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Environment · AL

Freshwater Land Trust

Freshwater Land Trust reported paying Rusha Smith, Executive Director, $183,769 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places Rusha Smith at approximately the 75th percentile among 36 similarly sized environment nonprofits (median $129,755).

$4,678,840Total revenue (FY 2024)
$183,769Total executive compensation
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Comparable environment nonprofits

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

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Coastal States Stewardship Foundation DC$4,689,159 $9,573
Amazon Conservation Association DC$4,751,861 $182,430
Friends Of Radnor Lake TN$4,600,023 $89,655
Shorerivers Inc MD$4,551,996 $126,837
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust ME$4,522,268 $109,467
Coos Watershed Association OR$4,963,133 $101,910
Riverkeeper Inc NY$4,370,702 $187,842
Friends Of The Detroit River MI$4,329,047 $79,223

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