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Filing year 2022

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC

Montgomery, Alabama·EIN 63-0598743·NTEE I83Z · Crime & Legal-Related·3
Total revenue
$169.9M
Total assets
$749.1M
Total expenses
$122.1M
Reported officers
34
Mission

THE SPLC IS A CATALYST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE SOUTH AND BEYOND, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES TO DISMANTLE WHITE SUPREMACY, STRENGTHEN INTERSECTIONAL MOVEMENTS, AND ADVANCE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 19 reported individuals · Filing year 2022

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
$505k
$577k
Chief of Staff
key employee
$325k
$371k
Chief Program Officer
key employee
$285k
$325k
Chief Policy Officer
key employee
$284k
$325k
General Counsel; Secretary
secretary (operational)
$278k
$317k
Chief Information Officer
chief information officer
$276k
$315k
Former Chief Communications Officer
key employee
$275k
$314k
Chief Human Resources Officer
key employee
$273k
$311k
Chief Program Strategy Officer
key employee
$271k
$309k
Interim Director of Strategy
highest compensated employee
$265k
$303k
Chief Development Officer
$249k
$285k
Deputy Legal Director
highest compensated employee
$247k
$282k
Director of Legal Management
highest compensated employee
$245k
$279k
Director of Intelligence Project
highest compensated employee
$239k
$273k
Interim Chief of Staff
key employee
$220k
$251k
Director of Learning for Justice
highest compensated employee
$219k
$250k
Interim Chief Financial Officer
$211k
$241k
Former Chief Operating Officer
$177k
$202k
Former Interim Chief Legal Officer
key employee
$172k
$196k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

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

Plus 15 unpaid individuals.

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What Crime & Legal-Related executives earn

Comparable crime & legal-related organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $91,761.

25th percentile
$53k
Median
$91,761
75th percentile
$146k
90th percentile
$218k

These are crime & legal-related sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 3,113 organizations across 3,113 filings (2021 – 2024).

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