The Southern Center for Human Rights is working for equality, dignity, and justice for people impacted by the criminal legal system in the Deep South. SCHR fights for a world free from mass incarceration, the death penalty, the criminalization of poverty, and racial injustice.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $142k
- Bonus
- $12k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $130k
- Bonus
- $12k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $33k
- Base
- $125k
- Bonus
- $9k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
- Base
- $124k
- Bonus
- $8k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $142k | $12k | — | $27k | $186k $195k |
Deputy Director highest compensated employee | $130k | $12k | — | $33k | $180k $189k |
Director, Capital Litigation Unit highest compensated employee | $125k | $9k | — | $24k | $162k $169k |
Public Policy Director highest compensated employee | $124k | $8k | — | $24k | $161k $168k |
Senior Movement Policy Counsel highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $137k $143k |
Senior Attorney highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $131k $137k |
Finance Director | — | — | — | — | $119k $125k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 29 unpaid individuals.
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Up 17%
from 2023
From $159k in 2023 to $186k in 2024.
Estimated with Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
Southern Center for Human Rights reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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