Compensation 990

Smithsonian Institution

Fiscal year ending 2020. Filed on August 10, 2021.

1000 Jefferson Drive S W
Suite 500
Washington, District of Columbia 20560

Smithsonian Institution (EIN: 53-0206027) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2020 IRS Form 990 filing, Smithsonian Institution, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 30 out of 7,219 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $375,129. The highest compensated employee at Smithsonian Institution is Mr Lonnie G Bunch III with fiscal year 2020 compensation of $920,976.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$1,561,599,985

Expenses

$1,394,014,893

Employee compensation

$740,009,927
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

＋121.0%vs 2019
Mr Lonnie G Bunch III
Secretary of the Smithsonian
$920,976
$857,930 from orgNo related comp$63,046 other
＋3.7%vs 2019
Amy Chen
Chief Investment Officer
$704,102
$662,776 from orgNo related comp$41,326 other
＋19.7%vs 2019
Michael Caruso
Editor in Chief - Smithsonian Magazine
$594,333
$532,152 from orgNo related comp$62,181 other
＋2.9%vs 2019
Jeffrey Smith
Investment Officer
$541,731
$479,016 from orgNo related comp$62,715 other
＋13.9%vs 2019
Carol Leblanc
President Smithsonian Enterprises
$525,519
$448,874 from orgNo related comp$76,645 other
＋9.8%vs 2019
John Davis
Provost
$515,752
$454,242 from orgNo related comp$61,510 other
－49.0%vs 2019
David Skorton
Former Secretary
$492,404
$439,281 from orgNo related comp$53,123 other
－4.8%vs 2019
Melissa Chiu
Director - Hirshhorn Museum
$492,306
$417,838 from orgNo related comp$74,468 other
＋5.6%vs 2019
Robert Spiller
Assistant Secretary for Advancement
$477,936
$400,821 from orgNo related comp$77,115 other
New in 2020
Chase Robinson
Director of Sackler Gallery/Freer Gallery
$475,290
$422,746 from orgNo related comp$52,544 other
－5.3%vs 2017
Michael Giovenco
Investment Officer
$439,102
$404,477 from orgNo related comp$34,625 other
＋1.4%vs 2019
Richard Kurin
Former Acting Provost/Under Secretary for Museum and Research
$418,711
$355,922 from orgNo related comp$62,789 other

Non-Employee Board Members

Dr Risa J Lavizzo-Mourey
Regent
Honorable Barbara Barrett
Regent (Stepdown 10/17/2019)
Honorable David Perdue
Regent
Honorable Doris Matsui
Regent
Honorable John Boozman
Regent
Honorable John G Roberts Jr
Regent
Honorable John Shimkus
Regent
Honorable John W McCarter
Regent (Concluded 03/14/2020)
Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard
Regent
Honorable Michael R Pence
Regent
Honorable Patrick J Leahy
Regent
Mr David M Rubenstein
Regent

Mission Statement

*INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE* IS THE MISSION SET FORTH BY JAMES SMITHSON. THE SMITHSONIAN ENDEAVORS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE BY PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE, DISCOVERING NEW KNOWLEDGE, AND SHARING OUR RESOURCES WITH THE WORLD.

Revisions to this organization profile

August 11, 2025:
2024 Smithsonian Institution 990 filed
August 15, 2024:
2023 Smithsonian Institution 990 filed
August 14, 2023:
2022 Smithsonian Institution 990 filed

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