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Appellate Defenders Inc

EIN 952788316 · CA · NTEE I80Z · revenue $5,365,959 · FY 2024-12-31

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65th percentile

We compared this Executive Director / CEO's pay to 20 similar crime & legal nonprofits of about the same size, adjusted for CA cost of living and inflation.

HEE LYNELLE · reported title "EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR".

How we chose them
Every comparable organization in the band — 20 in total — matched by Same NTEE sector (I80) + CA + budget 0.71–1.4× revenue, and selected by rule, not hand-picked. Peer pay is normalized to CA cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities) and to the subject's filing year (CPI-U). Full methodology →
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