One Acre Fund CEO salary and executive pay
One Acre Fund paid its CEO, Eric Pohlman, $241,320 for the fiscal year ending December 2025. That is up $19,804 (8.9%) from the fiscal year ending December 2024. Total revenue on that return was $351,753,463, up 41.7% from $248,204,612 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. One Acre Fund ranks 17th of 19 international nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. One Acre Fund has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 20-3668110, Highland Park, IL.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2025
$241,320
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: John Clark (KENYA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER), $226,251; Belinda Bwiza (RWANDA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER), $186,474; Andrew Youn (PRESIDENT), $272,923.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending December 2025
$281,857Matthew FortiMANAGING DIRECTOR, OAF USA
- Total revenue
- $351,753,463
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 2%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2025, IRS object ID 202612389349301711.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 203rd of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.07% 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
No one on the latest return was paid more than $500,000.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Matthew FortiMANAGING DIRECTOR, OAF USA | $281,857 |
| Andrew YounPRESIDENT | $272,923 |
| Anna CarsonBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SENIOR DIRECTOR | $250,770 |
| Eric Pohlman CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $241,320 |
| John ClarkKENYA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $226,251 |
Also paid on the latest return: Akifumi Kita (SENIOR DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS), $218,168; Sarah Hylden (DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL OPERATIONS), $217,914; Patrick Bell (TUPANDE CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER), $210,172; Timothy Whelan (CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER), $201,100; Gideon Maina (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), $190,297; Belinda Bwiza (RWANDA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER), $186,474.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Ada Osakwe (BOARD CHAIR), Agnes Gathaiya (BOARD MEMBER), Fred Ogana (BOARD MEMBER), James Mwangi (BOARD MEMBER), Joel Ackerman (BOARD MEMBER), Kanini Mutooni (BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 03/2025)), Karl Hofmann (BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 06/2025)), Maria Shipiri (BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 06/2025)), William Kayonga (BOARD MEMBER).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | Eric Pohlman CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $241,320 | $351,753,463 | Filing |
| Dec 2024 | Eric Pohlman CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $221,516 | $248,204,612 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Andrew Youn CEO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $278,876 | $246,189,016 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Andrew Youn CEO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $210,380 | $213,816,167 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2025, IRS object ID 202612389349301711.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Matthew FortiMANAGING DIRECTOR, OAF USA | $252,785 | $29,072 | $205,700 | $22,000 | $25,085 | $0 | $29,072 | $281,857 |
| Andrew YounPRESIDENT | $261,698 | $11,225 | $215,767 | $20,800 | $25,131 | $0 | $11,225 | $272,923 |
| Anna CarsonBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SENIOR DIRECTOR | $243,217 | $7,553 | $172,297 | $27,555 | $43,365 | $0 | $7,553 | $250,770 |
| Eric PohlmanCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $230,095 | $11,225 | $193,585 | $13,530 | $22,980 | $0 | $11,225 | $241,320 |
| John ClarkKENYA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $222,369 | $3,882 | $176,511 | $1,731 | $44,127 | $0 | $3,882 | $226,251 |
These figures come from One Acre Fund'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 One Acre Fund compares
Ranked 17th of 19 international nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 16th, Good360, $314,515
- Next in this ranking: 18th, Plan International, $168,840
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona$814,840 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jan 2026
UJA-Federation of New York$1,022,711 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025- United Israel Appeal$275,568 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Association of American Medical Colleges$2,849,059 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
ARcare$1,451,994 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Eric Pohlman (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) was paid $241,320 for the fiscal year ending December 2025: $230,095 from One Acre Fund and $11,225 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Matthew Forti (MANAGING DIRECTOR, OAF USA), at $281,857. That is $40,537 more than the CEO, Eric Pohlman.
One Acre Fund paid its CEO, Eric Pohlman, $241,320 for the fiscal year ending December 2025. That is up $19,804 (8.9%) from the fiscal year ending December 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Andrew Youn, paid $210,380. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $210,380 (Andrew Youn); December 2023, $278,876; December 2024, $221,516 (Eric Pohlman); December 2025, $241,320.
One Acre Fund's return for the fiscal year ending December 2025 reports total expenses of $277,425,970 and total revenue of $351,753,463 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $74,327,493. Expenses were $230,195,651 for the fiscal year ending December 2024, so they rose 20.5%. The CEO's pay of $241,320 equals 0.09% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns One Acre Fund filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on August 26, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.