Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Virginia.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Executive Director Median to 75th percentile | $190k $208k |
President Board President 10th to 25th percentile | $5k $5k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | $5k $5k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | $5k $5k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | $5k $5k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | $5k $5k |
Vice President Board Vice President 10th to 25th percentilevs Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking peers nationwide | $5k $5k |
Secretary Board Secretary 25th percentile to medianvs Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking peers nationwide | $5k $5k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | $5k $5k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | $5k $5k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | $5k $5k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 1 unpaid individual.
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Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2023, the highest total compensation at JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION equaled 4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Grants paid
Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$2.5M
Itemized grants
44
Median grant
$51k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE TANGANYIKA FLOATING HEALTH CLINIC | CHICAGO, IL | FOR THE PROJECT "CROSS-SECTORAL HOUSEHOLD AND CRITICAL BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS IN RIPARIAN SOUTH KIVU AND TANGANYIKA PROVINCES, D.R. CONGO" | $145k |
| NATURE UGANDA | UG | FOR THE PROJECT "TRAINING A COHORT OF HERPETOLOGISTS TO INCREASE DATA KNOWLEDGE IN UGANDA AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR BASELINE HERPETOLOGY SURVEYS IN KEY ECOSYSTEMS OF EAST AFRICA." | $110k |
| TANZANIA FOREST CONSERVATION GROUP | TZ | FOR THE PROJECT "BIODIVERSITY DATA COLLECTION AND TRAINING CONSERVATIONISTS IN EAST AND WEST USAMBARAS". | $110k |
| NATIONAL HERBARIUM OF BENIN | BN | FOR THE PROJECT "MOBILIZING DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION, TAXONOMY, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF BRYOPHYTES IN BENIN." | $105k |
| WATER JOURNALISTS AFRICA - INFONILE | UG | FOR THE PROJECT "NILEWELL: PROMOTING TRUST OF BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND COMMUNICATORS IN THE NILE RIVER BASIN." | $101k |
| EAST AFRICAN WILDLIFE SOCIETY | KE | FOR THE PROJECT "UNLOCKING BIODIVERSITY DATA TO FACILITATE DESIGNATION OF LAKE OF BOLOSSAT AS THE 7TH RAMSAR SITE IN KENYA." | $97k |
| KABALE UNIVERSITY UGANDA | UG | FOR THE PROJECT "SITE SELECTION TO PROTECT PAPYRUS ENDEMIC BIODIVERSITY IN UGANDA." | $95k |
| SANPARKS SCIENTIFIC SERVICES | SF | FOR THE PROJECT "OVERCOMING PANDEMIC THREATS TO BIOINFORMATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS." | $95k |
| CONSERVATION ACTION RESEARCH NETWORK | TOPANGA, CA | THE GRANT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO EARLY CAREER AFRICAN CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. FUNDS WILL BE USED TO EDUCATE, TRAIN AND PREPARE SELECTED AFRICAN SCIENTISTS FOR CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE INDIVIDUALS AND THE AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES AT WHICH THEY ARE STUDYING. (PROPOSAL, INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE, AND DISCUSSIONS OVER ZOOM.) | $93k |
| UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA | WA | FOR THE PROJECT "ESTABLISHING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINED PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL SPACIAL BIODIVERSITY DATA PRODUCTS: GUIDING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE POST-2020 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK GOALS." | $90k |
| ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW | UK | FOR THE PROJECT "ENHANCING DATA ACCESS TO TRANSFORM GUINEA'S CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT ITS THREATENED PLANTS." | $85k |
| SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE | SF | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "A BIODIVERSITY DATA PIPELINE FOR WETLANDS AND WATERBIRDS (BIRDIE)" | $68k |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | GAINESVILLE, FL | FOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA OF RIVERS OF THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN." | $66k |
| INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY (ICIPE) | KE | FOR THE PROJECT "INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND DATA ACCESSIBILITY FOR BEE AND DIPTERAN POLLINATORS, THEIR FORAGE PLANT SPECIES TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS IN CAMEROON." | $60k |
| TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE | TZ | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "ASSESSING LANDSCAPE LEVEL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MONTANE FOREST POLLINATORS IN TANZANIA." | $58k |
