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Amara Legal Center

Amara Legal Center reported paying Caroline F Ackerman, Executive Director, $107,117 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places Caroline F Ackerman at approximately the 52nd percentile among 121 similarly sized crime & legal nonprofits (median $106,341).

$534,522Total revenue (FY 2024)
$107,117Total executive compensation
52ndPercentile vs. peers

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Comparable crime & legal nonprofits

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

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Coastal Plain Casa Inc GA$535,545 $83,424
Greater Waco Legal Services TX$533,436 $92,868
Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project MS$532,246 $161,587
Legalcorps MN$530,599 $124,141
Post-conviction Advocates CA$542,271 $109,534
American Samoa Legal Aid Inc AS$544,525 $42,567
Casa Of Westmoreland Inc PA$519,547 $88,015
Centro Legal Por Derechos Humanos Inc WI$519,279 $95,090

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