Sesame Workshop
New York, NY · EIN 13-2655731 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 3,251 by total revenue
Our mission is to help kids grow smarter, stronger and kinder.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $180,674,492
- Total expenses
- $169,692,246
- Total assets
- $584,866,720
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $55,934,040
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $71,726,031
- Employees
- 798
- Salary base per employee
- $70,093
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (25)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrie Rollins Westin | PRESIDENT & CEO | Board, Officer | 60 | $1,136,265 |
| Valerie Mitchell-Johnston | EVP/GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 60 | $550,026 |
| Brett Robinson | CFO & EVP OF FIN., TECHNOLOGY | Officer | 60 | $529,345 |
| Gabrielle Sulzberger | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | Board, Officer | 0.5 | None reported |
| Joseph Giraldi | COO (AS OF 01/2025) | Officer | 60 | None reported |
| Kay N Wilson Stallings | EVP, CREATIVE & PRODUCTION | Key employee | 60 | $551,141 |
| Shari Rosenfeld | SVP INT. SOC. IMPACT (THRU 08/24) | Key employee | 60 | $548,247 |
| Randle Whitfield Higgins | EVP & HEAD OF GLOBAL ENT. | Key employee | 60 | $513,416 |
| Lesley Bourns | SVP INT. SOC. IMPACT | Key employee | 60 | $380,373 |
| Joan Ganz Cooney | HONORARY TRUSTEE (NON-VOTING) | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Varun Chandra | TRUSTEE (THRU 07/2024) | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Stephen Davis | TRUSTEE (AS OF 12/2024) | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Thasunda Brown Duckett | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Lee Eastman | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Kathleen G Elsesser | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Carla Harris | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Valerie Jarrett | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Dr Amy Beth Jordan PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Paul Lindley | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Jenna Mack | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Michael G Manasse | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Dr Beverly Daniel Tatum | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Ann Rubinstein Tisch | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Miriam Rivera | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Jeffrey Weiss | TRUSTEE | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $6,140,938, which is 11.0% of the $55,934,040 salary base shared by 798 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrie Rollins Westin | PRESIDENT & CEO | Board, Officer | 60 | $1,099,259 | $0 | $37,006 | $1,136,265 |
| Stephen Youngwood | FORMER CEO | Former | 0 | $751,982 | $0 | $9,059 | $761,041 |
| Kay N Wilson Stallings | EVP, CREATIVE & PRODUCTION | Key employee | 60 | $527,067 | $0 | $24,074 | $551,141 |
| Valerie Mitchell-Johnston | EVP/GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 60 | $436,625 | $0 | $113,401 | $550,026 |
| Shari Rosenfeld | SVP INT. SOC. IMPACT (THRU 08/24) | Key employee | 60 | $468,351 | $0 | $79,896 | $548,247 |
| Brett Robinson | CFO & EVP OF FIN., TECHNOLOGY | Officer | 60 | $493,087 | $0 | $36,258 | $529,345 |
| Hillary W Strong | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 60 | $411,228 | $0 | $116,329 | $527,557 |
| Shadrach Kisten | SVP, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 60 | $400,469 | $0 | $116,264 | $516,733 |
| Randle Whitfield Higgins | EVP & HEAD OF GLOBAL ENT. | Key employee | 60 | $445,418 | $0 | $67,998 | $513,416 |
| Jennifer Alison Bryant | CHIEF RES, EDU, DATA (THRU 02/25) | Highly paid employee | 60 | $442,500 | $0 | $64,667 | $507,167 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611349349312926 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-2655731
- Organization website (as filed): www.sesameworkshop.org