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Filing year 2024

National Center for Youth Law

Oakland, California·EIN 94-2506933·3
Total revenue
$18.3M
Total assets
$22.8M
Total expenses
$19.8M
Reported officers
23
Mission

For over 50 years, the National Center for Youth Law has put children and youth at the heart of the fight for justice. Guided by their insights, we use litigation, policy change, partnerships, and research to ensure that every child's rights are protected and every voice is heard.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Executive Director
$340k
$360k
Base
$312k
Bonus
$500
Other
Benefits
$15k
Senior Directing Attorney (end 9/24)
key employee
$298k
$316k
Base
$167k
Bonus
$500
Other
$99k
Benefits
$25k
Dep. Dir. Finance & Operations
officer (unspecified)
$274k
$291k
Base
$240k
Bonus
$500
Other
Benefits
$24k
Senior Director, Health
highest compensated employee
$218k
$231k
Base
$176k
Bonus
$500
Other
Benefits
$34k
Senior Dir., Compassionate Ed. Sys.
highest compensated employee
$215k
$228k
Base
$180k
Bonus
$6k
Other
Benefits
$22k
Senior Director, Immigration
highest compensated employee
$203k
$216k
Base
$193k
Bonus
$500
Other
Benefits
$2k
Senior Director, Youth Justice
highest compensated employee
$202k
$214k
Base
$183k
Bonus
$3k
Other
Benefits
$10k
Sr. Dir., Collab. Responses to Cse
highest compensated employee
$196k
$208k
Base
$188k
Bonus
$500
Other
Benefits

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 15 unpaid individuals.

Up 5%
from 2023

From $323k in 2023 to $340k in 2024.

$323k
2023
$340k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 2% in real terms$352k to $360k

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

National Center for Youth Law reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$13.8M
$19M
2023
$18.3M
$19.8M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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