The Aspen Institute Inc
Washington, DC · EIN 84-0399006 · Social science · Rank 1,496 by total revenue
The aspen institute ignites human potential to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world. we drive change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the greatest challenges of our time in service of a more free, just, and equitable society. we do this by facilitating dialogue and curating convenings, developing leaders and leadership, and enabling solutions.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $443,841,184
- Total expenses
- $234,264,178
- Total assets
- $756,622,679
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $75,596,832
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $93,571,415
- Employees
- 754
- Salary base per employee
- $100,261
"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 (76)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel R Porterfield | PRESIDENT & CEO | Board, Officer | 40 | $911,570 |
| Elliot Gerson | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $585,353 |
| David Langstaff Evp | UNTIL 11/24, SEN. ADV. TO PRES/CEO | Officer | 40 | $559,194 |
| Andrew Axelrod | EVP FINANCE & EBD, TREASURER | Officer | 40 | $529,219 |
| Maria Acebal | EVP STRATEGY & CORP SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $411,680 |
| James Pickup | GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 40 | $373,264 |
| Kayatanya Henderson | EVP, ED CENTER FOR RISING GENERATIONS | Officer | 40 | $151,681 |
| Margot L Pritzker | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 10 | None reported |
| Katharine Albright | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeffrey S Aronin | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Alex M Azar II | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Donna Barksdale | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mercedes Bass | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Miguel Mike Bezos | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lawrence D Bobo | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Beth Brooke | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William D Budinger | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William Bynum | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Troy Carter | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cesar R Conde | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Phyllis Coulter | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Katie Couric | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lester Crown | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Paula Crown | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Andrea Cunningham | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kenneth L Davis MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| L John Doerr | TRUSTEE - UNTIL 04/24 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thelma Duggin | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Arne Duncan | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael D Eisner | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| L Brooks Entwistle | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Roger W Ferguson Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Elizabeth A Fleming | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Henry Louis Gates Jr | TRUSTEE - UNTIL 04/24 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Russell Goldsmith | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Antonio Gracias | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Patrick W Gross | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Arjun Gupta | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jane Harman | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kaya Henderson | TRUSTEE - UNTIL 08/24 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mark S Hoplamazian | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gerald D Hosier | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert J Hurst | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Sonia Kapadia | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael Klein | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Laura Heller Lauder | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Leonard Lauder | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Keli Lee | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Melony Lewis | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| J Michael Luttig | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James M Manyika | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Craig C Martin | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William E Mayer | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Bonnie Palmer McCloskey | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Anne Welsh McNulty | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Diane L Morris | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Karlheinz Muhr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Clare Munana | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jerry Murdock | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Her Majesty Queen Noor | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Olara A Otunnu | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Asutosh Padhi | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Elaine Pagels | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Perri Peltz | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Carrie Walton Penner | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Carla Pineyro-Sublett | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lynda R Resnick | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William Resnick | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Anna Deavere Smith | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert K Steel | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Laurie M Tisch | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christopher Varelas | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Roderick K Von Lipsey | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Vin Weber | TRUSTEE - UNTIL 08/24 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jessie Woolley-Wilson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Alice Young | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $5,361,676, which is 7.1% of the $75,596,832 salary base shared by 754 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel R Porterfield | PRESIDENT & CEO | Board, Officer | 40 | $802,875 | $0 | $108,695 | $911,570 |
| Elliot Gerson | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $498,051 | $0 | $87,302 | $585,353 |
| David Langstaff Evp | UNTIL 11/24, SEN. ADV. TO PRES/CEO | Officer | 40 | $460,588 | $0 | $98,606 | $559,194 |
| Andrew Axelrod | EVP FINANCE & EBD, TREASURER | Officer | 40 | $463,970 | $0 | $65,249 | $529,219 |
| James Spiegelman | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $378,027 | $0 | $104,283 | $482,310 |
| Stephen Patrick | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $372,292 | $0 | $109,247 | $481,539 |
| Anne Mosle | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $375,269 | $0 | $106,037 | $481,306 |
| Vivian Schiller | VP, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $391,180 | $0 | $87,343 | $478,523 |
| Suzanne Berger | VP, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $414,422 | $0 | $26,560 | $440,982 |
| Maria Acebal | EVP STRATEGY & CORP SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $352,833 | $0 | $58,847 | $411,680 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202503019349301850 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 84-0399006
- Organization website (as filed): www.aspeninstitute.org