Mission
NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE (NDS) PROVIDES HOLISTIC, CLIENT-CENTERED COMMUNITY-BASED LEGAL WRAP AROUND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 20 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Executive Director
$432k
$484k
- Base
- $400k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $396
- Benefits
- $14k
Executive
officer (unspecified)
$400k
$449k
- Base
- $400k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Chief of Senior Management
officer (unspecified)
$275k
$309k
- Base
- $250k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $90
- Benefits
- $13k
Chief of Senior Manage
officer (unspecified)
$250k
$281k
- Base
- $250k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Managing Director Harlem
key employee
$241k
$271k
- Base
- $190k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $90
- Benefits
- $41k
Chief Operating Officer
$236k
$265k
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $759
- Benefits
- $26k
General Counsel
highest compensated employee
$212k
$238k
- Base
- $164k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $396
- Benefits
- $41k
Managing Director Detroit
key employee
$209k
$234k
- Base
- $175k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $756
- Benefits
- $26k
Chief Financial Officer (outgoing)
$205k
$230k
- Base
- $194k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $335
- Benefits
- $360
Chief Operating Office
officer (unspecified)
$200k
$224k
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Sr. Trial Attorney
highest compensated employee
$198k
$222k
- Base
- $154k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $93
- Benefits
- $40k
Managing Director
director (operational)
$195k
$219k
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Chief Financial Office
officer (unspecified)
$195k
$219k
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Chief Advancement Officer
officer (unspecified)
$194k
$218k
- Base
- $150k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $60
- Benefits
- $37k
Staff Attorney
highest compensated employee
$193k
$217k
- Base
- $157k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $762
- Benefits
- $32k
Supervising Attorney
highest compensated employee
$188k
$211k
- Base
- $150k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $138
- Benefits
- $33k
Managing Director
director (operational)
$175k
$196k
- Base
- $175k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Human Resources Manager
highest compensated employee
$171k
$191k
- Base
- $152k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $396
- Benefits
- $15k
General Counsel
officer (unspecified)
$167k
$187k
- Base
- $167k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Supervising Attorney
officer (unspecified)
$160k
$180k
- Base
- $160k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $400k | — | $396 | $14k | $432k $484k |
Executive officer (unspecified) | $400k | — | — | — | $400k $449k |
Chief of Senior Management officer (unspecified) | $250k | — | $90 | $13k | $275k $309k |
Chief of Senior Manage officer (unspecified) | $250k | — | — | — | $250k $281k |
Managing Director Harlem key employee | $190k | — | $90 | $41k | $241k $271k |
Chief Operating Officer | $200k | — | $759 | $26k | $236k $265k |
General Counsel highest compensated employee | $164k | — | $396 | $41k | $212k $238k |
Managing Director Detroit key employee | $175k | — | $756 | $26k | $209k $234k |
Chief Financial Officer (outgoing) | $194k | — | $335 | $360 | $205k $230k |
Chief Operating Office officer (unspecified) | $200k | — | — | — | $200k $224k |
Sr. Trial Attorney highest compensated employee | $154k | — | $93 | $40k | $198k $222k |
Managing Director director (operational) | $195k | — | — | — | $195k $219k |
Chief Financial Office officer (unspecified) | $195k | — | — | — | $195k $219k |
Chief Advancement Officer officer (unspecified) | $150k | — | $60 | $37k | $194k $218k |
Staff Attorney highest compensated employee | $157k | — | $762 | $32k | $193k $217k |
Supervising Attorney highest compensated employee | $150k | — | $138 | $33k | $188k $211k |
Managing Director director (operational) | $175k | — | — | — | $175k $196k |
Human Resources Manager highest compensated employee | $152k | — | $396 | $15k | $171k $191k |
General Counsel officer (unspecified) | $167k | — | — | — | $167k $187k |
Supervising Attorney officer (unspecified) | $160k | — | — | — | $160k $180k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 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.
Held roughly steady
over 2 years
From $417k in 2021 to $432k in 2023.
$417k
2021
$418k
2022
$432k
2023
$417k
2021
$418k
2022
$432k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 6% in real terms$516k to $484k
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 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
NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE INC reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$29.3M
$31.4M
2021
$38.9M
$42M
2022
$46.6M
$48.7M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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