WE THE PROTESTERS, INC DBA CAMPAIGN ZERO IS A 501(C)3 NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO A WORLD BEYOND POLICING AND THE CARCERAL SYSTEM. THROUGH RESEARCH-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS, WE WORK IN AND ACROSS COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFER THE POWER OF THE POLICE TO THOSE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE POLICE. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE CREATE CAMPAIGNS THAT UPLIFT COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS BEYOND POLICING TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF SAFE AND THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS.OUR WORK ACTIVELY CENTERS ON: SHRINKING THE RELIANCE AND POWER OF THE POLICE; ENDING MASS INCARCERATION; SUPPORTING FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTING AND PARTNERING WITH MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 12 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $226k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $201k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $159k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $175k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $157k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $169k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $7k
- Base
- $169k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $226k | — | — | $8k | $234k $262k |
Chief Operating Officer | $201k | — | — | $8k | $209k $234k |
Managing Director, Advocacy key employee | $159k | — | — | $25k | $186k $209k |
Managing Director Advocacy key employee | $175k | — | — | $8k | $184k $206k |
Chief of Staff key employee | $157k | — | — | $21k | $180k $202k |
Managing Director Research key employee | $169k | — | — | $7k | $176k $197k |
Managing Director Technology key employee | $169k | — | — | — | $169k $190k |
Director of Human Resources and Operations | — | — | — | — | $149k $168k |
Lead Data Scientist highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $147k $165k |
Senior Campaign & Strategy highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $142k $159k |
Senior Research Manager highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $134k $150k |
Sr Campaign & Strategy Manager highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $132k $148k |
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 5 unpaid individuals.
Browse compensation in Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy →
What Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy executives earn
Comparable civil rights, social action & advocacy organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $77,000.
These are civil rights, social action & advocacy sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 527 organizations across 527 filings (2021 – 2023).
See full Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy compensation data →Compare any role, sector, or revenue band
Build your own benchmark from millions of reported positions.