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Filing year 2024

COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC

Wilmington, Delaware·EIN 51-6000158·NTEE I83Z · Crime & Legal-Related·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$12.5M
Total assets
$7.3M
Total expenses
$10.2M
Reported officers
20
Mission

CLASI PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES; VICTIMS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION; OLDER CITIZENS (60 AND OVER); VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF CRIME, ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Crime & Legal-Related organizations nationwide.

Executive Director
Above 90th percentile
$259k
$279k
Base
$200k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$39k
Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$175k
$188k
Base
$130k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$32k
Chief Administrative and Financial Officer
75th to 90th percentile
$173k
$186k
Base
$143k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$15k
Deputy Director
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$171k
$184k
Base
$122k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$37k
Managing Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$170k
$182k
Base
$118k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$39k
Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$156k
$168k
Base
$126k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k
Legal Advocacy Director
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$153k
$165k
Base
$136k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$4k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 13 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Crime & Legal-Related

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for crime & legal-related organizations is 11%.

This organization (2024)
3%
Sector median
11%
Middle half of sector
5% to 21%

Based on 3,267 crime & legal-related organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Up 9%
from 2023

From $236k in 2023 to $259k in 2024.

$236k
2023
$259k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 6% in real terms$264k to $279k

Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 9% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 35%.

$236k in 2023 to $259k in 2024.
  • Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 7% from 2023 to 2024.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay rose 7% from 2023 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

1
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC2024
$259k
2
DELAWARE BAR FOUNDATION2023
$55k
See full Executive Director compensation rankings across Crime & Legal-Related
FAQ

Common questions about COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC

What does the Chief Executive Officer of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC received $258,878 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Crime & Legal-Related organizations nationwide: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Crime & Legal-Related organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for crime & legal-related organizations is 11%.

What are COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC reported $12.5M in total revenue and $10.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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