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Filing year 2023

PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC

San Francisco, California·EIN 23-7103042·3
Total revenue
$7.3M
Total assets
$17M
Total expenses
$7.2M
Reported officers
23
Mission

FOR MORE THAN FIVE DECADES, PUBLIC ADVOCATES HAS CHALLENGED THE SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF POVERTY AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION BY STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY VOICES IN PUBLIC POLICY AND ACHIEVING TANGIBLE LEGAL VICTORIES ADVANCING EDUCATION, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION EQUITY, AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. WE SPUR CHANGE THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH GRASSROOTS GROUPS REPRESENTING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANTS, COMBINED WITH STRATEGIC POLICY REFORM, MEDIA ADVOCACY, AND LITIGATION.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

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

President and CEO
75th to 90th percentile
$244k
$266k
Base
$214k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$20k
Managing Attorney
Key Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$232k
$253k
Base
$191k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$32k
Managing Attorney
Key Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$219k
$239k
Base
$195k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$14k
Finance & Admin Director
75th to 90th percentile
$218k
$238k
Base
$197k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$12k
Director of Communication
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$170k
$186k
Base
$144k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$19k
Managing Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$170k
$185k
Base
$142k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$20k
Deputy Managing Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$166k
$181k
Base
$133k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$26k
Deputy Managing Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$160k
$174k
Base
$133k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$20k
Director of Talent
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$151k
$164k
Base
$130k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$13k

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 14 unpaid individuals.

Up 7%
from 2022

From $228k in 2022 to $244k in 2023.

$228k
2022
$244k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 3% in real terms$257k to $266k

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.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 7% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 5%.

$228k in 2022 to $244k in 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

PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$7M
$6.7M
2022
$7.3M
$7.2M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC

What does the Chief Executive Officer of PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC earn?

In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC received $244,316 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at PUBLIC ADVOCATES 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 PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles.

What are PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC reported $7.3M in total revenue and $7.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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