Executive compensation
Form 990-EZ · Part IV · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Science & Technology organizations nationwide.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Executive Director and Director Below 10th percentile | $18k $19k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at Friends of Fossil Forests equaled 84% of the organization's total expenses. The median for science & technology organizations is 9%.
Based on 1,078 science & technology organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Up 13%
from 2023
From $16k in 2023 to $18k in 2024.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 13% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 97%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Revenue and expenses over time
Friends of Fossil Forests reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
What Science & Technology executives earn
Comparable science & technology organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $127,487.
These are science & technology sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,079 organizations across 1,079 filings (2020 – 2024).
See full Science & Technology compensation data →Common questions about Friends of Fossil Forests
What does the Chief Executive Officer of Friends of Fossil Forests earn?
In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of Friends of Fossil Forests received $17,845 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Science & Technology organizations nationwide: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report more. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at Friends of Fossil Forests compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Science & Technology organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at Friends of Fossil Forests falls in the bottom 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at Friends of Fossil Forests equaled 84% of the organization's total expenses. The median for science & technology organizations is 9%.
What are Friends of Fossil Forests's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, Friends of Fossil Forests reported $5k in total revenue and $21k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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