WRI IS COMMITTED TO CREATING CHANGE THAT IMPROVES PEOPLE'S LIVES AND ENSURES THE NATURAL WORLD CAN THRIVE. (SEE SCHEDULE O)WRI'S BOLD VISION REQUIRES A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS WE CALL "COUNT IT. CHANGE IT. SCALE IT.":- COUNT IT: OUR WORK IS GUIDED BY TIMELY, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH THAT IS SUBJECTED TO RIGOROUS PEER REVIEWS.- CHANGE IT: WE THEN USE OUR RESEARCH TO INFORM ACTION ON THE GROUND, CLEAR BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION AND THEN MONITOR PROGRESS TO LEARN FROM IT.- SCALE IT: ONCE TESTED, WE STRIVE TO EXPAND OUR SUCCESSES NATIONALLY, REGIONALLY AND GLOBALLY, AND WE MAKE OUR LEARNINGS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLICATIONS AND TOOLS. WE EMPLOY THIS STRATEGY ACROSS ALL OUR MAJOR PROGRAMS AND CENTERS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 17 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $620k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $342k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $32k
- Base
- $326k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $340k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $3k
- Base
- $311k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $9k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $349k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $286k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $23k
- Base
- $284k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $243k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $32k
- Base
- $262k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $244k
- Bonus
- $6k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $232k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $32k
- Base
- $235k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $30k
- Base
- $275k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $214k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $185k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $611
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $137k
- Bonus
- $32k
- Other
- $240
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President & CEO | $620k | — | $2k | $2k | $672k $736k |
Md, Programs key employee | $342k | — | $1k | $32k | $404k $442k |
Evp, Governance & Development executive vice president | $326k | — | $4k | $25k | $381k $418k |
Md, Strategy, Learning, & Results key employee | $340k | — | $4k | $3k | $373k $409k |
Md, Africa & Global P'ships key employee | $311k | — | $9k | — | $351k $385k |
Presence & Nat'l Action key employee | $349k | — | — | — | $349k $382k |
CFO | $286k | — | $1k | $23k | $325k $356k |
& Secretary - to 12/2023 secretary (operational) | $284k | — | $1k | $13k | $322k $353k |
Global Director, Energy highest compensated employee | $243k | — | $2k | $32k | $298k $327k |
Director, Us Climate highest compensated employee | $262k | — | $4k | $11k | $297k $326k |
Deputy Dir., Climate Program highest compensated employee | $244k | $6k | $2k | $22k | $295k $324k |
Chief Administrative Officer highest compensated employee | $232k | — | $2k | $32k | $287k $314k |
Director, Ndc Partnership highest compensated employee | $235k | — | $1k | $30k | $285k $313k |
Md, Global Delivery key employee | $275k | — | — | — | $275k $302k |
Dir. of P'ships, Innov. & Inv. former officer/director/trustee | $214k | — | $1k | $31k | $264k $290k |
Sr. Grants & Contracts Dir. key employee | $185k | — | $611 | $12k | $213k $233k |
HR Officer - to 09/2023 key employee | $137k | $32k | $240 | — | $180k $197k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 27 unpaid individuals.
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Up 9%
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From $615k in 2022 to $672k in 2023.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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