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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 118 of 281

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
The WOW Flower ProjectPalmdaleCA$203k1
ORANGE COUNTY POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUEOrlandoFL$203k0
Black Surf Santa Cruz IncSanta CruzCA$203k1
MY ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOPS INCStamfordCT$203k3
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE ALBEMARLE FOUNDATIONEdentonNC$203k0
CLAREMONT AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS INCClaremontCA$203k0
THE EVANGELINE 4-H FOUNDATION INCVille PlatteLA$203k0
Tomorrows Youth FoundationCalumet CityIL$203k0
ARKANSAS ADVANCED ENERGY ASSOCIATION INCLittle RockAR$202k1
AGAWAM YOUTH HOCKEY INC INCHamiltonMA$202k0
E-TOWN AREA YOUTH ALLIANCEElizabethtownPA$202k1
Legacy Sports TrainingHoustonTX$202k1
CANTICUM NOVUMScotts ValleyCA$202k0
BAY LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE FOUNPanama CityFL$202k0
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BAY COUNTY FOUNDATION INCBay CityMI$202k0
HATFIELD COLONEL JAMES T MEMORIAL TRUSTColumbusOH$202k1
RODEO CHICKEN SHACK INCMissouri CityTX$202k0
FIRST PRIORITY GREATER NASHVILLENashvilleTN$202k1
MINNESOTA CHILL FOUNDATIONBrooklyn ParkMN$202k0
LACROSSE THE BAYMontereyCA$202k1
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF SEDGWICK COUNTYMaizeKS$202k1
WESTFIELD THEATRE AND CHOIR BOOSTERS ASSOCIATIONWestfieldIN$202k0
UNITED MENTORING PROGRAM INCLansingMI$202k1
Beta Sole FoundationMount PleasantMI$202k0
KOOHI GOTH WOMEN HOSPITAL KARACHI ENDOWMENT INCAshburnVA$201k0
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BORDER TOWNSPresque IsleME$201k0
LINCOLN YOUTH SPORTS PROMOTIONS INCLincolnNE$201k0
THE SHEPHERDS DOORAtlantaGA$201k3
Forsyth County Sheriffs Explorers IncCummingGA$201k0
LOCUST VALLEY BAYVILLE SOCCER CLUBLocust ValleyNY$201k0
ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS OF CSTEP & STEP PROGRAMS INCBronxNY$201k0
HAMMOND HISPANIC COMMUNITY COMMITTEE INCHighlandIN$201k0
InStill MindfulnessFloydVA$201k2
CITIZEN SCHOLARS INSTITUTE INC C/O SUSAN LITTLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSpartanburgSC$201k1
NEW HEIGHTS SUMMER CAMP INCBroken ArrowOK$201k0
Asian American Success IncorporatedFalls ChurchVA$201k0
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - TWIN CITIESMinneapolisMN$201k2
FINAL BOW CENTER FOR CHILDRENS PERFORMING ARTSGreenvilleOH$201k2
Kinston Teens IncKinstonNC$201k1
YALOBUSHA GIANTS BASEBALL CLUBOxfordMS$201k0
WILTON YOUTH BASEBALLWiltonNY$201k0
RENZI EDUCATION & ART CENTER INCShreveportLA$201k0
FREE ALL MINDSBurlingtonNJ$201k2
Creative Youth Productions IncSandy HookCT$200k0
SPALDING COUNTY JR DEPUTY PROGRAM INCGriffinGA$200k0
ELEVATE YOUR G A M ELos AngelesCA$200k1
Ancestral Knowledge IncBrentwoodMD$200k1
HARVARD YEARBOOK PUBLICATIONS TRUST FUNDCambridgeMA$200k0
DYLAN RAIOLA'S RISE UP FOUNDATION INCBufordGA$200k0
PENN HAWAII YOUTH FOUNDATIONHiloHI$200k0