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Updated through 2024NTEE O · Youth Development

Youth Development nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 5,237 youth development nonprofits, 2020 – 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 promote the development and well-being of young people through mentoring, leadership, and character-building programs.

Median executive pay
$70,000
The typical youth development nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $70,000 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$31k
75th pct
$120k
90th pct
$186k
5,237 organizations · 2020 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $31k and $120k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $186k, roughly 2.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$185,638Top 10% of earners
75th$120,00025% earn more than this
50th · median$70,000The typical executive
25th$30,89025% earn less than this
10th$11,04510% 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 youth development nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$20k$47,097$75k3,420
$1M – $10M$98k$130,000$173k1,612
$10M – $100M$198k$260,177$358k199
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
By role

Benchmark a specific Youth Development role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within youth development nonprofits.

Board & trustee pay

Youth Development board & trustee pay norms

7% of youth development nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $22,529 across a median board of 4 paid members.

Organizations paying board members
7%
Median board pay
$22,529
Median paid board size
4
By filing type
Form 990: 9%
Form 990-EZ: 5%
Form 990-PF: 6%
Directory

Youth mentoring programs, scouting organizations, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Clubs, and after-school programs. Covers leadership development, academic support, and character building for young people. There are 14,008 youth development 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 Youth Development

14,008 organizations · Page 108 of 281

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
FIGHTING FOXES TACKLE FOOTBALL INCYorkvilleIL$242k0
WEST BRADFORD YOUTH ATHLETICS INCDowningtownPA$242k0
I Will Mentorship FoundationFort MyersFL$242k0
THE DALLAS FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE INCDallasTX$242k1
GULF COAST YOUTH LIVESTOCK INCAlvaFL$242k0
MY LIFE MY POWER WORLD INCMiamiFL$242k0
APEX YOUTH CONNECTIONBiddefordME$241k1
THE DEGOOD FOUNDATIONNewport NewsVA$241k1
LANAI ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS INLanai CityHI$241k1
ROCKSOLID COMMUNITY TEEN CENTERBrush PrairieWA$241k1
ELEMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH FUND INCSaint PaulMN$241k0
ROSS VALLEY LACROSSE CLUBRossCA$241k1
GRETNA YOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION CO PAUL GOLDENSTEINGretnaNE$241k0
YOUTH FIRST COMMUNITY OF PROMISERamseyMN$241k0
THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTFlintMI$241k0
HALT VIOLENCEColumbusOH$241k1
TEAM THOMPSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONPhiladelphiaPA$241k0
SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATIONJacksonSC$240k6
Sebastopol Sea SerpentsSebastopolCA$240k1
THIBODAUX CHAMBER OF COMMERCEThibodauxLA$240k0
ROSATI LEADERSHIP ACADEMYLewistonME$240k1
NATIONWIDE ATHLETES INCFort WorthTX$240k0
Friends of Extension and 4-H in Douglas-Sarpy CountyOmahaNE$240k2
LARU BEYA COLLECTIVE INCORPORATEDFar RockawayNY$240k3
CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF CHESTER COUNTYCoatesvillePA$240k1
IQRA ACADEMY OF THE TWIN CITIESMinneapolisMN$240k0
CENTRAL LOUDOUN BASKETBALL LEAGUE INCLeesburgVA$240k0
BIKE HUBBenningtonVT$240k0
MISSISSIPPI FFA FOUNDATION INCRaymondMS$240k0
REVILLAGEBendOR$239k6
ACCELERATE EDUCATION GROUPLos AngelesCA$239k2
HOPE FOR FAMILIES INCMechanicsvilleVA$239k0
WE BELONG PDXPortlandOR$239k1
ILLINOIS ART STATIONNormalIL$239k1
THE EXPERTS RESOURCE & COMMUNITY CENTER INCMiamiFL$239k0
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF DARLINGTON INCEl RenoOK$239k0
PLR INCMcKees RocksPA$239k0
Getting Back To BasicsAshevilleNC$239k3
COMMUNITY BUILDERSCle ElumWA$239k1
MOTHER OLIVER S PLACE INCValricoFL$238k1
GASCTP INCNicholsonGA$238k0
Digtown VolleyballSomonaukIL$238k0
Moving Mountains IncBrooklynNY$238k0
Girls on the Run of Stark CountyCantonOH$238k1
PLANET HOPE LAND AND SEADealeMD$238k1
Prince Complex IncHoustonTX$238k0
SACRAMENTO SHERIFF'S ACTIVITIES LEAGUE INCSacramentoCA$238k0
NEIGHBORHOODS FOCUSED ON AFRICAN - AMERICAN YOUTHMariettaGA$238k0
A NEW BEGINNING STARTS NOWWestchesterIL$238k0
MICHAEL E SIMMONS FOUNDATION INC FRIENDS OF MICHAELEast HartfordCT$238k0