Milken Institute CEO salary and executive pay
Milken Institute paid its CEO, Richard Ditizio, $1,123,036 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $107,341 (10.6%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $388,976,676, up 47.0% from $264,659,454 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. Milken Institute has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 95-4240775, Santa Monica, CA.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$1,123,036
- Total revenue
- $388,976,676
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 32%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533219349311283.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 140th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.29% 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, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Richard Ditizio CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & PRESIDENT | $1,123,036 |
| John HunterCOO & CFO | $626,694 |
| Esther KrofahEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | $556,695 |
| Melissa StevensEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | $550,314 |
| Sarah SandlerEXEC DIR-BUSINESS & PROG DEVELOPMENT | $550,155 |
Also paid on the latest return: Rachel Goslins (EXEC DIRECTOR - MCAAD), $541,939; Martha Mazzone (GENERAL COUNSEL), $519,335; Michael L Klowden (EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN), $117,195.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Michael Milken (CHAIRMAN), Ralph Finerman (TREASURER), Richard Sandler (SECRETARY), Dr Yvonne Chan (DIRECTOR), Mariano Guzman (DIRECTOR), Dr Freda Lewis-Hall (DIRECTOR), Gregory Milken (DIRECTOR), Lance Milken (DIRECTOR), Lori Milken (DIRECTOR), Kneeland Youngblood (DIRECTOR).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Richard Ditizio CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & PRESIDENT | $1,123,036 | $388,976,676 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Richard Ditizio CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & PRESIDENT | $1,015,695 | $264,659,454 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Richard Ditizio CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & PRESIDENT | $816,832 | $273,734,030 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533219349311283.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Richard DitizioCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & PRESIDENT | $1,044,552 | $78,484 | $692,572 | $350,000 | $1,980 | $30,500 | $47,984 | $1,123,036 |
| John HunterCOO & CFO | $528,790 | $97,904 | $424,980 | $100,000 | $3,810 | $30,500 | $67,404 | $626,694 |
| Esther KrofahEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | $514,764 | $41,931 | $404,464 | $110,000 | $300 | $23,000 | $18,931 | $556,695 |
| Melissa StevensEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | $514,889 | $35,425 | $414,439 | $100,000 | $450 | $23,000 | $12,425 | $550,314 |
| Sarah SandlerEXEC DIR-BUSINESS & PROG DEVELOPMENT | $505,063 | $45,092 | $304,763 | $200,000 | $300 | $23,000 | $22,092 | $550,155 |
These figures come from Milken Institute'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 Milken Institute compares
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Lifespace Communities$1,302,737 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
California Community Foundation$731,053 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Feed the Children$530,257 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
North East Medical Services$1,950,174 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Community Options$2,609,137 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Richard Ditizio (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & PRESIDENT) was paid $1,123,036 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $1,044,552 from Milken Institute and $78,484 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Richard Ditizio, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,123,036.
Milken Institute paid its CEO, Richard Ditizio, $1,123,036 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $107,341 (10.6%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Richard Ditizio, paid $816,832. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $816,832 (Richard Ditizio); December 2023, $1,015,695; December 2024, $1,123,036.
Milken Institute's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $151,365,680 and total revenue of $388,976,676 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $237,610,996. Expenses were $150,849,724 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 0.3%. The CEO's pay of $1,123,036 equals 0.74% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Milken Institute filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 17, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.