Natural Resource Governance Institute
Donations deductibleRevenue
$13.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$14.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$9.7m
$5.1m liabilities
Net assets
$4.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
5.0 years on average
Staff
13
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Gilbert F Houngbo
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Natural Resource Governance Institute's network
11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert F Houngbo Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Anthony Paul | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Audrey Gaughran | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Carole Nakhle | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Charles Wanguhu | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| H Jordan Diamond | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lourdes Melgar | Treasurer & Secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Magdalena Sepulveda | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mamadou Biteye | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Monica Araya | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Zainab Usman | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sayne | Senior Governance Officer | since 2018 |
| Alexandra Gillies | Advisor | since 2019 |
| Daniel Kaufmann | President & CEO (Through 7/31/20) | since 2018 |
| Emma Kalonzo | Director of Human Resources | 2018 |
| Erica Westenberg | Governance Program Director | since 2018 |
| John Rogers | CFO (Through 7/31/19) | since 2018 |
| Luis M Garcia | Chief Financial & Admin. Officer | since 2020 |
| Martin James | International Fin. & Compliance Dir. | 2024 |
| Nicola Woodroffe | Senior Legal Analyst | 2023 |
| Patrick Heller | Chief Program Officer | since 2018 |
| Rebecca Iwerks | Director of Cad | since 2018 |
| Robert Pitman | Senior Governance Officer | 2024 |
| Suneeta Kaimal | President & CEO (Beginning 8/20) | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suneeta Kaimal | President & CEO | 40 | $349k | $78k | |
| Luis M Garcia | Chief Fin. & Admin. Officer | 40 | $236k | $82k | |
| Patrick Heller | Chief Program Officer | 40 | $219k | $76k | |
| Erica Westenberg | Governance Program Director | 40 | $174k | $70k | |
| Martin James | International Fin. & Compliance Dir. | 40 | $154k | $66k | |
| Aaron Sayne | Senior Governance Officer | 40 | $116k | $50k | |
| Robert Pitman | Senior Governance Officer | 40 | $102k | $64k | |
| Gilbert F Houngbo | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lourdes Melgar | Treasurer & Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| H Jordan Diamond | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carole Nakhle | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Monica Araya | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Audrey Gaughran | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anthony Paul | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mamadou Biteye | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Magdalena Sepulveda | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zainab Usman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles Wanguhu | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Natural Resource Governance Institute
- EIN
- 204451390
- Address
- 80 Broad St Ste 1801, New York, NY, 10004-3326
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Nrgi envisions a world where natural resources enable fair, prosperous and sustainable societies, instead of undermining them. Nrgi exists because decisions about how natural resources are governed determine the well-being of people in resource-rich countries and of the planet. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q02 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2006
- Principal officer
- Suneeta Kaimal (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2007
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAnthony Paul
≥8years on the filingsCarole Nakhle
≥7years on the filingsLourdes Melgar
≥5years on the filingsCharles Wanguhu
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $9.7m
- Total liabilities
- $5.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $13.6m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $4.8m
- Employees
- 13
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.6m | $14.5m | Deficit $974k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Natural Resource Governance Institute likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Foreign Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 8 September 2006
- Registered agent
- Not stated