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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 46 of 281

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MORE THAN FITNESS INCWilmingtonDE$972k1
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GLACIER COUNTRYColumbia FallsMT$972k1
CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE INCHartfordCT$971k1
LITERACY UNITED INCFort WorthTX$970k1
PLAST-UKRAINIAN SCOUTING ORGANIZATIONJenkintownPA$970k0
Warrior Dog FoundationDallasTX$969k1
ICING SMILES IncLaurelMD$968k1
BURNET COUNTY FFA AND 4-H LIVESTOCK SHOW ASSOCIATIONBurnetTX$965k0
4-H CAMP PALMER INCFayetteOH$965k1
FREE SPIRIT MEDIA NFPChicagoIL$964k1
COMMUNITY YOUTH CARE SERVICES INCCambria HeightsNY$964k0
GOLDEN CHILDREN INC C/O JOHNSON COMPANY INCNew YorkNY$964k2
Ultimate Impact IncOaklandCA$963k1
MARINERS CARESeattleWA$963k0
ALEDO ATHLETICS INCAledoTX$962k0
YOUTH CONFERENCE MINISTRIES INCBelle ChasseLA$962k0
THE COMPLETE PLAYER CHARITY LTDGlen BurnieMD$960k1
PENDLETON CHILDRENS CENTERPendletonOR$960k1
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 624 GATEWAY AREA COUNCILLa CrosseWI$960k1
The Telling RoomPortlandME$960k1
STRATEGIES FOR YOUTHCambridgeMA$959k0
Arizona Science Teachers AssociationTucsonAZ$958k1
MENTORING URBAN STUDENTS & TEENSSeattleWA$958k1
MADISON READING PROJECT INCMadisonWI$958k2
AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATIONNew YorkNY$956k1
Avalon Village IncHighland ParkMI$955k1
Boy Scouts of America 98 SouthValdostaGA$954k1
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BRATTLEBORO INCBrattleboroVT$954k2
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST INCMobileAL$954k1
AL FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FOUNDATIONMontgomeryAL$954k0
FLEECE & THANK YOUFarmington HillsMI$953k1
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JOHNSON CITY WASHINGTON COUNTYJohnson CityTN$952k1
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN INCMidlandMI$952k2
REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INCMoscowID$951k0
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST YOUTH FOR CHRIST INCGulfportMS$951k0
SAN MATEO COUNTY SHERIFFS ACTIVITIES LEAGUERedwood CityCA$951k0
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LENAWEE INCAdrianMI$951k0
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT INCGreensboroNC$950k1
THE VACAVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD BOYS & GIRLS CLUBVacavilleCA$949k1
GIRLS ON THE RUN MID STATE PAEnolaPA$948k1
YOUTH WITH A PURPOSEPalmdaleCA$947k0
PARADISE ATLANTA WESTSIDE ENRICHMENT CENTER INCAtlantaGA$946k1
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF RICHLAND COUNTYSidneyMT$946k0
STARFISH INCIndianapolisIN$946k1
CHANGING LIVES S&P INCColumbusGA$946k2
Cesar Chavez Service Clubs IncSan DiegoCA$945k2
Helping Children Worldwide IncChantillyVA$945k1
VIRGINIA HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS FOUNDATIONHenricoVA$944k2
AMERICAN GEERZ FOR LIFE INC C/O DON JACOBSONDenverCO$944k0
WISCONSIN ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSOCIATIBrookfieldWI$944k0