Sierra Club CEO salary and executive pay
Sierra Club paid its CEO, BENJAMIN JEALOUS, $524,826 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $101,707 (24.0%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Sierra Club ranks 42nd of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. Sierra Club has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 94-1153307, Oakland, CA.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$524,826
- Total revenue
- $169,031,870
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 42%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202503169349309600.View the filing
Peers: the 19 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 12th of 20 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.31% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club Foundation is a separate organization with its own return. The return for January to June 2025 is a 6-month short year with every officer at $0; its Schedule O says 2025 pay will be reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 2 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| BENJAMIN JEALOUS CEO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $524,826 |
| EVA HERNANDEZMANAGING DIRECTOR (THRU 3/24) | $504,026 |
| ANA YANEZ CORREADEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $405,707 |
| AIDA DAVISCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER | $376,777 |
| ERICA MCKINLEYCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, ASST SECRETARY | $365,535 |
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 Short year, 6 months | No officer pay reportedAll 27 people listed on this return show $0. | $0 | $83,752,990 | Filing |
| Dec 2024 | BENJAMIN JEALOUS CEO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $524,826 | $169,031,870 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | BENJAMIN JEALOUS CEO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF 3/1/23) | $423,119 | $173,425,083 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | LOREN BLACKFORD CEO INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $94,171 | $167,540,907 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202503169349309600.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| BENJAMIN JEALOUSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $447,435 | $77,391 | $447,435 | $0 | $0 | $48,375 | $29,016 | $524,826 |
| EVA HERNANDEZMANAGING DIRECTOR (THRU 3/24) | $463,501 | $40,525 | $80,878 | $0 | $382,623 | $29,903 | $10,622 | $504,026 |
| ANA YANEZ CORREADEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $351,988 | $53,719 | $351,988 | $0 | $0 | $37,625 | $16,094 | $405,707 |
| AIDA DAVISCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER | $354,228 | $22,549 | $354,228 | $0 | $0 | $8,044 | $14,505 | $376,777 |
| ERICA MCKINLEYCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, ASST SECRETARY | $326,059 | $39,476 | $326,059 | $0 | $0 | $14,517 | $24,959 | $365,535 |
These figures come from Sierra Club'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 Sierra Club compares
Ranked 42nd of 46 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million:
Special Olympics$570,761 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
YMCA of the USA$892,142 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$739,620 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Humane World for Animals$702,371 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
U.S. Chamber of Commerce$8,391,682 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
BENJAMIN JEALOUS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) was paid $524,826 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $447,435 from Sierra Club and $77,391 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Sierra Club ranks 42nd of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, BENJAMIN JEALOUS, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $524,826. Next was EVA HERNANDEZ (MANAGING DIRECTOR (THRU 3/24)), at $504,026. On the latest return, 2 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
This is the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club Foundation is a separate organization with its own return.
Sierra Club paid its CEO, BENJAMIN JEALOUS, $524,826 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $101,707 (24.0%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was LOREN BLACKFORD, paid $94,171. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $94,171 (LOREN BLACKFORD); December 2023, $423,119 (BENJAMIN JEALOUS); December 2024, $524,826. The 6-month return for the period ending June 2025 reports no officer pay.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Sierra Club filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.