Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Environment organizations in North Carolina.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Executive Director Median to 75th percentile | $120k $127k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 5 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS RESERVE INC equaled 12% of the organization's total expenses. The median for environment organizations is 11%.
Based on 4,942 environment organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Grants paid
Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$0
Itemized grants
0
Up 2%
from 2023
From $117k in 2023 to $120k in 2024.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 2% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 105%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Revenue and expenses over time
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS RESERVE INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
What Environment executives earn in North Carolina
Comparable environment organizations in North Carolina pay their highest-earning executive a median of $86,364.
These are environment sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 150 organizations across 150 filings (2022 – 2024).
See full Environment pay data for North Carolina →Common questions about SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS RESERVE INC
What does the Chief Executive Officer of SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS RESERVE INC earn?
In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS RESERVE INC received $119,849 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Environment organizations in North Carolina, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS RESERVE INC compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Environment organizations in North Carolina, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS RESERVE INC falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS RESERVE INC equaled 12% of the organization's total expenses. The median for environment organizations is 11%.
What are SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS RESERVE INC's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS RESERVE INC reported $2.7M in total revenue and $1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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