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Filing year 2023

Rocky Mountain Institute

Boulder, Colorado·EIN 74-2244146·3
Total revenue
$164.7M
Total assets
$149.5M
Total expenses
$160M
Reported officers
30
Mission

We work with businesses, policymakers, and communities to scale energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions, reduce energy waste, and boost access to affordable clean energy.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 13 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Chief Executive Officer
$602k
$659k
Base
$427k
Bonus
$122k
Other
Benefits
$36k
General Counsel & Co-chair
officer (unspecified)
$469k
$513k
Base
$327k
Bonus
$100k
Other
Benefits
$25k
Chief Financial Officer
$425k
$465k
Base
$302k
Bonus
$73k
Other
Benefits
$34k
Chief People Officer
key employee
$420k
$460k
Base
$294k
Bonus
$73k
Other
Benefits
$38k
Managing Director
highest compensated employee
$418k
$458k
Base
$298k
Bonus
$72k
Other
Benefits
$33k
Managing Director
highest compensated employee
$417k
$456k
Base
$297k
Bonus
$72k
Other
Benefits
$33k
Chief Strategy Officer
highest compensated employee
$407k
$446k
Base
$302k
Bonus
$72k
Other
Benefits
$21k
Managing Director
highest compensated employee
$402k
$440k
Base
$293k
Bonus
$94k
Other
Benefits
$2k
Chief Development Officer
$402k
$440k
Base
$296k
Bonus
$70k
Other
Benefits
$23k
Managing Director
highest compensated employee
$390k
$427k
Base
$303k
Bonus
$70k
Other
Benefits
$2k
CEO (end 1/2023)
$284k
$311k
Base
$32k
Bonus
$250k
Other
Benefits
$2k
Assistant Secretary
secretary (operational)
$121k
$133k
Trustee / Contractor
board member
$85k
$93k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 17 unpaid individuals.

Down 22%
from 2022

From $776k in 2022 to $602k in 2023.

$776k
2022
$602k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 26% in real terms$886k to $659k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

Rocky Mountain Institute reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$139.4M
$141.2M
2022
$164.7M
$160M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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