The Lawyers' Committee uses legal advocacy to achieve racial justice, fighting inside and outside the courts to ensure that Black people and other people of color have the voice, opportunity, and power to make the promises of our democracy real.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 12 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.
- Base
- $357k
- Bonus
- $20k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $20k
- Base
- $266k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $236k
- Bonus
- $8k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
- Base
- $213k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $214k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $197k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $197k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $174k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $20k
- Base
- $175k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $178k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $162k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $3k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President/executive Direct Above 90th percentile | $357k | $20k | — | $20k | $412k $451k |
Chief Counsel Key Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $266k | $5k | — | $21k | $302k $332k |
VP Development Board Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $236k | $8k | — | $23k | $276k $303k |
Interim Chief Operating Officer 75th to 90th percentile | $213k | $10k | — | $18k | $250k $274k |
VP of Strategy Board Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $214k | $5k | — | $18k | $246k $270k |
Deputy Chief Counsel Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $197k | $5k | — | $8k | $218k $239k |
Deputy Chief Counsel Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $197k | — | — | — | $205k $224k |
Director, Criminal Justice Project Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $174k | — | — | $20k | $202k $221k |
Co-director, Voting Rights Project Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $175k | — | — | $12k | $194k $213k |
Dir Fair Housing and Comm Dev Project Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $178k | — | — | — | $185k $203k |
CFO (left) Median to 75th percentile | $162k | — | — | $3k | $171k $188k |
Director of Finance (joined) 10th to 25th percentile | — | — | — | — | $7k $8k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 21 unpaid individuals.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Common questions about Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
What does the Chief Executive Officer of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law earn?
In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law received $411,573 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law falls in the top 10%.
What are Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law reported $16.7M in total revenue and $23.9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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