National Geographic Society
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0193519 · Education · Rank 1,931 by total revenue
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.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $340,516,012
- Total expenses
- $222,560,462
- Total assets
- $2,456,049,733
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $75,201,008
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $93,621,693
- Employees
- 753
- Salary base per employee
- $99,869
"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 (37)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Tiefenthaler | CEO | Board, Officer | 45 | $1,571,576 |
| Darien Wright | CFO & COO | Officer | 45 | $679,712 |
| Sumeet Seam | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | 45 | $670,340 |
| Angela Taylor | FORMER INTERIM CFO | Officer | 45 | $374,935 |
| Kara Ramirez Mullins | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $676,783 |
| Crystal Brown | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $594,750 |
| Ian Miller | CHIEF SCIENCE & INNOVATION OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $591,022 |
| Shannon Bartlett | CHIEF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & SOCIAL | Key employee | 45 | $566,944 |
| Mara Dell | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $517,938 |
| Emily Dunham | CHIEF CAMPUS AND EXPERIENCES | Key employee | 45 | $502,373 |
| Kim Waldron | CHIEF OF STAFF & PROGRAM ALIGNMENT | Key employee | 45 | $464,474 |
| Deborah Grayson | CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $451,422 |
| Jason Southern | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $429,135 |
| Sandesh Kadur | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | $48,500 |
| Afsaneh Beschloss | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Angel Cabrera | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Anthony A Williams | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Brendan P Bechtel | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Claudia Madrazo | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Dambisa Moyo | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| David Marriott | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Deborah Lehr | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Dina Powell McCormick | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Ellen R Stofan | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Evan G Greenberg | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Frederick J Ryan Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Henry Ellenbogen | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Jean Case | CHAIRMAN | Board | 4 | None reported |
| John K Delaney | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Joseph M Desimone | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Kate Brandt | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Katherine Bradley | VICE CHAIRMAN | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Kevin J Maroni | VICE CHAIRMAN | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Mark Moore | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Nancy Pfund | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Rajiv Shah | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Strive Masiyiwa | TRUSTEE | Board | 4 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $7,866,609, which is 10.5% of the $75,201,008 salary base shared by 753 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Tiefenthaler | CEO | Board, Officer | 45 | $1,531,988 | $0 | $39,588 | $1,571,576 |
| Kristi Craig | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 45 | $1,307,860 | $0 | $38,862 | $1,346,722 |
| Darien Wright | CFO & COO | Officer | 45 | $665,546 | $0 | $14,166 | $679,712 |
| Kara Ramirez Mullins | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $639,317 | $0 | $37,466 | $676,783 |
| Sumeet Seam | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | 45 | $631,612 | $0 | $38,728 | $670,340 |
| John Coombe | DIRECTOR, INVESTMENTS | Highly paid employee | 45 | $637,308 | $0 | $13,514 | $650,822 |
| Crystal Brown | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $593,153 | $0 | $1,597 | $594,750 |
| Ian Miller | CHIEF SCIENCE & INNOVATION OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $559,333 | $0 | $31,689 | $591,022 |
| Shannon Bartlett | CHIEF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & SOCIAL | Key employee | 45 | $358,772 | $0 | $208,172 | $566,944 |
| Mara Dell | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | Key employee | 45 | $490,937 | $0 | $27,001 | $517,938 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202622039349300962 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 53-0193519
- Organization website (as filed): nationalgeographic.org