Compensation 990

The Barack Obama Foundation

Fiscal year ending 2017. Filed on September 19, 2018.

5235 South Harper Court No 1140
Chicago, Illinois 60615

The Barack Obama Foundation (EIN: 46-4950751), also known as The Obama Foundation, has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2017 IRS Form 990 filing, The Barack Obama Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 12 out of 85 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $311,409. The highest compensated employee at The Barack Obama Foundation is Robbin Cohen with fiscal year 2017 compensation of $862,055.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$232,148,718

Expenses

$21,271,265

Employee compensation

$8,789,411
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Robbin Cohen
Executive Director
$862,055
$827,834 from orgNo related comp$34,221 other
David Simas
Chief Executive Officer
$614,636
$590,651 from orgNo related comp$23,985 other
Glenn Brown
Chief Digital Officer
$378,519
$372,692 from orgNo related comp$5,827 other
Michael Strautmanis
Chief Engagement Officer
$292,044
$262,048 from orgNo related comp$29,996 other
Jordan Kaplan
Chief Development Officer
$256,903
$232,524 from orgNo related comp$24,379 other
Roark Frankel
Director of Planning and Construction
$253,430
$222,551 from orgNo related comp$30,879 other
Benjamin Rhodes
Chief International Officer
$227,311
$207,882 from orgNo related comp$19,429 other
Elisabeth Siciliano
Director, CEO Office and CORP Counsel
$195,157
$187,634 from orgNo related comp$7,523 other
Bernadette Meehan
EXEC Director of Int'L Programming
$180,048
$166,024 from orgNo related comp$14,024 other
Amy Weisser Thru 101417
Director of Exhibitions
$164,690
$143,322 from orgNo related comp$21,368 other
Jamison Citron
Director of Development Strategy
$160,020
$152,906 from orgNo related comp$7,114 other
Addar Levi
Deputy General Counsel
$152,094
$149,282 from orgNo related comp$2,812 other

Non-Employee Board Members

David Plouffe
Vice President and Secretary and Director
Deval Patrick
Vice President and Treasurer and Director
Dr Mahalia A Hines
Director
Glenn Hutchins
Director
John Doerr
Director
John Kevin Poorman
President and Director
John Rogers
Director
Juan Salgado
Director
Julianna Smoot
Director
Martin H Nesbitt
Chair and Director
Maya Soetoro-Ng
Director
Michael Sacks
Director

Contractors

Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Architects
$4,963,525
The Center Consortium
Project Management
$1,565,622
Elite Productions Services LLC
Production
$1,396,576
Blue State Digital Inc.
Digital
$659,766
Ralph Appelbaum Associates Inc.
Design
$587,445

Mission Statement

TO INSPIRE, EMPOWER, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR WORLD AND TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT.

Revisions to this organization profile

September 4, 2025:
2024 The Barack Obama Foundation 990 filed
July 24, 2024:
2023 The Barack Obama Foundation 990 filed
July 26, 2023:
2022 The Barack Obama Foundation 990 filed

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