| DAMBARI TRUST ZIMBABWE | ZI | TO SUPPORT MOBILIZING HERPETOFAUNA DATA FOR MAPPING BIODIVERSITY DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. | $58k |
| WILDTRACKTSWALU FOUNDATION | SF | THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A NEW TECHNIQUE THAT WILL PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE AND COMMUNITY-GENERATED METRIC AS AN INDEX TO MONITOR BIODIVERSITY IN AFRICA. THE BENEFITS FOR PARTNERS WILL BE EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT BY PROVIDING GREATER CAPACITY FOR LOCAL STUDENTS AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS, AND ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED AS IDENTIFIED IN THE AFRICA 30X30 DRAFT. ASSESSING IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY IS KEY TO THIS; THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RELIABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE METRICS TO DO THIS. | $57k |
| UCLA CENTER FOR TROPICAL RESEARCH | LOS ANGELES, CA | FOR THE PROJECT "ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL DNA RESEARCH CAPACITY IN RWANDA TO INFORM CONSERVATION DECISIONS." | $56k |
| IUCN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA PROGRAM | SG | FOR THE PROJECT "SUPPORT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF DATABASES FOR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS IN THE CHARI-LOGONE SUB-BASIN" | $55k |
| NAMIBIAN NATURE FOUNDATION | WA | FOR THE PROJECT "INCORPORATING SUCCULENT PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES INFORMATION INTO CONSERVATION PLANNING". | $55k |
| MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | MI | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "TO DEVELOPMENT OF A BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS MSC PROGRAMME AT THE MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MUST). | $54k |
| GAEA SEYCHELLES | SE | FOR THE PROJECT "DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE SEYCHELLES." | $51k |
| ASSOCIATION FOR WATER AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT | SF | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "ENHANCED BIOINFORMATICS CAPACITY FOR DATA SHARING AND DECISION SUPPORT FOR FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK." | $51k |
| UNIVERSITY OF DAKAR (UNAD) SOS SAHEL | WILMINGTON, DE | THE PROJECT WILL ORGANIZE A 1-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM IN VILLAGES SURROUNDING THE NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK. TWO SETS OF WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING COURSES (TO COVER DRY AND RAINY SEASONS) WILL TAKE PLACE IN THREE VILLAGES TO TRAIN 30 INDIVIDUALS TOTAL (50% WOMEN) TO CONDUCT BIODIVERSITY STUDIES IN THE REGION AND USE INATURALIST TO TRACK THESE SPECIES. TRAINING WILL INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION, DESCRIPTION, MAPPING AND TRACKING OF A SET OF LOCAL SPECIES OF INTEREST FOR PEOPLE AND FOR CONSERVATION. INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL FEED INATURALIST WITH RELIABLE INFORMATION ON A FEW SPECIES OF INTEREST FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES AND COMPILED IN A BOTANICAL HANDBOOK THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH STAKEHOLDERS. | $50k |
| TULANE UNIVERSITYPAFFA 7 | NEW ORLEANS, LA | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT (ABOUT 25%, ALONG WITH OTHER DONORS) TO THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE PAN-AFRICAN FISH AND FISHERIES ASSOCIATION (PAFFA), IN BRAZZAVILLE, REP. OF CONGO. THE MEETING WILL PROVIDE AN INVALUABLE VENUE FOR SCIENTISTS FROM ACROSS AFRICA AND AROUND THE WORLD TO COME TOGETHER, GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER, EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND IDEAS, LEARN HOW TO ACCESS AND CONTRIBUTE TO BIODIVERSITY DATABASES AND AVAILABLE INFORMATICS TOOLS, AND INITIATE COLLABORATIVE STUDIES. | $50k |
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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Common questions about JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION
What does the Chief Executive Officer of JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION earn?
In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION received $190,000 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Virginia, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Virginia, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2023, the highest total compensation at JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION equaled 4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
What are JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION reported $8.1M in total revenue and $4.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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