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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 61 of 281

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
JEFFERSON COUNTY 4-H CLUBMadisonIN$644k0
WORCESTER COUNTY 4-H CENTER INCSpencerMA$644k1
MALCOLM YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATIONMalcolmNE$643k0
Silver State Youth Sports Silver State Youth SportsCarson CityNV$643k3
KIDS COOKAlbquerqueNM$642k1
MIDLAND UNITED GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATIONMidlandTX$642k0
DISCOVERY CAMPS INCSan AntonioTX$642k3
Campbell Family FoundationBentonvilleAR$641k0
PROJECT 360 YOUTH SERVICES INCLebanonMO$641k0
ASPIRE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT INCPittsburgCA$641k1
JOIN HANDS ESLEast Saint LouisIL$641k0
Atlas Fellowship IncBerkeleyCA$641k0
CHAVES COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK INCRoswellNM$640k0
FORT SMITH BOYS CLUB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUSTFort SmithAR$640k0
Orange County Leadership AssociationSanta AnaCA$639k0
WEST COOK COUNTY YOUTH CLUBBellwoodIL$639k0
CHILDREN'S NATURE RETREAT FOUNDATIONAlpineCA$639k0
GIRLS ON THE RUN NORTHEAST FLORIDAJacksonvilleFL$639k1
WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF CHEER POMWaupunWI$638k7
PARENTS AND CHILDREN ADVANCE TOGETHER MINISTRIES INCTampaFL$638k0
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RUSK COUNTYHendersonTX$638k0
TRAIN UP A CHILD INCSaint LouisMO$638k0
MOVES AND GROOVES INCNashvilleTN$637k0
JACKSON YOUTH HOCKEYJacksonWY$637k1
Notably Gifted Arts Academy IncDaytonOH$636k0
VAMOS OUTDOORS PROJECTBellinghamWA$636k2
GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER HOUSTONHoustonTX$636k1
THE EMBRACE GIRLS FOUNDATIONHialeahFL$636k15
HANOVER YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION INCHanoverMA$635k0
SIERRA SURF SOCCER CLUBRenoNV$634k3
LOUISIANA YOUTH ADVISORS LIVINGSTONDenham SpringsLA$634k1
MISSION POSSIBLE AUSTIN INCAustinTX$634k1
ASSOCIATION OF VILLAGE PRIDE INCFayettevilleGA$634k1
LIVE LIKE SAM FOUNDATIONPark CityUT$633k1
CATROCK VENTURES INCBronxNY$633k2
SPRINGVILLE YOUTH INCSpringvilleNY$633k0
DO'CHAS IIJacksonMI$633k0
YES of Pend Oreille CountyNewportWA$632k0
SUMMERHILL COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INCAtlantaGA$631k1
40 LOVE FOUNDATIONInglewoodCA$631k1
Detroit African Youth Development OrganizationDetroitMI$631k0
BETWEEN THE PAGESAustinTX$631k1
YOUTH VOICE INCAbileneTX$631k1
BCS MARATHONBryanTX$631k1
MISSOURI COTTON GROWERS ORGANIZATION INCTallasseeAL$630k0
HEARTS IN ACTION INTERNATIONAL INCWestervilleOH$630k1
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS SCHOOLEugeneOR$630k0
STUDENTS OF SERVICE INCSan AntonioTX$629k1
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF JEFFERSON COMadisonIN$629k0
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TOOMBS COUNTYVidaliaGA$628k0