Wounded Warrior Project CEO salary and executive pay
Wounded Warrior Project paid its CEO, Walter E Piatt, $404,382 for the fiscal year ending September 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending September 2024, the CEO was Michael S Linnington, paid $511,107. Total revenue on that return was $431,679,370, up 12.1% from $385,170,089 for the fiscal year ending September 2024. Wounded Warrior Project ranks 43rd of 45 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. Wounded Warrior Project has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as WWP.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 20-2370934, Jacksonville, FL.
CEO, fiscal year ending September 2025
$404,382
- Total revenue
- $431,679,370
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 4%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending September 2025, IRS object ID 202642239349301859.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 198th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.09% 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 |
|---|---|
| Walter E Piatt CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER(AS OF 03/24) | $404,382 |
| Jennifer M SilvaCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER | $382,691 |
| Michael LinningtonCHIEF EXCEUTIVE OFFICER(THRU 03/24) | $375,393 |
| Christopher TonerCHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 01/25) | $374,875 |
| Christopher NeedlesCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | $369,321 |
Also paid on the latest return: Vilma Consuegra (CHIEF MKTG & COMMS OFFICER), $366,405; John T Hamre III (VP RESOURCE DEVEL. (THRU 02/25)), $350,474; Jose Ramos (VP GOVT & CMTY RELATIONS), $334,618; Eric S Miller - Former (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 06/24)), $329,424; Craig Carroll (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER(AS OF 09/24)), $320,005; Brea Kratzert (VP RESOURCE DEVEL.: BUSINESS DEVEL.), $315,458; Melanie Mousseau (VP STRATEGY, INNOVATION & PMO), $311,700; Angela Strohl (VP HUMAN RESOURCES), $311,520; Scott Coster - Former Chief (INFORMATION OFFICER (THRU 08/24)), $206,141; Chris Stuart (CHIEF INFORMATION OFF (AS OF 11/24)), $197,829; Adam Vanek - Former Vp (GEN. COUNSEL/CORP SEC.(THRU 05/24)), $160,508.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Ken Hunzeker (CHAIR), Bill Selman (VICE CHAIR), John Campbell (DIRECTOR), Joseph Caravalho (DIRECTOR), Tiffany Daugherty (DIRECTOR), Lisa Disbrow (DIRECTOR (THRU 09/25)), Jeff Dolven (DIRECTOR), Dr Keita Franklin (DIRECTOR), Florent Groberg (DIRECTOR), Kathy Hildreth (DIRECTOR), Scott Howell (DIRECTOR), Kristen Robinson (DIRECTOR), Scott Stalker (DIRECTOR), Lindsey Streeter (DIRECTOR).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Walter E Piatt CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER(AS OF 03/24) | $404,382 | $431,679,370 | Filing |
| Sep 2024 | Michael S Linnington CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 3/24) | $511,107 | $385,170,089 | Filing |
| Sep 2023 | Michael S Linnington CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $501,673 | $348,665,254 | Filing |
| Sep 2022 | Michael S Linnington CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $487,649 | $402,156,091 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending September 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending September 2025, IRS object ID 202642239349301859.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Walter E PiattCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER(AS OF 03/24) | $374,953 | $29,429 | $374,953 | $0 | $0 | $8,668 | $20,761 | $404,382 |
| Jennifer M SilvaCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER | $342,523 | $40,168 | $290,358 | $52,165 | $0 | $11,147 | $29,021 | $382,691 |
| Michael Linnington*CHIEF EXCEUTIVE OFFICER(THRU 03/24) | $358,645 | $16,748 | $143,542 | $215,103 | $0 | $10,450 | $6,298 | $375,393 |
| Christopher TonerCHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 01/25) | $336,395 | $38,480 | $280,501 | $55,894 | $0 | $9,459 | $29,021 | $374,875 |
| Christopher NeedlesCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | $331,605 | $37,716 | $276,602 | $55,003 | $0 | $9,731 | $27,985 | $369,321 |
These figures come from Wounded Warrior Project'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 Wounded Warrior Project compares
Ranked 43rd of 45 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 42nd, March of Dimes, $488,009
- Next in this ranking: 44th, Doctors Without Borders USA, $386,961
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Toys for Tots$484,426 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Somerset Academy$245,726 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Jewish Federations of North America$852,662 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Houston Food Bank$434,369 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Boston Foundation$915,854 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Walter E Piatt (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER(AS OF 03/24)) was paid $404,382 for the fiscal year ending September 2025: $374,953 from Wounded Warrior Project and $29,429 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Walter E Piatt, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $404,382.
Wounded Warrior Project paid its CEO, Walter E Piatt, $404,382 for the fiscal year ending September 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending September 2024, the CEO was Michael S Linnington, paid $511,107. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending September 2022, when the CEO was Michael S Linnington, paid $487,649. By fiscal year end: September 2022, $487,649 (Michael S Linnington); September 2023, $501,673; September 2024, $511,107; September 2025, $404,382 (Walter E Piatt).
Wounded Warrior Project's return for the fiscal year ending September 2025 reports total expenses of $390,335,558 and total revenue of $431,679,370 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $41,343,812. Expenses were $375,818,506 for the fiscal year ending September 2024, so they rose 3.9%. The CEO's pay of $404,382 equals 0.10% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Wounded Warrior Project filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on August 11, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending September 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.