FOUNDED IN 1968, MALDEF IS THE NATION'S LEADING LATINO CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL ORGANIZATION, PROMOTING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LITIGATION IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS AND POLITICAL ACCESS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $388k
- Bonus
- $20k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $19k
- Base
- $186k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $47k
- Base
- $188k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
- Base
- $188k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $188k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $154k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President and General Counsel | $388k | $20k | — | $19k | $450k $497k |
Vice President of Litigation vice president | $186k | $2k | — | $47k | $254k $281k |
Vice President of Finance/cfo vice president | $188k | $2k | — | $34k | $243k $269k |
Vice President of Development vice president | $188k | $2k | — | $27k | $235k $260k |
VP of Communications & Media vice president | $188k | $2k | — | $15k | $224k $248k |
Regional Counsel: Chicago highest compensated employee | $154k | $2k | — | $24k | $195k $216k |
Regional Counsel: DC highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $145k $160k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 25 unpaid individuals.
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Up 12%
from 2022
From $403k in 2022 to $450k in 2023.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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