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Environment · CA

The Breakthrough Institute

The Breakthrough Institute reported paying Ronald Nordhaus, Executive Dir., $305,506 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places Ronald Nordhaus at approximately the 85th percentile among 297 similarly sized environment nonprofits (median $204,559).

$7,537,340Total revenue (FY 2024)
$305,506Total executive compensation
85thPercentile vs. peers

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Comparable environment nonprofits

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

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
American Conservation Foundation Inc TX$7,537,715 $157,013
Pacific Environment And Resources Center CA$7,527,309 $230,066
Trees Atlanta Inc GA$7,515,565 $201,546
The Years Project Inc NY$7,575,016 $395,875
California Native Plant Society CA$7,488,387 $211,750
Project Innerspace Inc MA$7,587,403 $257,137
Clean Future Action Fund Inc DC$7,589,427 $10,462
Ecological Society Of America DC$7,618,881 $363,798

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