The Nature Conservancy CEO salary and executive pay
The Nature Conservancy paid its CEO, JENNIFER MORRIS, $936,855 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $9,439 (1.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The Nature Conservancy ranks 29th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. The Nature Conservancy has 5 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2021 to 2025. Also known as TNC.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 53-0242652, Arlington, VA.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$936,855
- Total revenue
- $1,746,229,436
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 10%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611349349310061.View the filing
Peers: the 179 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 162nd of 180 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.05% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 9 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER MORRIS CEO DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $936,855 |
| BOLA OLUSANYACHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $832,013 |
| NEEL BROKERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $595,987 |
| DAVID BANKSCHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER | $582,478 |
| MICHAEL SWEENEYDIVISION DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/24) | $580,734 |
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | JENNIFER MORRIS CEO DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $936,855 | $1,746,229,436 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | JENNIFER MORRIS CEO DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $927,416 | $1,482,731,301 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | JENNIFER MORRIS CEO DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $884,417 | $1,166,010,019 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | JENNIFER MORRIS CEO DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $758,013 | $1,312,108,803 | Filing |
| Jun 2021 Amended | JENNIFER MORRIS CEO DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $549,812 | $1,290,130,840 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611349349310061.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| JENNIFER MORRISDIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $879,344 | $57,511 | $876,506 | $0 | $2,838 | $38,154 | $19,357 | $936,855 |
| BOLA OLUSANYACHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $777,903 | $54,110 | $706,385 | $70,000 | $1,518 | $34,753 | $19,357 | $832,013 |
| NEEL BROKERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $564,039 | $31,948 | $536,799 | $26,250 | $990 | $10,650 | $21,298 | $595,987 |
| DAVID BANKSCHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER | $522,080 | $60,398 | $519,242 | $0 | $2,838 | $39,100 | $21,298 | $582,478 |
| MICHAEL SWEENEYDIVISION DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/24) | $524,621 | $56,113 | $409,971 | $0 | $114,650 | $38,098 | $18,015 | $580,734 |
These figures come from The Nature Conservancy's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How The Nature Conservancy compares
Ranked 29th of 46 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion:
Case Western Reserve University$2,148,720 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Medical College of Wisconsin$1,947,303 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Rady Children's Health$2,563,540 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Lexington Medical Center$4,261,823 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Temple University$1,120,249 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
JENNIFER MORRIS (DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) was paid $936,855 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $879,344 from The Nature Conservancy and $57,511 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). The Nature Conservancy ranks 29th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, JENNIFER MORRIS, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $936,855. Next was BOLA OLUSANYA (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER), at $832,013. On the latest return, 9 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
The Nature Conservancy paid its CEO, JENNIFER MORRIS, $936,855 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $9,439 (1.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2021, when the CEO was JENNIFER MORRIS, paid $549,812. By fiscal year end: June 2021, $549,812 (JENNIFER MORRIS); June 2022, $758,013; June 2023, $884,417; June 2024, $927,416; June 2025, $936,855.
From the 5 Form 990 returns The Nature Conservancy filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2021 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.