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Civil Rights & Advocacy · DC

Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund reported paying Starsky Wilson, President/ceo, $335,200 in total compensation (FY 2023).

That places Starsky Wilson at approximately the 76th percentile among 29 similarly sized civil rights & advocacy nonprofits (median $231,734).

$20,163,089Total revenue (FY 2023)
$335,200Total executive compensation
76thPercentile vs. peers

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Comparable civil rights & advocacy 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
Alliance For Youth Organizing DC$20,164,183 $208,107
Heartland Alliance International Llc IL$20,369,191 $285,272
Hanac Inc NY$19,949,338 $112,068
American Civil Liberties Union Of Washington Found WA$20,540,381 $192,028
Chinese For Affirmative Action CA$19,659,649 $212,175
Disability Rights Texas TX$21,191,699 $303,733
Arise Child & Family Service Inc NY$19,001,382 $221,246
The Asian American Foundation DC$18,869,269 $87,324

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