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The 990 read · EIN 52-1497470 · VA · Fiscal year FY ending Jun 2025

Conservation International Foundation

Conservation International Foundation: CEO salary, finances and where donations go

In its own words

“Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.”

Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.

Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated

Top pay
$1.1M Sanjayan Muttulingam, 0.4% of spending
Revenue
$308.7M 86.8% from donations and grants
Spent
$316.7M 87.3% on programs, as reported
Net assets
$424.3M end of FY ending Jun 2025
Savings
16.1 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
People
502 employees, 87 volunteers
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Parts I, VII, IX, X
01 · Red flags

2 things to look at.

We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.

medium

Loans to or from officers, directors or key employees

Part IV line 26 answered yes.

Form 990 Part IV, line 26; Schedule L Part II
low

Business transactions with insiders or their companies

Part IV line 28b answered yes.

Form 990 Part IV, lines 28a–28c; Schedule L Part IV
02 · Where $1 goes · FY ending Jun 2025

Of each dollar it spent, 87.3¢ went to programs, as reported.

The split the charity filed.
87.3¢
Programs, $276.4M
7.0¢
Fundraising, $22.2M
5.7¢
Admin, $18.1M
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IX, line 25
Cost to raise $1
8¢
as reported

For each dollar donated, Conservation International Foundation spent 8¢ on fundraising.

Fundraising ÷ $267.8M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IX
03 · What it does

What it told the IRS it spent on.

The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.

Program 1 · 22.2% of program spending · $38.5M in grants $61.3M

See schedule ograntmaking division: Ci's grantmaking division is made up of four programs:- critical ecosystem partnership fund (cepf): cepf is a global program that provides grants to nongovernmental organizations and private-sector partners to protect critical ecosystems. Cepf's grants are guided by regional investment strategies developed with stakeholders; target wildlife hotspots in developing and transitional countries; go directly to civil society groups to build this constituency for conservation; create strategic working alliances among civil society groups, combining unique…

Program 2 · 15% of program spending · $11.3M in grants $41.4M

See schedule oglobal programs division: The global programs division comprises ci's technical teams. This division creates the enabling conditions, develops best practices and tools, and scales up solutions and approaches to support other divisions' work and to help meet ci's ambitious global goals. The division comprises four centers: the moore center for science, center for sustainable lands and waters, and global policy & government affairs.- the betty and gordon moore center for science: Conservation requires science to determine where and how to protect nature. Through its betty and…

Program 3 · 1.9% of program spending $5.4M

Communications: Ci's brand & communications division develops and shares the stories that illustrate how ci is protecting nature for the well-being of humanity. The division offers strategic editorial, media, design, video and marketing support to every ci program to drive brand awareness and help scale impact.

Program 4 · 2.7% of program spending · $1.5M in grants $7.6M

Center for communities and conservation: Ci's center for communities and conservation works to make conservation more participatory and transparent by improving governance to achieve more lasting conservation and human well-being outcomes

Program 5 · 0.1% of program spending · $11K in grants $377K

Fellowship program: Ci's fellowship program provides opportunities for ci to work alongside exceptional individuals who bring in new, creative solutions to conservation challenges.

Program 6 · 1.1% of program spending · $151K in grants $3.1M

Other programs

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part III
04 · The savings

Net assets: $195.4M to $424.3M in 11 years.

Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.

Net assets at year end, $ millions
195
224
256
317
322
311
309
316
381
433
433
424
Form 990 history via ProPublicaForm 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)
05 · Who gets paid

The 8 highest-paid people.

Reportable pay in FY ending Jun 2025, from the charity and related organizations.

Sanjayan Muttulingam
Chief Executive Officer
$1,145,263
Julius Court
Chief Operating Officer
$681,673
Sebastian Anders Troeng
EVP Conservation Partnership
$558,143
Daniela Raik
Evp, Field Programs
$481,270
Richard Nash
Gen. Counsel & Chief Compliance
$478,140
Richard Jeo
Chief Conservation Strat & Field Ofc.
$447,588
Sara Patricia Zurita
EVP & Chief Partnerships Officer
$406,756
Herbert Lust
Chief Global Resource Mobilization
$391,014
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VII, Section A
Largest outside contractors
ContractorServicePaid
MissionwiredDigital fundraising$1,166,800
Acao Ecologica GuaporeForest restoration support$877,443
Marketeam LLCDirect mail fundraising$707,894
Mckinsey and Company Inc Africa (pty) LtSupporting africa strategy$675,000
Associacao Sos AmazoniaImplementation of agroforestry systems$614,462
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VII, Section B
06 · Questions

The questions people ask about the Conservation International Foundation.

Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.

How much does the Conservation International Foundation CEO make?

Sanjayan Muttulingam, Chief Executive Officer, received $1,145,263 in reportable compensation in FY ending Jun 2025, 0.4% of Conservation International Foundation's $316.7M in spending.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VII

What percentage of Conservation International Foundation donations go to programs?

Conservation International Foundation reported 87.3% of FY ending Jun 2025 spending as programs, 7% as fundraising and 5.7% as management.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IX

How much money does Conservation International Foundation have?

Net assets were $424.3M at the end of FY ending Jun 2025, about 16.1 months of spending.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part X

Does Conservation International Foundation have any red flags in its filing?

Its latest Form 990 triggered 2 of our twelve screening rules: loans to or from officers, directors or key employees; business transactions with insiders or their companies. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)
07 · Sources and citing

Every number, traced.

  1. Conservation International Foundation Form 990, FY ending Jun 2025 (IRS e-file)
  2. Conservation International Foundation Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Cite this page

Amir Arani, “Conservation International Foundation: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/conservation-international-foundation/