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Filing year 2024

SIERRA CLUB

Oakland, California·EIN 94-1153307·501(c)(4)
Total revenue
$169M
Total assets
$151.6M
Total expenses
$171.8M
Reported officers
39

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 29 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

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

Executive Director
Above 90th percentile
$525k
$556k
Base
$447k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$29k
Managing Director (thru 3/24)
Director (Operational)
Above 90th percentile
$504k
$534k
Base
$81k
Bonus
Other
$383k
Benefits
$11k
Deputy Executive Director
Director (Operational)
Above 90th percentile
$406k
$430k
Base
$352k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$16k
Chief People Officer
Highest Compensated Employee
Above 90th percentile
$377k
$399k
Base
$354k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$15k
Chief Legal Officer, Asst Secretary
Secretary (Operational)
Above 90th percentile
$366k
$387k
Base
$326k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$25k
Coo, Asst Secretary
Above 90th percentile
$360k
$382k
Base
$322k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$30k
Chief Strategy Officer
Key Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$343k
$364k
Base
$336k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$3k
Chief Advancement Officer
Highest Compensated Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$319k
$338k
Base
$290k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$19k
Dep Mgn Dir & Chief Comms Officer
Key Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$312k
$331k
Base
$304k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$1k
Cfo, Assistant Treasurer
Above 90th percentile
$311k
$330k
Base
$299k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$3k
Gen Couns Employ/sr Dir Labor Rel
Highest Compensated Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$301k
$319k
Base
$273k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$4k
Deputy Cfo, Assistant Treasurer
Above 90th percentile
$286k
$303k
Base
$260k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$15k
Legal Director, Environ Law Prog
Highest Compensated Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$284k
$301k
Base
$281k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$3k
Chief of Volunteer Experience
Key Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$282k
$299k
Base
$250k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$30k
Deputy Field Director (thru 9/24)
Highest Compensated Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$263k
$279k
Base
$232k
Bonus
Other
$15k
Benefits
$12k
Chief Campaign Officer
Key Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$263k
$278k
Base
$252k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$3k
Chief of Membership Growth
Key Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$255k
$270k
Base
$252k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$3k
Sr Dir Fin Planning & Anlys/asst Sec
Officer (Unspecified)
$240k
$254k
Base
$216k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$24k
Sr. Adv(thru 4/24), Acting Dep Ed
Key Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$224k
$238k
Base
$213k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$3k
Dir, Fin Anlys & Bdgt Sys/asst Sec
Officer (Unspecified)
$196k
$208k
Base
$167k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$14k
President
Median to 75th percentile
$113k
$119k
Vice President
Median to 75th percentile
$48k
$51k
Treasurer
Officer (Unspecified)
$32k
$34k
Vice President (eff 5/24)
Vice President
25th percentile to median
$26k
$28k
Secretary (eff 5/24)
Officer (Unspecified)
$18k
$19k
Secretary (thru 5/24)/director
Officer (Unspecified)
$18k
$19k
Director (eff 5/24)
Board Member
Below 10th percentile
$1k
$1k
Director
Board Member
Below 10th percentile
$800
$848
Director (eff 5/24)
Board Member
Below 10th percentile
$500
$530

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 10 unpaid individuals.

Funded by

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

$3k
$3k

Up 24%
from 2023

From $423k in 2023 to $525k in 2024.

$423k
2023
$525k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 21% in real terms$461k to $556k

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 24% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 3%.

$423k in 2023 to $525k in 2024.
  • Director (Operational) pay rose 26% from 2023 to 2024.
  • Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 1% 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

SIERRA CLUB reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$173.4M
$172.3M
2023
$169M
$171.8M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about SIERRA CLUB

What does the Chief Executive Officer of SIERRA CLUB earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of SIERRA CLUB received $524,826 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at SIERRA CLUB compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at SIERRA CLUB falls in the top 10%.

What are SIERRA CLUB's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, SIERRA CLUB reported $169M in total revenue and $171.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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