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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 75 of 85

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
COMMEMORATE INCIrvingtonNY$32k0
OCCUPY PEACE AND FREEDOM INCKingstonNY$32k0
Brookline Justice LeagueBrooklineMA$32k0
The Rotary Club of Oneonta NY 13820 Oneonta Rotary Club IncOneontaNY$32k0
WESTERVILLE FOR RACIAL EQUITY INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ENGAGEMENTWestervilleOH$31k0
ABATE of Arizona IncMesaAZ$31k0
OPENING DOORS INSTITUTERochesterNY$31k0
Time to AdvocateCranstonRI$31k0
AFRICAN AMERICAN EMPLOYEE LEADERSHISacramentoCA$31k0
Black Environmental Leaders Action FundSolonOH$31k0
IHOPE FOUNDATIONGreensboroNC$31k0
RIGHT TO LIFE IDAHO INCBoiseID$31k0
PEOPLE4UTAH TAKE ACTIONSalt Lake CityUT$31k0
MILWAUKEE GAY SPORTS NETWORK INCWaukeshaWI$31k0
Grace in the Park NCSouthern PinesNC$31k0
US COUNCIL ON ACCURATE & SECURE ELECTIONSElktonSD$31k0
SHAAR EDUCATION (FORMERLY UNITED IN PURPOSE EDUCATION)Mountain ViewCA$31k0
PROTECT AR FAMILIESLittle RockAR$31k0
The Riley Family Foundation Riley Family FoundationReddingCA$30k0
GREENFIELD IDEAS EXCHANGE INCSilver SpringMD$30k0
MICHIGAN ECONOMIC JUSTICE ACTION FUNDDetroitMI$30k0
ASIAN PACIFIC AMER LEADERSHIP ACTION FDPasadenaCA$30k0
INTACT GLOBAL INCLos AngelesCA$30k0
AMERICAN LIANJIANG ASSOCIATION INCFlushingNY$30k0
PROPERTY INNOVATIONS INCFall RiverMA$30k0
National Coalition of 100 Black WomenGarden CityNY$29k0
ALTAGRACIA FAITH and JUSTICE WORKSNew YorkNY$29k1
PRIDE COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE TRI CITIES INCJohnson CityTN$29k0
MAMAS FOR A CAUSERenoNV$29k0
A THERAPIST LIKE MEAshevilleNC$29k3
NORTH JERSEY PRIDE INCMaplewoodNJ$29k0
The WomWon Charitable Foundation IncOcean RidgeFL$29k0
GEO USA AWARDS INCStaten IslandNY$29k0
THE OTHER INNOCENCE PROJECTSebastianFL$29k0
SELF ADVOCACY COUNCIL VIStocktonCA$29k0
THE LATINO COALITION OF HAVERHILL MASSACHUSETTS INCHaverhillMA$29k0
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INCMiamiFL$28k3
Mass State Assoc of the Deaf IncWoburnMA$28k0
Daria ServicesWashingtonDC$28k0
QUAD CITIES PRIDE ALLIANCEMolineIL$28k0
PRIDE ST CHARLESSaint CharlesMO$28k0
CROSS CREEK COUNSELING INCFair OaksCA$28k0
IMMIGRATION VOICECORPSan JoseCA$27k0
Occupycom IncBeverly HillsCA$27k1
FIGHT BACK NOW INCMiami BeachFL$27k0
OREGON CAPITOL WATCH FOUNDATIONHalseyOR$27k0
THE HARVEST INSTITUTE INCBethesdaMD$27k0
ARIZONANS FOR BETTER HEALTHCAREPhoenixAZ$27k0
NEW ENGLAND CHINESE AMERICAN ALLIANCE INCNewtonMA$27k0
ASDIC METAMORPHOSISPrior LakeMN$27k2