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INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE

EIN: 81-0616238Washington, DCZIP: 200162512
Q20 - International, Foreign Affairs & National Security501(c)(3)

Mission

IGSD'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE FAST CLIMATE MITIGATION TO SLOW NEAR-TERM WARMING AND SELF-PROPAGATING CLIMATE FEEDBACKS, AVOID OR AT LEAST DELAY CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE AND SOCIETAL TIPPING POINTS, AND LIMIT GLOBAL TEMPERATURES TO 1.5 COR AT LEAST KEEP THIS TEMPERATURE GUARDRAIL IN SIGHT AND LIMIT OVERSHOOT.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$12.2M$0$12M
2022$12.6M$0$8.2M

Compensation

2023

ROMINA PICOLOTTI
Senior Policy Advisor
highest compensated employee
$310,000
$0
$0
$353,720
DURWOOD ZAELKE
President
chief executive officer
$275,000
$0
$0
$304,178
RICHARD FERRIS
Senior Counsel
highest compensated employee
$238,250
$0
$0
$265,590
GABRIELLE DREYFUS
Senior Scientist
highest compensated employee
$192,500
$0
$0
$237,467
MELINDA SOFFER
Director Finance & Administration
chief financial officer
$167,500
$0
$0
$211,217
ZERIN OSHO
Director India Program
director (operational)
$184,133
$0
$0
$208,768
XIAOPU SUN
Senior China Counsel
highest compensated employee
$171,000
$0
$0
$194,978
SALLY SHELTON-COLBY
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LEWIS GORDON
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DONALD KANIARU
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ORAN YOUNG
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
VANCE HUGHES
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
RACHEL BIDERMAN
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

DURWOOD ZAELKE
President
chief executive officer
$250,000
$0
$0
$279,107
RICHARD FERRIS
Senior Council
highest compensated employee
$236,500
$0
$0
$264,932
ROMINA PICOLOTTI
Senior Policy Advisor
highest compensated employee
$210,000
$0
$0
$256,946
GABRIELLE DREYFUS
Senior Scientist
highest compensated employee
$178,333
$0
$0
$225,327
MELINDA SOFFER
Director Finance & Admin
chief financial officer
$160,000
$0
$0
$206,077
KRISTEN TADDONIO
Senior Technology Advisor
highest compensated employee
$200,000
$0
$0
$200,000
XIAOPU SUN
Senior China Counsel
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$135,625
RACHEL BIDERMAN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
VANCE HUGHES
Secretary
board secretary
$0
$0
$0
$0
SALLY SHELTON-COLBY
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LEWIS GORDON
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DONALD KANIARU
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ORAN YOUNG
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

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