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Filing year 2023

PRISONERS' LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK INC

Albany, New York·EIN 13-2851858·3
Total revenue
$8.7M
Total assets
$6.4M
Total expenses
$7.8M
Reported officers
26
Mission

TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, EFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT PRISONERS, TO HELP THEM TO SECURE THEIR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE HUMANE PRISONS AND FOR A MORE HUMANE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

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

Executive Director
Above 90th percentile
$319k
$357k
Base
$252k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$43k
Controller
Officer (Unspecified)
$231k
$258k
Base
$179k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$35k
Senior Supervising Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$221k
$247k
Base
$164k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$41k
General Counsel
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$196k
$218k
Base
$152k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$43k
Managing Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$193k
$215k
Base
$148k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$30k
Senior Supervising Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$174k
$194k
Base
$122k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$40k
Managing Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$164k
$183k
Base
$131k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$19k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 19 unpaid individuals.

Up 30%
from 2022

From $245k in 2022 to $319k in 2023.

$245k
2022
$319k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 26% in real terms$283k to $357k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, 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 30% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 43%.

$245k in 2022 to $319k in 2023.
  • Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 37% from 2022 to 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

PRISONERS' LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$6.1M
$6.4M
2022
$8.7M
$7.8M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about PRISONERS' LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK INC

What does the Chief Executive Officer of PRISONERS' LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK INC earn?

In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of PRISONERS' LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK INC received $319,453 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 PRISONERS' LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at PRISONERS' LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK INC falls in the top 10%.

What are PRISONERS' LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, PRISONERS' LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK INC reported $8.7M in total revenue and $7.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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