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Filing year 2024

THE MONO LAKE FOUNDATION

Lee Vining, California·EIN 77-0051124·NTEE T30 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·3
Total revenue
$5.2M
Total assets
$17.7M
Total expenses
$4.1M
Reported officers
10
Mission

THE MONO LAKE FOUNDATION (KNOWN AS THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE) IS A NON-PROFIT CITIZEN'S GROUP DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND RESTORING MONO LAKE, ITS TRIBUTARY STREAMS, AND SURROUNDING LANDS, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT MONO LAKE AND THE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT OF EXCESSIVE WATER USE, AND PROMOTING COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT PROTECT MONO LAKE AND MEET REAL WATER NEEDS WITHOUT TRANSFERRING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS TO OTHER AREAS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Excutive Director
director (operational)
$154k
$164k
Base
$150k
Bonus
Other
Benefits

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 9 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Climbed 45%
over 3 years

From $106k in 2021 to $154k in 2024.

$106k
2021
$127k
2023
$154k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 25% in real terms$131k to $164k

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

THE MONO LAKE FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$4.6M
$2.8M
2021
$3.7M
$3.7M
2023
$5.2M
$4.1M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

Comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations in California pay their highest-earning executive a median of $59,560.

25th percentile
$21k
Median
$59,560
75th percentile
$123k
90th percentile
$241k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 365 organizations across 365 filings (2021 – 2023).

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THE MONO LAKE FOUNDATION | Executive Pay $154k | Lucido