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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 66 of 85

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BIRTHRIGHT INCLakewoodOH$75k0
WYOMING GUN OWNERS INCCheyenneWY$75k0
Houston Voting InitiativeHoustonTX$75k0
DISABILITY ADVOCACY SUPPORT SERVICES INCCooper CityFL$75k0
PROTEIA INCNew YorkNY$75k0
MAXCEN-MAXMATH WOMEN SOCIETY MINNESOTA BRANCH CORPORATION SERVIMinneapolisMN$75k0
The Womxn Project Education FundWakefieldRI$75k0
African American Leadership and Policy InstituteChicagoIL$75k1
AMERICAN CENTER FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$75k0
BLACK PROGRESSIVE ACTION COALITION EDUCATION FUNDWashingtonDC$75k0
Indiana Town HallsIndianapolisIN$75k0
NC LOCAL INCWilmingtonNC$75k0
BALM IN GILEAD FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR INCBaltimoreMD$75k0
TISHOMINGO COUNTY COMMUNITY COALITIIukaMS$75k0
WORLD TAIWAN FIRST NATIONS ASSOCIATIONSSalidaCA$75k0
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND WORK INCENTIVE SPECIALIST INCAndersonIN$75k0
SCHILLER INSTITUTE INCWashingtonDC$75k0
WE ARE SOMEBODY INCClevelandOH$75k0
FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE INCBoynton BeachFL$74k0
Peoples Tribune and Tribuno del PuebloSanta CruzCA$74k0
THE HALCYON MOVEMENTScottsdaleAZ$74k0
NEW HAMPSHIRE FIREARMS COALITION INCMilfordNH$74k0
IDAHO CHOOSES LIFE ALLIANCE INCBoiseID$74k0
CHILD USADVOCACY INCPhiladelphiaPA$74k1
PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING FOR CHANGEPhiladelphiaPA$74k0
ALL RISE TRIAL & APPELLATEPhiladelphiaPA$73k1
Ohio Christian AllianceAkronOH$73k1
Unapologetically HersSan LeandroCA$73k1
Above Board All Hands on Deck IncKennebunkportME$73k0
IRAN LIFE & LIBERTY INCBrooklynNY$73k0
PRO-LIFE SAN FRANCISCOSan FranciscoCA$73k0
FAIRVOTE ILLINOISSpringfieldIL$73k0
FANTA BILITY FOUNDATIONLansdownePA$73k0
Journey Services IncCincinnatiOH$73k1
GENEROS UNIDOS CORPORATIONHoustonTX$73k1
FAST FELONS ALLIANCE SERVICE TEAM NETWORK CORPAugustaGA$73k0
OUR WISCONSIN REVOLUTION INCMadisonWI$72k0
Monterey Peninsula PrideMontereyCA$72k1
Artist Initiative for Revolution IncBostonMA$72k0
SOCIAL JUSTICE TRAINING INSTITUTEHemetCA$72k0
WOMEN4 CHANGE INDIANA ACTION FUNDIndianapolisIN$72k0
CANNABIS SOCIAL EQUITY COALITION - NYSNew YorkNY$71k2
PRIDEWORKSWhite PlainsNY$71k0
TALLADEGASEVENSan AntonioTX$71k0
EASTERN SIERRA PRIDEBishopCA$71k0
SOUTHERN OREGON JOBS WITH JUSTICEAshlandOR$71k0
MASS FAMILY ADVOCACY COALITION CORPWellesleyMA$71k1
CHILDRENS TUITION FUND OF RHODE ISLANDColorado SpringsCO$70k2
Fatherhood the FoundationBellinghamWA$70k0
NATIONS IN ACTION GLOBALLY LIFTING UP FUND INCLantanaFL$70k0