Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-6132185 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 6,226 by total revenue
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Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $84,474,155
- Total expenses
- $72,597,432
- Total assets
- $487,050,097
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $30,794,792
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $38,376,845
- Employees
- 577
- Salary base per employee
- $53,371
"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 (48)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Bettison-Varga | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | Board, Officer | 44 | $848,271 |
| Leslie Negritto | CFO, COO, SECRETARY | Officer | 44 | $429,238 |
| Heather De Roos | CHAIR OF THE BOARD | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Curtis C Jung | PRESIDENT, BOARD OF GOVERN | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Alex Kendall | VP, BOARD OF TRUSTEES | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Megan McGowan-Epstein | PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Luis Chiappe | SR. VP, RESEARCH & COLLECTIONS | Key employee | 44 | $426,282 |
| Paul Bessire | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 44 | $417,099 |
| Shana Mathur | CHIEF STRATEGY & EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER | Key employee | 44 | $356,333 |
| Nooshin Nathan | CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Key employee | 44 | $348,187 |
| Chebon Dee Marshall | CHIEF OF STAFF | Key employee | 44 | $198,015 |
| Victoria Aparece | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Stacey Armato | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Anissa Balson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Keith Berglund | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michelle Black | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Esther Chao | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan Dever | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Charlene Dimas-Peinado | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Nancy Edwards | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Alan Epstein | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William M Garland III | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard Genow | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Karen A Hoffman | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael H Jones | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Deborah Kallick | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rita Kampalath | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lorri Kampfner | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard Keller | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Vince Lawler | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Margaret Levy | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joseph Lumarada | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Walter Marks | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gregg Martin | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Diane G Medina | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard Moss | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Noramae Munster | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Naomi Nakagama-Kurata | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joan Payden | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jenna Perlstein | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Marty Preciado | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert Procop | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Naomi Rainey-Pierson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mikaela Randolph | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Peter Scranton | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeff Stibel | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cynthia Telles | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jun Xu | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,672,035, which is 11.9% of the $30,794,792 salary base shared by 577 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Bettison-Varga | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | Board, Officer | 44 | $513,411 | $287,548 | $47,312 | $848,271 |
| Leslie Negritto | CFO, COO, SECRETARY | Officer | 44 | $398,738 | $0 | $30,500 | $429,238 |
| Luis Chiappe | SR. VP, RESEARCH & COLLECTIONS | Key employee | 44 | $395,782 | $0 | $30,500 | $426,282 |
| Paul Bessire | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 44 | $395,782 | $0 | $21,317 | $417,099 |
| Shana Mathur | CHIEF STRATEGY & EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER | Key employee | 44 | $325,833 | $0 | $30,500 | $356,333 |
| Nooshin Nathan | CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Key employee | 44 | $317,737 | $0 | $30,450 | $348,187 |
| Maurice Ochoa | ASSOC VP, OPERATION, FACILITIES | Highly paid employee | 44 | $188,392 | $0 | $28,259 | $216,651 |
| Stephen Manuel De La Rosa | ASSOC VP, FINANCIAL PLANNING | Highly paid employee | 44 | $201,054 | $0 | $15,246 | $216,300 |
| Laurel Elizabeth Dickow | VP, LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT | Highly paid employee | 44 | $199,684 | $0 | $15,975 | $215,659 |
| Chebon Dee Marshall | CHIEF OF STAFF | Key employee | 44 | $193,063 | $0 | $4,952 | $198,015 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611329349307261 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-6132185
- Organization website (as filed): www.nhm.org