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Crime & Legal · WA

The Prison Scholar Fund

The Prison Scholar Fund reported paying Dirk Van Velzen, Ceo, $84,832 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places Dirk Van Velzen at approximately the 43rd percentile among 51 similarly sized crime & legal nonprofits (median $87,295).

$805,880Total revenue (FY 2024)
$84,832Total executive compensation
43rdPercentile vs. peers

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Comparable crime & legal nonprofits

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

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Pathway To Freedom Inc AR$805,758 $138,808
Youth Conversion Inc TX$819,073 $22,346
Focus Reentry CO$787,247 $120,653
Transition Professionals NJ$825,642 $60,986
Christlife Ministries CO$785,875 $78,183
Seventh Step Foundation Inc CA$784,786 $82,270
Partakers Inc MA$782,883 $246,208
Recipe For Change IL$780,260 $41,178

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