Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is a regional nonprofit advocacy organization fighting climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. As the region's go-to experts for more than three decades, WRA's on-the-ground work advances clean energy, protects air, land, water, and wildlife. WRA develops, advocates for, and implements science-based policies informed by diverse communities and stakeholders to create a healthier and more equitable future for all Western communities. WRA creates transformational change by driving action at the state level to effectively address complex conservation problems in the West.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $262k
- Bonus
- $40k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $205k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $203k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $191k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $162k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $153k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $14k
- Base
- $151k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $149k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $136k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $19k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $262k | $40k | — | $22k | $336k $358k |
Executive Vice President executive vice president | $205k | $10k | — | $12k | $236k $251k |
VP of Finance and Administration vice president | $203k | $10k | — | $12k | $235k $250k |
VP of Policy and Programs vice president | $195k | — | — | $21k | $223k $238k |
VP of People, Equity, and Culture vice president | $191k | $10k | — | $12k | $223k $238k |
Clean Energy Director highest compensated employee | $162k | — | — | $12k | $183k $195k |
Healthy Rivers Director highest compensated employee | $153k | — | — | $14k | $175k $186k |
Government Affairs Director highest compensated employee | $151k | — | — | $12k | $170k $181k |
Western Lands Director highest compensated employee | $149k | — | — | $12k | $168k $179k |
Marketing and Communicatons Director director (operational) | $136k | — | — | $19k | $155k $165k |
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 22 unpaid individuals.
Up 20%
from 2023
From $280k in 2023 to $336k 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.
Revenue and expenses over time
Western Resource Advocates reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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