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Environment · PA

Grounded Strategies

Grounded Strategies reported paying Ariam Ford, Executive Director (Through 11/23), $96,368 in total compensation (FY 2023).

That places Ariam Ford at approximately the 82nd percentile among 73 similarly sized environment nonprofits (median $77,953).

$528,161Total revenue (FY 2023)
$96,368Total executive compensation
82ndPercentile vs. peers

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Comparable environment nonprofits

Compensation is normalized to PA cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities); each organization's reported figure is on its linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Pacific Rim Institute For Environmental Stewardship WA$531,618 $81,545
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust ME$535,730 $55,987
Great Rivers Land Preservation IL$538,618 $112,993
Scenic Rivers Land Trust Inc MD$510,200 $82,884
Mamoni Valley Preserve NV$494,048 $35,122
Desert Foothills Land Trust AZ$564,370 $96,107
St John Land Conservancy Inc VI$491,679 $50,000
Vermont Family Forests Foundation VT$566,826 $74,805

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