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. Total revenue on that return was $1,746,229,436, up 17.8% from $1,482,731,301 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. The Nature Conservancy ranks 27th of 45 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 9%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611349349310061.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 301st of 331 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 |
Also paid on the latest return: Jan Mittan (GLOBAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR), $568,238; Nathalie Augustin (GENERAL COUNSEL), $531,217; Scott Morrison (CONS PROGRAMS & SCIENCE DIRECTOR), $505,446; Thomas Neises (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER), $504,560; William Ulfelder (NEW YORK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), $498,405; Margaret Goldthwaite (CHIEF MARKETING & COMM. OFFICER), $497,506; Matthew Brown (MANAGING DIRECTOR), $495,184; Jan Glendening (NA REGIONAL MANAGING DIRECTOR), $491,168; Asha Shah (FORMER INTERIM CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER), $341,211; Hans Birle (FORMER INTERIM GENERAL COUNSEL), $289,592; James Bond (CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER), $268,240.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Amy Batchelor (VICE CHAIR (UNTIL 6/25)), Anna Skoglund (DIRECTOR), Brenda Shapiro (SECRETARY (UNTIL 10/24)), Douglas B Petno (DIRECTOR), Edwin Macharia (DIRECTOR), Fawn Sharp (DIRECTOR), Fred Hu (DIRECTOR), Harry R Hagey (DIRECTOR), James Attwood Jr (DIRECTOR), John Bernstein (DIRECTOR), Kent J Thiry (DIRECTOR), Kevin Weil (DIRECTOR), Margaret A Hamburg (DIRECTOR), Michelle J Depass (DIRECTOR), Nancy Knowlton (DIRECTOR), Roshni Nadar Malhotra (DIRECTOR), Sally Jewell (TREASURER), Senator William Frist (BOARD CHAIR), Sergio Rial (DIRECTOR), Shirley Ann Jackson (SECRETARY), Stuart Brown (DIRECTOR (AS OF 2/25)), Vincent Ryan (DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/24)), Ying Wu (DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/24)).
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 27th of 45 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 26th, UNICEF USA, $976,864
- Next in this ranking: 28th, United Way Worldwide, $929,417
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
BAYADA Home Health Care$5,516,084 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Aerospace Corporation$2,257,756 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Samaritan's Purse$624,763 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Smithsonian Institution$1,038,055 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Shriners Hospitals for Children$2,387,804 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Dec 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 CEO, Jennifer Morris, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $936,855.
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.
The Nature Conservancy's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $1,437,906,902 and total revenue of $1,746,229,436 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $308,322,534. Expenses were $1,352,544,893 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 6.3%. The CEO's pay of $936,855 equals 0.07% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 5 Form 990 returns The Nature Conservancy filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2021 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 14, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.