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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 126 of 281

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
LVR SOCCER CLUBSeattleWA$180k0
The HT40 Foundation IncDarienCT$180k0
THE BEATING THE ODDS FOUNDATIONHollidaysburgPA$180k2
MEMPHIS AREA YOUTH ASSOCIATION INCMemphisTN$180k0
The Royal Oak InitiativeColumbusOH$180k0
THE MUSTARD SEED MINISTRYWilmingtonNC$180k1
Summer Program for Applied Rationality and Cognition IncSan DiegoCA$180k0
GRETNA BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION C/O PAT CALVERTOmahaNE$180k0
Natrona County 4-H CouncilCasperWY$180k0
RUBIN FOR KIDS INCMadisonWI$180k0
Freeborn County 4-H Leaders Council MNAlbert LeaMN$180k0
PURPOSE OF GOD ANNEX OUTREACH CENTERWashingtonNC$180k1
CROSS THE LINE SOLUTIONSKetteringOH$180k0
CONSTRUCTION CAREER DAYS NORTHWESTChipleyFL$180k0
HARTLAND YOUTH LACROSSE INCHartlandMI$180k0
SPORTS KONNECT INCCoral GablesFL$179k1
St Paul Basketball AssociationMendota HeightsMN$179k0
GOULDS YOUTH MINISTRIESPine BluffAR$179k1
WILDERNESS KIDS ALEXANDRIA INCAlexandriaVA$179k0
FEED THE LAMBS ENRICHMENTVero BeachFL$179k0
MINDS MATTER OF WASHINGTON DCWashingtonDC$179k0
Mower County 4-H Leaders Council MNAustinMN$179k0
GILSTAD LITERACY FOUNDATION DBA CHARLOTTE CO IMAGINATION LIBRARYArcadiaFL$179k1
UNIQUE DIFFERENCES IN DEVELOPMENTFontanaCA$179k0
POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIAPittsburghPA$179k1
RVC Youth Council IncRockville CentreNY$179k0
Orange Feather Education Foundation IncKnoxvilleTN$179k0
PTA TEXAS CONGRESSEl PasoTX$179k0
Dancing Through the CurriculumMurfreesboroTN$179k1
PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIPPittsburghPA$179k0
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY GROUP INCHarrietAR$179k0
Muslim Youth Camp of CaliforniaMadisonWI$179k0
HAZEL GREEN GYMNASTICS CLUB INCHazel GreenWI$179k1
TERRON ARMSTEAD FOUNDATIONMcKinneyTX$179k0
Hangar Youth And Community CenterByron CenterMI$179k2
FRANKLIN FELLOWSFranklinTN$178k1
Stone of Hope YouthSalt Lake CityUT$178k2
Boone County Mentoring Partnership IncLebanonIN$178k1
URNTH3CRIB FOUNDATION COMPANYAtlantaGA$178k0
CALAVERAS JUNIOR REDSKINS YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEER PROGRAMValley SpringsCA$178k0
Sarahs Gift IncBirminghamAL$178k0
RED BARN ASSOCIATIONVaughnWA$178k2
YOUTH LEADERSHIP OF MEMPHISMemphisTN$178k0
P O D S INCAshevilleNC$178k0
ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY LINKSShreveportLA$178k0
Chinese Youth Club IncKensingtonMD$178k0
YORK TEEN HAVEN INCYorkPA$178k0
FOOD FORTLincolnNE$178k3
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF BERKS COUNTYReadingPA$178k1
Kids of the CommunityMc MinnvilleTN$178k2