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Filing year 2023

DECALOGUE SOCIETY OF LAWYERS

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-2102538·501(c)(6)
Total revenue
$176k
Total assets
$210k
Total expenses
$149k
Reported officers
72
Mission

THE DECALOGUE SOCIETY OF LAWYERS, FOUNDED IN 1934, IS THE NATION'S OLDEST JEWISH BAR ASSOCIATION. ITS MISSION IS TO ADVANCE LAWYERS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RAISE THE STANDARDS OF THE BAR AND BENCH, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON LEGAL AND JEWISH ISSUES, AND MAINTAIN VIGILANCE AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PRACTICES, PARTICULARLY ANTI-SEMITISM. ALSO, SUPPORTING JEWISH INTERESTS THROUGH BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ATTORNEYS AND PROFESSIONALS IN OTHER ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Executive Director
25th percentile to median
$46k
$51k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 71 unpaid individuals.

Up 9%
from 2022

From $43k in 2022 to $46k in 2023.

$43k
2022
$46k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 5% in real terms$49k to $51k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 9% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 30%.

$43k in 2022 to $46k in 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

DECALOGUE SOCIETY OF LAWYERS reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$136k
$139k
2022
$176k
$149k
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about DECALOGUE SOCIETY OF LAWYERS

What does the Chief Executive Officer of DECALOGUE SOCIETY OF LAWYERS earn?

In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of DECALOGUE SOCIETY OF LAWYERS received $46,250 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at DECALOGUE SOCIETY OF LAWYERS compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at DECALOGUE SOCIETY OF LAWYERS falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What are DECALOGUE SOCIETY OF LAWYERS's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, DECALOGUE SOCIETY OF LAWYERS reported $176k in total revenue and $149k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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