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The Obama Foundation faces a widening income disparity as rank-and-file employees seek union representation, even as top executives command salaries that far exceed those of their peers.
This internal tension coincides with the organization's financial surge to support the newly opened Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
According to the nonprofit's 2025 tax filing, 172 of its 342 reported employees earned more than $100,000, a figure that represents roughly half of the workforce at the time.
CEO Valerie Jarrett, who has led the foundation since 2021, received total pay of $771,000, an increase of approximately $15,500 from the previous year.
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