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Crime & Legal · VA

Public Interest Legal Foundation

Public Interest Legal Foundation reported paying John Christian Adams, Pres General, $273,833 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places John Christian Adams at approximately the 83rd percentile among 24 similarly sized crime & legal nonprofits (median $177,088).

$4,896,517Total revenue (FY 2024)
$273,833Total executive compensation
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Comparable crime & legal nonprofits

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

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic Inc IN$4,870,577 $121,797
Nebraska Appleseed Center For Law NE$4,684,788 $177,338
The Fairness Center Inc OK$4,674,152 $487,913
Shriver Center On Poverty Law IL$5,129,189 $253,637
Asociacion Interamericana Para La CA$5,178,793 $139,513
Western New York Law Center Inc NY$4,533,218 $96,557
Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc ID$5,452,723 $111,610
Disability Rights New Jersey NJ$5,460,220 $176,837

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