Better Markets Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.7m
$711k liabilities
Net assets
$3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.1 years on average
Staff
14
5 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
11
named in Part VII
Better Markets Inc's network
6 people4 organisationsi6 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael W Masters Chair | Chairman | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Desjardins | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dennis M Kelleher (also filed as Dennis Kelleher) | President & CEO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Donnel Baird | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Joe Saluzzi | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Becker | Director of Communications | since 2022 |
| Benjamin Schiffrin | Director of Securities Policy | since 2023 |
| Cantrell Dumas | Director of Derivatives Policy | since 2023 |
| Levon Bagramian | Senior Policy Analyst | since 2018 |
| Maryan Abdelmesih | Director of Strategic Partnerships & Development | since 2020 |
| Natalie Shotts | Director of Administration and Human Resources | since 2021 |
| Nicholas Jacobs | Director of Communications | 2018 |
| Phillip Basil | Director of Banking Policy | since 2021 |
| Shayna Olesiuk | Director of Banking Policy | since 2023 |
| Stephen W Hall | Legal Director and Securit | since 2018 |
| Travis Horr | Director of External Affairs | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis M Kelleher | President & CEO | 60 | $438k | $19k | |
| Shayna Olesiuk | Dir of Banking Policy | 40 | $332k | $31k | |
| Cantrell Dumas | Dir of Derivatives Policy | 40 | $315k | $61k | |
| Stephen W Hall | Legal Dir & Securities Spec | 40 | $310k | $18k | |
| Benjamin Schiffrin | Dir of Securities Policy | 40 | $310k | $59k | |
| Anton Becker | Dir of Communications | 40 | $162k | $47k | |
| Travis Horr | Dir of External Affairs | 40 | $151k | $18k | |
| Michael W Masters | Chairman | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Joe Saluzzi | Treasurer | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | Secretary | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Donnel Baird | Board Member | 0.05 | $0 | ||
| David Desjardins | Board Member | 1.3 | $0 |
Colorado roster
11 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263029125). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Dennis Kelleher | President |
| Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | Secretary |
| Natalie Shotts | |
| Amanda Fischer | Policy Director & COO |
| Natalie Shotts | Director of Administration & Human Resources |
| Joe Saluzzi | Treasurer |
| Michael Masters | Chairman |
| Donnel Baird | Board Member |
| Catherine Robbins | Chief Financial Officer |
| Lisa Gilbert | Board Member |
| David Desjardins | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Better Markets Inc
- EIN
- 272227363
- Address
- 2000 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Ste 4008, Washington, DC, 20006-1910
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To promote the public interest in the domestic and global capital and commodity markets, with an initial primary focus on the rulemaking arising from the dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection act as well as related global financial regulation. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- V22 Social science research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Social Science
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2010
- Principal officer
- Dennis M Kelleher (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2010
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDavid Desjardins
≥8years on the filingsDennis M Kelleher
≥5years on the filingsDonnel Baird
≥3years on the filingsJoe Saluzzi
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.7m
- Total liabilities
- $711k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.8m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 5
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.9m | $3.9m | $24k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.BETTER MARKETS Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 4 January 2011
- Registered agent
- C T Corporation System (city and state not held)