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Education · AZ

Make Way For Books

Make Way For Books reported paying Yissel Salafsky, Ceo, $143,495 in total compensation (FY 2025).

That places Yissel Salafsky at approximately the 38th percentile among 16 similarly sized education nonprofits (median $168,311).

$3,708,485Total revenue (FY 2025)
$143,495Total executive compensation
38thPercentile 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
Children & Nature Network MN$3,700,822 $193,588
Palm Beach County Literacy FL$4,086,076 $241,355
Simon Youth Foundation Inc IN$3,165,774 $412,540
Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop DC$3,120,517 $111,549
Nj Leep Inc NJ$4,341,221 $186,706
Tandem Partners In Early Learning CA$3,053,685 $130,146
Earth Sanctuary Inc CA$2,931,977 $219,343
Congress Heights Community Training DC$4,546,391 $113,300

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