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Employees Defenders of Wildlife James Stofan

James Stofan

Officer

Senior Vice President, Operations, Until Sept 2024 at Defenders of Wildlife

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

$304,473
2024

Total compensation

James Stofan has been listed as an employee of Defenders of Wildlife in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for James Stofan has increased by 18.6% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$304,473
+5%
Senior Vice President, Operations, Until Sept 2024
2024
$276k org
40 hrs/wk
$30k other
--
$289,887
+3.7%
Senior Vice President, Operations
2023
$267k org
40 hrs/wk
$24k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of James Stofan 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
Elizabeth C Nichols
Vice President, Finance and CFO, Until July 2024
$306,254
$272,789 from orgNo related comp$33,465 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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