In-Q-Tel CEO salary and executive pay
In-Q-Tel paid its CEO, S Bowsher, $3,956,844 for the fiscal year ending March 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending March 2024, the CEO was C Darby, paid $5,032,991. Total revenue on that return was $132,130,603, up 22.0% from $108,260,393 for the fiscal year ending March 2024. In-Q-Tel has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 52-2149962, Tysons, VA.
CEO, fiscal year ending March 2025
$3,956,844
- Total revenue
- $132,130,603
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 98%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending March 2025, IRS object ID 202640409349301034.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 4th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 2.99% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 14 people were paid more than $500,000, 4 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| S Bowsher CEO PRESIDENT/CEO & TRUSTEE | $3,956,844 |
| M StrottmanEVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $1,618,883 |
| G HoyemEVP, INVESTMENTS | $1,332,152 |
| B AdamsEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | $1,005,784 |
| A BertoneMNG PTNR, CALIFORNIA | $985,371 |
Also paid on the latest return: J Sobral (CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER), $955,859; M Dicken (EVP, CAPABILITIES), $934,607; J Nelson (EVP, INTERNATIONAL), $917,095; B Jadeja (SENIOR PARTNER), $865,671; T Gillespie (MNG PTNR, WASHINGTON DC), $846,794; E Chiu (SENIOR PARTNER), $819,224; E Fox (EVP, PRODUCT MKT & COMM), $812,232; S Sewall (EVP, STRATEGIC ISSUES), $807,018; Y Zheng (EVP, CHIEF OF STAFF), $777,592; M Crow (CHAIRMAN & COMMITTEE CHAIR), $42,500; H Cox End 123124 (TRUSTEE & COMMITTEE CHAIR), $37,500; P Barris (TRUSTEE & COMMITTEE CHAIR), $37,500; J Smith End 123124 (TRUSTEE & COMMITTEE CHAIR), $37,500; T Schlein (TRUSTEE & COMMITTEE CHAIR), $35,000; M Mullen (TRUSTEE), $35,000; and 3 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: C Darby End 9824 (TRUSTEE), S Catz (TRUSTEE), S Preston Eff 1125 (TRUSTEE & COMMITTEE CHAIR), A Chandna Eff 1125 (TRUSTEE).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | S Bowsher CEO PRESIDENT/CEO & TRUSTEE | $3,956,844 | $132,130,603 | Filing |
| Mar 2024 | C Darby CEO CEO (END 9/8/23) & TRUSTEE | $5,032,991 | $108,260,393 | Filing |
| Mar 2023 | C Darby CEO CEO & TRUSTEE | $3,268,717 | $184,119,866 | Filing |
| Mar 2022 | C Darby CEO CEO & TRUSTEE | $3,122,861 | $166,203,888 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending March 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending March 2025, IRS object ID 202640409349301034.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| S BowsherPRESIDENT/CEO & TRUSTEE | $2,436,535 | $1,520,309 | $988,725 | $1,250,000 | $197,810 | $1,506,094 | $14,215 | $3,956,844 |
| M StrottmanEVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $1,170,398 | $448,485 | $622,226 | $520,000 | $28,172 | $434,550 | $13,935 | $1,618,883 |
| G HoyemEVP, INVESTMENTS | $1,177,013 | $155,139 | $475,310 | $651,000 | $50,703 | $140,050 | $15,089 | $1,332,152 |
| B AdamsEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | $852,809 | $152,975 | $475,080 | $347,550 | $30,179 | $140,050 | $12,925 | $1,005,784 |
| A BertoneMNG PTNR, CALIFORNIA | $804,106 | $181,265 | $406,938 | $394,500 | $2,668 | $159,550 | $21,715 | $985,371 |
These figures come from In-Q-Tel's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How In-Q-Tel compares
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Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Dayton Foundation$953,481 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Ethical Culture Fieldston School$1,070,272 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Meridian Health Services$758,114 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
American Association for Cancer Research$1,705,978 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Huntington Library$1,102,364 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
S Bowsher (PRESIDENT/CEO & TRUSTEE) was paid $3,956,844 for the fiscal year ending March 2025: $2,436,535 from In-Q-Tel and $1,520,309 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, S Bowsher, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $3,956,844.
In-Q-Tel paid its CEO, S Bowsher, $3,956,844 for the fiscal year ending March 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending March 2024, the CEO was C Darby, paid $5,032,991. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending March 2022, when the CEO was C Darby, paid $3,122,861. By fiscal year end: March 2022, $3,122,861 (C Darby); March 2023, $3,268,717; March 2024, $5,032,991; March 2025, $3,956,844 (S Bowsher).
In-Q-Tel's return for the fiscal year ending March 2025 reports total expenses of $134,107,295 and total revenue of $132,130,603 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $1,976,692. Expenses were $141,614,988 for the fiscal year ending March 2024, so they fell 5.3%. The CEO's pay of $3,956,844 equals 2.95% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns In-Q-Tel filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on February 9, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending March 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.