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Employees Defenders of Wildlife Elizabeth C Nichols

Elizabeth C Nichols

Key employee

Vice President, Finance and CFO, Until July 2024 at Defenders of Wildlife

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$306,254
2024

Total compensation

Elizabeth C Nichols has been listed as an employee of Defenders of Wildlife in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2017. Total compensation for Elizabeth C Nichols has increased by 74.7% from 2017 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$306,254
+5.9%
Vice President, Finance and CFO, Until July 2024
2024
$273k org
40 hrs/wk
$34k other
--
$289,294
+30.7%
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
2023
$257k org
40 hrs/wk
$33k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Elizabeth C Nichols to:

2024

Other employees at Defenders of Wildlife

Jamie Rappaport Clark
President/Ceo, Until July 2024
$638,000
$608,543 from org$135 from related$29,322 other
James Stofan
Senior Vice President, Operations, Until Sept 2024
$304,473
$275,372 from orgNo related comp$29,101 other
Brandace J Swimeley
Vice President, Integrated Marketing
$296,134
$246,555 from orgNo related comp$49,579 other
Matt Braughler
Vice President, Development
$291,934
$268,706 from orgNo related comp$23,228 other
Thu Pham
Chief of Staff
$244,409
$198,705 from orgNo related comp$45,704 other
Robert L Dewey
Vice President, Government Relations
$233,170
$193,219 from orgNo related comp$39,951 other
Shawn P Cantrell
Vice President, Species Conservation and Coexistence
$211,593
$184,519 from orgNo related comp$27,074 other
Sharon Morris-Smith
Vice President, Human Resources
$198,155
$176,216 from orgNo related comp$21,939 other
Julia Adams
Vice President, Conservation Law
$197,193
$172,233 from orgNo related comp$24,960 other
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January 25, 2026:
2024 Defenders of Wildlife 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Defenders of Wildlife 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Defenders of Wildlife 990 published

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