Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $41k and $178k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $215k, roughly 1.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $215,254 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $177,518 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $111,835 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $40,923 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $12,584 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 81 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (37% of the 217 orgs in this slice). Each share is the average across orgs of the fraction of total comp that goes to this component, so the bar fills 100%.
The number in context.
Every row links to its own dedicated benchmark page.
All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J
Pay varies by state.
State-level medians for CFOs in civil rights, social action & advocacy, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid civil rights, social action & advocacy CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Institute For Justice | Arlington, VA | $625,371 | 2024 |
| 02 | Oneten Coalition Inc | Montclair, NJ | $535,202 | 2023 |
| 03 | National Rifle Association Of America | Fairfax, VA | $453,076 | 2023 |
| 04 | American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $389,244 | 2023 |
| 05 | Naacp Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc | New York, NY | $349,572 | 2023 |
| 06 | The Asian American Foundation | Washington, DC | $304,606 | 2024 |
| 07 | Naacp Empowerment Programs Inc | Baltimore, MD | $296,591 | 2024 |
| 08 | Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc | New York, NY | $286,549 | 2024 |
| 09 | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $282,000 | 2023 |
| 10 | Advancement Project Education Fund | Washington, DC | $278,956 | 2023 |
Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.
What does a $X org pay?
Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median CFO compensation for civil rights, social action & advocacy nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
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- How much does a Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy nonprofit CFO make?
- The median total compensation for a CFO at a civil rights, social action & advocacy nonprofit is $111,835, based on 217 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $40,923 and $177,518.
- What is the salary range for a CFO in Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $40,923 at the 25th percentile to $177,518 at the 75th and $215,254 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 217 civil rights, social action & advocacy nonprofits reporting a CFO.
- Why does Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy nonprofit CFO pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded civil rights, social action & advocacy organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.