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Filing year 2024

WILDEARTH GUARDIANS

Santa Fe, New Mexico·EIN 85-0406306·NTEE Z99 · Unknown·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$3.9M
Total assets
$3M
Total expenses
$5.3M
Reported officers
16
Mission

WILDEARTH GUARDIANS WORKS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE WILDLIFE, WILD PLACES, WILD RIVERS, AND HEALTH OF THE AMERICAN WEST.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide.

Executive Director
75th to 90th percentile
$179k
$191k
Base
$179k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
People and Culture Director
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$123k
$131k
Development Director
25th percentile to medianvs all sectors nationwide
$118k
$126k
Associate Director of Conservation
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$112k
$119k
Communications Director
Director (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$108k
$115k
Strategic Partnerships Director
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$101k
$108k
Managing Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$101k
$107k

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.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at WILDEARTH GUARDIANS equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.

This organization (2024)
3%
Sector median
9%
Middle half of sector
4% to 20%

Based on 1,569 organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

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

Up 6%
from 2023

From $170k in 2023 to $179k in 2024.

$170k
2023
$179k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 3% in real terms$186k to $191k

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.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 6% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 3%.

$170k in 2023 to $179k in 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

WILDEARTH GUARDIANS reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$4M
$5.2M
2023
$3.9M
$5.3M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z executives earn

Comparable organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $77,386.

25th percentile
$31k
Median
$77,386
75th percentile
$147k
90th percentile
$249k

These are organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,572 organizations across 1,572 filings (2021 – 2024).

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FAQ

Common questions about WILDEARTH GUARDIANS

What does the Chief Executive Officer of WILDEARTH GUARDIANS earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of WILDEARTH GUARDIANS received $179,486 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Chief Executive Officer roles among organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at WILDEARTH GUARDIANS compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at WILDEARTH GUARDIANS falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2024, the highest total compensation at WILDEARTH GUARDIANS equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.

What are WILDEARTH GUARDIANS's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, WILDEARTH GUARDIANS reported $3.9M in total revenue and $5.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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