PeerBasis
Education · AZ

Kids Need To Read

Kids Need To Read reported paying Jessica Payne, Executive Director, $54,281 in total compensation (FY 2025).

That places Jessica Payne at approximately the 27th percentile among 475 similarly sized education nonprofits (median $77,292).

$579,120Total revenue (FY 2025)
$54,281Total executive compensation
27thPercentile vs. peers

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Comparable education nonprofits

Compensation is normalized to AZ cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities); each organization's reported figure is on its linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Carpenter Art Garden TN$578,430 $5,233
Science Fun For Everyone Inc NC$580,078 $30,930
Hope Floats Healing & Wellness Center MA$576,774 $67,616
The Learning Foundation Inc GA$582,031 $56,652
Strides Horse Park Tems Inc GA$575,435 $61,242
Makehaven Inc CT$583,007 $78,764
Ray Chinese School IL$574,420 $8,658
Arkansas High School Rodeo Assoc AR$584,709 $5,339

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