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. Wounded Warrior Project ranks 43rd of 46 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
- Lowest
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending September 2025, IRS object ID 202642239349301859.View the filing
Peers: the 19 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 20th of 20 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 |
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 46 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million:
ASPCA$1,226,402 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Planned Parenthood$1,122,180 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Alzheimer's Association$1,174,136 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Habitat for Humanity$592,703 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
World Wildlife Fund$1,348,079 (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). Wounded Warrior Project ranks 43rd of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, WALTER E PIATT, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $404,382. Next was JENNIFER M SILVA (CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER), at $382,691. No one on the latest return was paid more than $500,000.
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).
From the 4 Form 990 returns Wounded Warrior Project filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending September 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.