Newfields Inc
Indianapolis, IN · EIN 35-0867955 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 14,715 by total revenue
TO enrich lives through exceptional experiences with art and nature.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $30,590,585
- Total expenses
- $49,494,532
- Total assets
- $542,284,128
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $18,776,050
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $23,210,440
- Employees
- 534
- Salary base per employee
- $35,161
"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 (29)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kubacki | EX-OFFICIO/INTERIM PRES/CEO (End 10/24) | Board, Officer | 50 | $398,377 |
| Jeremiah Wise | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 50 | $355,883 |
| Le Monte G Booker Sr | President & CEO (BEG 10/2024) | Board, Officer | 50 | $101,197 |
| Anne Sellers | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Darrianne Christian | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Douglas Singleton | Secretary | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| John Lisher | AT-LARGE | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Leon Jackson | AT-LARGE | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Myrta Pulliam | AT-LARGE | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Robert Scheele | AT-LARGE | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Shane Merriweather | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Jonathan Wright | DEPUTY DIR - HORTICULTURE | Key employee | 50 | $394,091 |
| Belinda Tate | DIRECTOR OF THE IMA | Key employee | 50 | $348,340 |
| Alan Henderson | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Allan Mills | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Charles Sutphin | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Daniel Yates | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ellen Crabb | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ira Maher | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Kathi Postlethwait | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Kristen Mays-Corbitt | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Lily Pai | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Nancy Carpenter | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Nora Hiatt | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Regina Cross | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Rosemary Steinmetz | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sarah Lechleiter | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Stephanie Kim | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Toni Bader | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,340,119, which is 17.8% of the $18,776,050 salary base shared by 534 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Gause | CHIEF PEOPLE & DIVER. OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 50 | $567,565 | $0 | $53,739 | $621,304 |
| Michael Kubacki | EX-OFFICIO/INTERIM PRES/CEO (End 10/24) | Board, Officer | 50 | $395,720 | $0 | $2,657 | $398,377 |
| Jonathan Wright | DEPUTY DIR - HORTICULTURE | Key employee | 50 | $360,398 | $0 | $33,693 | $394,091 |
| Jeremiah Wise | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 50 | $321,080 | $0 | $34,803 | $355,883 |
| Belinda Tate | DIRECTOR OF THE IMA | Key employee | 50 | $338,491 | $0 | $9,849 | $348,340 |
| Colette Burnette | Former President & CEO | Former | 0 | $298,762 | $0 | $952 | $299,714 |
| Jonathan Berger | VP - MKT & EXT AFFAIRS | Highly paid employee | 50 | $263,828 | $0 | $30,301 | $294,129 |
| Grace Meils | VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT | Highly paid employee | 50 | $243,594 | $0 | $27,529 | $271,123 |
| Greg Smith | SENIOR CONSERVATION SCIENTIST | Highly paid employee | 50 | $179,360 | $0 | $29,715 | $209,075 |
| Laura McGrew | SR DIR-GUEST EXP AND VOLUNTEER | Highly paid employee | 50 | $127,877 | $0 | $20,206 | $148,083 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202601349349304940 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 35-0867955
- Organization website (as filed): www.discovernewfields.org