OUR MISSION TO 'DRIVE LOCAL ACTION FOR GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION' IS CARRIED OUT THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE, PUBLIC POLICY, AND COMMUNITY GRANTS. FOR OVER 30 YEARS, PADI AND AWARE HAVE BUILT A TRULY UNIQUE VOICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE UNDERWATER WORLD. TOGETHER, WE HAVE SET AMBITIOUS OCEAN CONSERVATION TARGETS THROUGH A SHARED BLUEPRINT FOR OCEAN ACTION THAT PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK TO TACKLE KEY THREATS TO THE OCEAN AND CREATE OCEAN CHANGE IN OUR DIVE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
Executive compensation
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Global Operations Director 25th percentile to median | $118k $127k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 4 unpaid individuals.
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Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at PADI AWARE FOUNDATION equaled 8% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.
Based on 1,569 organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Up 1%
from 2023
From $117k in 2023 to $118k in 2024.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Operating Officer pay rose 1% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 3%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Among peers
Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.
Common questions about PADI AWARE FOUNDATION
What does the Chief Operating Officer of PADI AWARE FOUNDATION earn?
In 2024, the Chief Operating Officer of PADI AWARE FOUNDATION received $118,311 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Chief Operating Officer roles among organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Operating Officer pay at PADI AWARE FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Chief Operating Officer at PADI AWARE FOUNDATION falls between the 25th percentile and the median. In 2024, the highest total compensation at PADI AWARE FOUNDATION equaled 8% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.
What are PADI AWARE FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, PADI AWARE FOUNDATION reported $1.4M in total revenue and $1.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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