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 nationwide.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Executive Director 25th percentile to median | $91k $97k |
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 1 unpaid individual.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at VATERSTETTEN FOUNDATION equaled 44% 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
$26k
Itemized grants
2
Median grant
$13k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SANTA FE, NM | SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $25k |
| SCOTTS HOUSE | SANTA FE, NM | SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $1k |
Down 2%
from 2023
From $93k in 2023 to $91k in 2024.
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.
Chief Executive Officer pay fell 2% from 2023 to 2024.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
What Environment executives earn
Comparable environment organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $88,398.
These are environment sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 4,948 organizations across 4,948 filings (2020 – 2024).
See full Environment compensation data →Common questions about VATERSTETTEN FOUNDATION
What does the Chief Executive Officer of VATERSTETTEN FOUNDATION earn?
In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of VATERSTETTEN FOUNDATION received $91,258 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Environment organizations nationwide, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at VATERSTETTEN FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Environment organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at VATERSTETTEN FOUNDATION falls between the 25th percentile and the median. In 2024, the highest total compensation at VATERSTETTEN FOUNDATION equaled 44% of the organization's total expenses. The median for environment organizations is 11%.
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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