Officer
$1,361,625
$1,327,097 No related comp$34,528
Michael Ulica
President/Coo/Treasurer
$864,987
$837,263 No related comp$27,724
Kristi Craig
Chief Investment Officer
$603,671
$582,911 No related comp$20,760
Kara Ramirez Mullins
Chief Advancement Officer
$594,149
$562,392 No related comp$31,757
Sumeet Seam
Chief Legal Officer
$584,119
$551,096 No related comp$33,023
Ian Miller
Chief Science Innovation Officer
$555,990
$527,879 No related comp$28,111
Crystal Brown
Chief Communications Officer
$536,504
$523,370 No related comp$13,134
Vicki Phillips
Executive Vice President Chief Education Officer
$498,774
$498,774 No related compNo other comp
Mara Dell
Chief Human Resources Officer
$436,446
$413,188 No related comp$23,258
Enric Sala
Explorer in Residence
$416,895
$397,331 No related comp$19,564
Robert Young
Chief Financial Officer
$415,057
$383,837 No related comp$31,220
Jason Southern
Chief Technology Officer
$389,233
$357,044 No related comp$32,189

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Angel Cabrera
Trustee
$18,905
$18,905 No related compNo other comp
Nancy Pfund
Trustee
$14,462
$14,462 No related compNo other comp
George Munoz
Trustee
$10,431
$10,431 No related compNo other comp
Anthony A Williams
Trustee
$6,770
$6,770 No related compNo other comp
Alexandra Grosvenor Eller
Trustee
$6,121
$6,121 No related compNo other comp
Frederick J Ryan Jr
Trustee
$1,036
$1,036 No related compNo other comp
Katherine Bradley
Vice Chair
$1,036
$1,036 No related compNo other comp
Ellen R Stofan
Trustee
$1,036
$1,036 No related compNo other comp
Mark Moore
Trustee
$1,036
$1,036 No related compNo other comp
Joseph M Desimone
Trustee
$1,036
$1,036 No related compNo other comp
Paula Kahumbu
Trustee
No compensation reported
Dina Powell McCormick
Trustee
No compensation reported

Contractors

Digital Velocity Partners LLC
IT Services/Consulting
$4,289,214
Hickok Cole Architects Inc
Architecture
$3,317,765
Hbp Inc.
Fundraising
$2,562,176
Production Management Group
Fundraising
$2,435,318
Epam Systems Inc.
IT Services/Consulting
$2,117,739

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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