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Filing year 2024

ROMERO INSTITUTE

Santa Cruz, California·EIN 95-3527131·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$2M
Total assets
$549k
Total expenses
$2.9M
Reported officers
8
Mission

EXPOSE SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBAL WARMING, ECONOMIC INEQUALITY, HUMAN AND INDIGENOUS RIGHTS. INTERFAITH LAW AND POLICY CENTER USING IMPACT LITIGATION, INVESTIGATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE GOALS.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

President
Median to 75th percentile
$145k
$154k
Vice President
75th to 90th percentile
$145k
$154k
Employee
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$109k
$116k
Employee
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$107k
$114k
Board Member
75th to 90th percentile
$87k
$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 3 unpaid individuals.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Up 14%
from 2023

From $127k in 2023 to $145k in 2024.

$127k
2023
$145k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 11% in real terms$139k to $154k

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.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 14% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 13%.

$127k in 2023 to $145k in 2024.
  • Vice President pay rose 14% from 2023 to 2024.
  • Board Member pay rose 3% from 2023 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

ROMERO INSTITUTE reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$2.3M
$2.6M
2023
$2M
$2.9M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about ROMERO INSTITUTE

What does the Chief Executive Officer of ROMERO INSTITUTE earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of ROMERO INSTITUTE received $145,011 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at ROMERO INSTITUTE compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at ROMERO INSTITUTE falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What are ROMERO INSTITUTE's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, ROMERO INSTITUTE reported $2M in total revenue and $2.9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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