Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation CEO salary and executive pay
Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation paid its CEO, Calvin Sisson, $973,900 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $98,043 (11.2%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $480,205,807, up 46.5% from $327,875,619 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation ranks 7th of 18 foundations and grantmakers on this site by CEO pay. Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 36-3727897, Omaha, NE.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$973,900
- Total revenue
- $480,205,807
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 18%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202543219349308374.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 169th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.20% 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, 2 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Calvin Sisson CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $973,900 |
| Ken MoreanoEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - NOAK | $611,858 |
| Christi AnninCFO | $326,393 |
| Richard EakinVICE PRESIDENT | $309,669 |
| Anne FolkersDEPUTY DIRECTOR | $272,305 |
Also paid on the latest return: Laura Miller (DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION), $261,977; Gary Freeman (BUSINESS OPERATIONS OFFICER), $254,678; Dominic Romeo (SERVICE MANAGER - NOAK), $245,023; William Torson (CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER - NOAK), $240,145; Ryan Osborn (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - NOAK), $230,145; Sarah Lopez (DIRECTOR OF GRANTMAKING), $220,501.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: W David Scott (DIRECTOR (TREASURER)), Mickey Anderson (DIRECTOR (CHAIRMAN)), Randy Schmailzl (DIRECTOR), Mike Faust (DIRECTOR), Dr William Singer (DIRECTOR), Cindy Smith (DIRECTOR), Susan Morris (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 | Calvin Sisson CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $973,900 | $480,205,807 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Calvin Sisson CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $875,857 | $327,875,619 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Calvin Sisson CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $829,194 | $61,557,215 | 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 202543219349308374.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Calvin SissonPRESIDENT & CEO | $937,258 | $36,642 | $660,155 | $265,366 | $11,737 | $17,250 | $20,358 | $974,866 |
| Ken Moreano*EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - NOAK | $567,020 | $44,838 | $489,552 | $75,386 | $2,082 | $17,250 | $28,554 | $612,824 |
| Christi AnninCFO | $286,978 | $39,415 | $269,670 | $17,308 | $0 | $11,827 | $28,554 | $327,359 |
| Richard EakinVICE PRESIDENT | $289,154 | $20,515 | $243,385 | $45,769 | $0 | $10,615 | $10,818 | $310,587 |
| Anne FolkersDEPUTY DIRECTOR | $232,717 | $39,588 | $222,332 | $10,385 | $0 | $12,000 | $28,554 | $273,271 |
These figures come from Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation'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 Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation compares
Ranked 7th of 18 foundations and grantmakers by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 6th, Columbus Foundation, $1,012,706
- Next in this ranking: 8th, Dayton Foundation, $953,481
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Youth Villages$1,561,132 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Family Health Centers of San Diego$1,449,977 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy$667,437 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Southwest Key Programs$1,166,741 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust$3,438,367 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Calvin Sisson (PRESIDENT & CEO) was paid $973,900 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $937,258 from Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation and $36,642 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Calvin Sisson, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $973,900.
Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation paid its CEO, Calvin Sisson, $973,900 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $98,043 (11.2%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Calvin Sisson, paid $829,194. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $829,194 (Calvin Sisson); December 2023, $875,857; December 2024, $973,900.
Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $49,947,387 and total revenue of $480,205,807 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $430,258,420. Expenses were $77,325,501 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they fell 35.4%. The CEO's pay of $973,900 equals 1.95% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation 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.