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Organizations Environmental Quality, Protection & Beautification The Wetlands Initiative

The Wetlands Initiative

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 4, 2025.

333 N Michigan Ave 628
Chicago, Illinois 60601

The Wetlands Initiative (EIN: 36-3942451) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The Wetlands Initiative, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 4 out of 27 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $127,283. The highest compensated employee at The Wetlands Initiative is Paul Botts with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $182,587.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$3,465,450

Expenses

$2,723,493

Employee compensation

$1,765,933
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Paul Botts
President
$182,587
$156,535 No related comp$26,052
Gary Sullivan
Senior Restoration Ecologist
$110,113
$110,113 No related compNo other comp
Jill Kostel
Senior Environmental Engineer
$108,342
$108,342 No related compNo other comp
Abigail Mattson
Director of DEV and COMM
$108,089
$108,089 No related compNo other comp

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Allen D Grosboll
Director
Anne Gardner
Director
Byron Goulding
Director
Carl R Yudell
Director
Caroline Repenning
Director
Charles T Pick
Chair
Chinmay Soman, Ph.D.
Director
Christopher B Burke, Ph.D.
Director
Douglas F Stotz, Ph.D.
Director
Edward K Chandler
Director
George M Covington
Director
John W Robinson
Director

Mission Statement

TO RESTORE THE WETLAND RESOURCES OF THE MIDWEST TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, INCREASE WILDLIFE HABITAT AND BIODIVERSITY, AND REDUCE FLOOD DAMAGE. THE WETLANDS INITIATIVE SEEKS TO CONDUCT AND SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY RESTORATION PROJECTS THOUGH DIRECT, ON-THE-GROUND WORK AND BY FORMING LARGER PARTNERSHIPS TO DEMONSTRATE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO FINANCE LARGE-SCALE WETLAND RESTORATION, SUCH AS WATER QUALITY TRADING MARKETS WITH A FOCUS ON SCIENCE-BASED, ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES, THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO DEVELOP RESTORATION METHODS AND MODELS THAT OTHERS MAY COPY.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 4, 2025:
2024 The Wetlands Initiative 990 filed
October 11, 2024:
2023 The Wetlands Initiative 990 filed
September 29, 2023:
2022 The Wetlands Initiative 990 filed

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