Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $27k and $171k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $267k, roughly 4.0 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $267,427 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $171,253 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $67,530 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $26,650 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $10,914 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 313 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (24% of the 1,332 orgs in this slice). Each share is the average across orgs of the fraction of total comp that goes to this component, so the bar fills 100%.
The number in context.
Every row links to its own dedicated benchmark page.
All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J
Pay varies by state.
Florida pays $43,278 more than the median CFO compensation in philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations nationally.
The ten highest-paid philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | $896,318 | 2023 |
| 02 | The Oregon Community Foundation | Portland, OR | $883,301 | 2023 |
| 03 | Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | $643,613 | 2024 |
| 04 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $595,974 | 2023 |
| 05 | Jewish Senior Life Foundation Inc | Rochester, NY | $571,031 | 2023 |
| 06 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $559,016 | 2023 |
| 07 | The David And Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $530,927 | 2023 |
| 08 | Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $511,265 | 2024 |
| 09 | William Davidson Foundation | Birmingham, MI | $498,600 | 2023 |
| 10 | The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | $490,295 | 2023 |
Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.
What does a $X org pay?
Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median CFO compensation for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.