Credit Union Executive Compensation
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| Credit Union | Assets | Executive | 990 Year | Reportable Compensation from the Org. | Est. amount of comp. from the org. and related organization. |
| Landmark | $3.5 Billion | Jay Mugulski | 2015 | $597,690 | $72,152 |
| Summit | $2.9 Billion | Kim Sponem | 2015 | $700,637 | $46,411 |
| Community First | $2.7 Billion | Catherine Tierney | 2015 | $715,908 | $175,303 |
| University of WI | $2.5 Billion | Paul Kundert | 2015 | $514,492 | $245,352 |
| Royal | $2.1 Billion | Rodolfo Pereira | 2015 | $625,586 | $565,472 |
| Educators | $1.8 Billion | Eugene Szymczak | 2016 | $599,894 | $39,757 |
| Connexus | $1.7 Billion | David Christenson | 2015 | $501,414 | $51,236 |
| Fox Communities | $1.5 Billion | Greg Hilbert | 2015 | $578,658 | $127,408 |
| Covantage | $1.4 Billion | Brian Prunty | 2015 | $454,393 | $39,521 |
| Altra* | $1.3 Billion | * | * | * | * |
| Capital | $1.2 Billion | Thomas Young** | 2015 | $348,391 | $60,148 |
| Westconsin | $1.1 Billion | Lora Benrud | 2015 | $309,055 | $65,438 |
* "Altra" or "Altra Credit Union" was not found on guidestar.org.
**Alan Zierler had a reported total compensation of $1,260,940
Sources: Guidestar.org (990 reporting data from 2015 & 2016) & credituniondirectory.net/Wisconsin-credit-unions.html
DISCLAIMER: The definitions of these terms are complicated, so if you have specific questions, you should read the IRS instruction on how to fill out Schedule J on a 990, but generally…
Reportable Compensation from the Org. = Base compensation, Bonus & Incentive Compensation, other “reportable” compensation (info reported on W-2’s and/or 1099-Misc compensation)
Est. amount of comp. from the org. and related organization = Retirement and other “deferred” compensation, and nontaxable benefits
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