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Human Services · IL

The First Step

The First Step reported paying Mary Sue Wilson, Executive Dir., $108,283 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places Mary Sue Wilson at approximately the 88th percentile among 17 similarly sized human services nonprofits (median $80,304).

$895,419Total revenue (FY 2024)
$108,283Total executive compensation
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Comparable human services nonprofits

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

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Ravenswood Community Daycare Inc IL$895,880 $70,443
Our Redeemer Day Care Center Inc IL$918,713 $15,508
Village Of Hope Learning Center IL$860,002 $42,550
Streator Child Development Center IL$851,765 $89,066
Effingham Child Development Center IL$982,446 $55,035
Williams Christian Daycare Cnt IL$989,051 $6,784
Opus Montessori School Inc IL$779,232 $104,167
Little Bear Child Development Center IL$766,188 $82,990

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