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Updated through 2024NTEE O · Youth Development

Youth Development nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 4,929 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
$70,686
The typical youth development nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $70,686 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$32k
75th pct
$120k
90th pct
$186k
4,929 organizations · 2020 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $32k and $120k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $186k, roughly 2.6 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$185,679Top 10% of earners
75th$120,00025% earn more than this
50th · median$70,686The typical executive
25th$31,75825% earn less than this
10th$11,82610% 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$47,491$75k3,170
$1M – $10M$95k$127,836$171k1,564
$10M – $100M$196k$259,566$348k188
$100M – $500M$385k$555,873$806k5
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.

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 13,248 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

13,248 organizations · Page 6 of 265

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Mentoring AllianceTylerTX$8.6M4
ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPSSteamboat SpringsCO$8.6M1
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST LOUIS INCSaint LouisMO$8.6M4
Israel Next Generation INCSuffernNY$8.6M1
FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW SYNDICATEFort WorthTX$8.5M0
DIRECTIONS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INCColumbusOH$8.5M3
National Network to End Domestic Violence IncWashingtonDC$8.5M9
THE THOMAS R KLINE FOUNDATIONPhiladelphiaPA$8.4M0
WAKEMAN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION INCBridgeportCT$8.4M2
MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL #502 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICALehigh ValleyPA$8.4M1
CALDERAPortlandOR$8.3M3
THREAD INCBaltimoreMD$8.2M6
W Haywood Burns InstituteBeavertonOR$8.2M10
HEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INCLos AngelesCA$8.2M5
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 560 MIDDLE TENNESSEENashvilleTN$8.2M4
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southcentral AlaskaAnchorageAK$8.2M8
Kick Drugs Out of America FoundationHoustonTX$8.1M2
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH PUGET SOUNDTacomaWA$8.1M1
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SARASOTA AND DESOTO COUNTIES FOUNDATION INCSarasotaFL$8.1M2
CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXASFort WorthTX$8M3
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SAN DIEGUITOEncinitasCA$8M2
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF POLK COUNTY INCLakelandFL$8M1
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA INCBrandonFL$8M2
SHIRA ASSOCIATION INCBrooklynNY$7.9M3
STAND FOR CHILDREN INCPortlandOR$7.9M3
YOUTH ERAEugeneOR$7.9M1
METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT CENTERBrooklynNY$7.9M1
KALAMAZOO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT NETWORKKalamazooMI$7.9M3
Young Scholars For Academic Empowerment dba TruEvolution IncRiversideCA$7.9M3
SHALOM INSTITUTE CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTERMalibuCA$7.9M4
HARVEST OUTREACH CENTER INCRustburgVA$7.8M0
GIRL SCOUTS OF WESTERN NEW YORK INCBuffaloNY$7.8M1
YEAR ONE INCDenverCO$7.8M3
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES INCAppletonWI$7.8M2
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL TEXAS INCKilleenTX$7.8M0
TICKETS FOR KIDS FOUNDATIONPittsburghPA$7.8M3
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF METRO QUEENS INCSouth Richmond HillNY$7.8M1
UNION LEAGUE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBSChicagoIL$7.8M3
American Friends of Migdal OHRNew YorkNY$7.7M3
METHOW CONSERVANCYWinthropWA$7.7M1
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE GREATER TWIN CITIESMinneapolisMN$7.7M3
THE SKILLS CENTER INCTampaFL$7.7M0
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTH ALABAMA INCHuntsvilleAL$7.7M1
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTASt CloudMN$7.6M2
MISSION MERCED INCORPORATEDMercedCA$7.6M1
North Marin Community ServicesNovatoCA$7.6M5
With God All Things Are PossibleColorado SpringsCO$7.6M5
GIRL SCOUTS OF NE KANSAS AND NW MISSOURI INCOverland ParkKS$7.6M7
Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey CountySeasideCA$7.5M4
YouthBuild Newark IncNewarkNJ$7.5M4