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Updated through 2024NTEE R · Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 2,368 civil rights, social action & advocacy nonprofits, 2021 – 2024. Each organization is counted once at its most recent filing, using the highest-paid leader reported on IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Organizations that protect civil rights and advance social action and advocacy on behalf of individuals and groups.

Median executive pay
$87,020
The typical civil rights, social action & advocacy nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $87,020 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$42k
75th pct
$152k
90th pct
$243k
2,368 organizations · 2021 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $42k and $152k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $243k, roughly 2.8 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$242,837Top 10% of earners
75th$151,63625% earn more than this
50th · median$87,020The typical executive
25th$41,96625% earn less than this
10th$17,68510% of executives earn less than this
By organization size

Bigger budgets, bigger paychecks.

Median executive pay rises with organization revenue. Each band shows the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of top-executive pay for civil rights, social action & advocacy nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$28k$58,166$92k1,391
$1M – $10M$96k$140,750$203k843
$10M – $100M$195k$274,322$375k127
$100M – $500M$606k$763,770$1M6
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
Geography

Pay varies by state.

District of Columbia pays $73,498 more than the national median across civil rights, social action & advocacy nonprofits.

By role

Benchmark a specific Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within civil rights, social action & advocacy nonprofits.

Board & trustee pay

Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy board & trustee pay norms

10% of civil rights, social action & advocacy nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $42,582 across a median board of 4 paid members.

Organizations paying board members
10%
Median board pay
$42,582
Median paid board size
4
By filing type
Form 990: 12%
Form 990-EZ: 8%
Form 990-PF: 5%
Directory

Civil liberties organizations, voter education groups, civil rights advocacy, and social action organizations. Includes disability rights, immigrant rights, and anti-discrimination efforts. There are 4,240 civil rights, social action & advocacy organizations in our database with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. Use the table below to browse them, or sort by revenue, location, or number of reported executives.

Organizations in Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

4,240 organizations · Page 46 of 85

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
DOOR TO FREEDOM INCEllsworthME$253k0
THE COALITION FOR SAFE HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES INCPortlandOR$253k0
FAMILIES FOR FREEDOM INCNew YorkNY$252k0
TENNESSEE RIGHT TO LIFE EDUCATION FUND INCNashvilleTN$252k0
IOWANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO SMOKING AND TOBACCOUrbandaleIA$252k0
ICAN LEGISLATEAustinTX$252k0
RAINBOW ROSE CENTERYorkPA$251k0
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT ACTION FUNDWashingtonDC$250k5
PARITYORG INC (FKA OPERATION 50-50 INC)ArlingtonVA$250k1
CAIR NATIONAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INCWashingtonDC$250k2
North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the DDurhamNC$250k1
Minas List IncIrvineCA$249k2
SHARED HUMANITY PROJECTGreenvilleSC$249k2
CAROLINA FOR ALL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONHopkinsSC$249k7
UPRISINGSheridanWY$248k0
CARROLL COUNTY CASA INCCarrolltonGA$248k1
WOMEN IN NUTRACEUTICALS INCChandlerAZ$247k0
BOXSER DIVERSITY INITIATIVE INCLongboat KeyFL$247k0
GREAT LAKES BAY PRIDEBay CityMI$247k1
LONG BEACH LATINO CIVIC ASSOCLong BeachNY$247k0
ADVANCE ALLIANCE OF GEORGIA ACTION FUND INCMaconGA$247k0
MUSLIM AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ALLIANCEChicagoIL$246k1
VIVANTE ESPERORaleighNC$246k1
SAMPSON COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INCClintonNC$246k1
SYLVIA WOODS JOSEPHINE WYATT AND CLARICE DURHAMChicagoIL$246k0
PORTLIGHT STRATEGIES INCSt Helena IslandSC$245k0
HEARTBEAT CPC OF NACOGDOCHESNacogdochesTX$245k0
BUSINESS COALITION FOR JUSTICERichmondVA$244k0
KAANAPALI OCEAN RESORT FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$244k0
TENNESSEANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTYNashvilleTN$244k1
FUNDAMEDIOS INCWashingtonDC$244k2
United Liberian Organization Of ColoradoAuroraCO$244k0
RURALORGANIZINGORGColumbusOH$243k1
NORTH CAROLINA VOTER PROJECTRaleighNC$243k0
CASA Partners 4NMKIDS IncRio RanchoNM$242k1
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INCCape GirardeauMO$242k0
REFORM FOR ILLINOISChicagoIL$242k1
Urban Bird CollectiveSaint PaulMN$241k1
RAPPAHANNOCK CASA INCFredericksburgVA$241k1
DAIS PARTNERSLancasterPA$241k1
CEASEFIRE PENNSYLVANIAPhiladelphiaPA$241k1
VOTER GARoswellGA$240k0
CASA OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS INCMarionIL$240k5
DATA FOR SOCIAL GOOD FOUNDATIONBerkeleyCA$240k0
SAV-A-LIFE LANETTVALLEY INCLanettAL$240k1
SASA ENTERPRISESColumbusOH$240k0
CONSERVATIVE ROUNDTABLE OF TEXASAustinTX$240k1
The Womxn ProjectWakefieldRI$239k1
HE SHE ZE AND WERichmondVA$239k0
Loud and ProudTraverse CityMI$239k1