Pew Charitable Trusts CEO salary and executive pay
Pew Charitable Trusts paid its CEO, Susan K Urahn, $1,286,231 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $46,059 (3.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $467,971,224, up 14.4% from $408,893,947 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Pew Charitable Trusts ranks 2nd of 18 foundations and grantmakers on this site by CEO pay. Pew Charitable Trusts has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 56-2307147, Washington, DC.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,286,231
- Total revenue
- $467,971,224
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 28%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202620849349301332.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 148th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.27% 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 |
|---|---|
| Susan K Urahn CEO President and CEO | $1,286,231 |
| Ralph R LeslieEVP, COO and CFO | $662,526 |
| R James G McMillanSVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $651,772 |
| Michael Caudell-FeaganEVP, Chief Program Officer | $639,512 |
| Melissa SkolfieldEVP, External Affairs | $634,163 |
Also paid on the latest return: Thomas Dillon (SVP, Environment), $560,590; Priya Bery (SVP, Partnerships), $541,957; Joel Wiginton (SVP, Government Relations), $440,746; Lester Baxter (SVP, Strategy), $437,596; Kil Huh (SVP, Government Performance), $435,157; Sarah Senno (VP, Finance and Treasurer), $368,593.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Christopher Jones (Director and Board Chair), Clayton Rose PhD (Director (start 7/2024)), David Williams (Director (start 7/2024)), Diana Farrell (Director (start 4/2025)), Henry P Becton Jr (Director), J Howard Pew II (Director), Joseph N Pew V (Director), Mary Catharine Pew MD (Director), Raynard Kington MD (Director), Robert H Campbell (Director), Sandy Ford Pew (Director), Susan W Catherwood (Director (End 9/2024)), Willa Seldon (Director).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Susan K Urahn CEO President and CEO | $1,286,231 | $467,971,224 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Susan K Urahn CEO President and CEO | $1,240,172 | $408,893,947 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Susan K Urahn CEO President and CEO | $1,181,354 | $415,231,323 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Susan K Urahn CEO President and CEO | $1,176,635 | $341,410,426 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202620849349301332.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Susan K UrahnPresident and CEO | $1,234,510 | $51,721 | $1,190,696 | $0 | $43,814 | $41,400 | $10,321 | $1,286,231 |
| Ralph R LeslieEVP, COO and CFO | $608,653 | $53,873 | $576,149 | $0 | $32,504 | $41,400 | $12,473 | $662,526 |
| R James G McMillanSVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $580,015 | $71,757 | $538,727 | $0 | $41,288 | $41,400 | $30,357 | $651,772 |
| Michael Caudell-FeaganEVP, Chief Program Officer | $591,754 | $47,758 | $550,417 | $0 | $41,337 | $41,400 | $6,358 | $639,512 |
| Melissa SkolfieldEVP, External Affairs | $564,154 | $70,009 | $523,898 | $0 | $40,256 | $41,400 | $28,609 | $634,163 |
These figures come from Pew Charitable Trusts' 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 Pew Charitable Trusts compares
Ranked 2nd of 18 foundations and grantmakers by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 1st, Blue Meridian Partners, $1,549,315
- Next in this ranking: 3rd, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, $1,268,486
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy$667,437 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Art Institute of Chicago$1,163,144 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Rotary Foundation$852,448 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Alzheimer's Association$1,174,136 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
KIPP Texas Public Schools$615,123 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Susan K Urahn (President and CEO) was paid $1,286,231 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,234,510 from Pew Charitable Trusts and $51,721 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Susan K Urahn, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,286,231.
Pew Charitable Trusts paid its CEO, Susan K Urahn, $1,286,231 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $46,059 (3.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was Susan K Urahn, paid $1,176,635. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,176,635 (Susan K Urahn); June 2023, $1,181,354; June 2024, $1,240,172; June 2025, $1,286,231.
Pew Charitable Trusts' return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $392,066,052 and total revenue of $467,971,224 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $75,905,172. Expenses were $380,100,942 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 3.1%. The CEO's pay of $1,286,231 equals 0.33% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Pew Charitable Trusts filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on March 25, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.