Percentile distribution
Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $58k and $307k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $447k, roughly 2.8 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
10th
$15k
25th
$58k
50th · median
$157k
75th
$307k
90th
$447k
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $446,587 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $307,235 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $157,087 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $57,558 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $14,961 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How pay is structured
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 42 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (33% of the 129 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%.
$257,774
typical total · 2024
Median total compensation in the subset. The dollar amounts below show what each share works out to on a package this size.
81%
Base salary
80.7% of total
$208,024
Bonus & incentive
4.6% of total
$11,858
Retirement & deferred
4.8% of total
$12,373
Benefits
5.9% of total
$15,209
Other reportable
2.8% of total
$7,218
Shares are averaged across organizations, so they sum to ~100%. Dollar amounts are illustrative (share% of typical total) and don't reflect any specific org.
How this compares
The number in context.
Every row links to its own dedicated benchmark page.
Executive Vice PresidentThis page
$157,087
Executive Director
$100,000
CFO
$68,296
COO
$143,684
Development Director
$147,367
All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J
Geography
Pay varies by state.
State-level medians for Executive Vice Presidents in philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations, ranked by typical pay.
Top 10 states · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations Executive Vice President median
Top-paying organizations
The ten highest-paid philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations Executive Vice Presidents by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | United Jewish Appeal-Federation Of Jewish Philanthropies Of New York Inc | New York, NY | $857,599 | 2023 |
| 02 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $833,158 | 2023 |
| 03 | Amon G Carter Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $718,500 | 2023 |
| 04 | Thomas Alva Edison Foundation | Washington, DC | $701,964 | 2023 |
| 05 | The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | $650,156 | 2024 |
| 06 | Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $642,880 | 2023 |
| 07 | The Pew Charitable Trusts | Washington, DC | $613,957 | 2023 |
| 08 | Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $603,149 | 2023 |
| 09 | Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $555,022 | 2024 |
| 10 | Carson Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | $552,083 | 2023 |
Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.
Compare your organization
What does a $X org pay?
Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median Executive Vice President compensation for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.
Your organization's revenue
~$6M
annual revenue
$0$10M$100M$1B+
Median Executive Vice President comp · $1M – $10M
$133,000
41 organizations in this band
Percentile range for your band
25th percentile$77,140
50th percentile$133,000
75th percentile$196,840
Questions
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations Executive Vice President pay, answered
- How much does a Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations nonprofit Executive Vice President make?
- The median total compensation for an Executive Vice President at a philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations nonprofit is $157,087, based on 129 organizations in IRS Form 990 filings. The middle 50% fall between $57,558 and $307,235.
- What is the salary range for an Executive Vice President in Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations nonprofits?
- Pay ranges from $57,558 at the 25th percentile to $307,235 at the 75th and $446,587 at the 90th. The spread reflects differences in organization size, budget, and region within the sector.
- Is this Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations compensation data reliable?
- Yes. It comes from IRS Form 990 filings, legal documents filed under penalty of perjury, not self-reported surveys. Figures cover 129 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations nonprofits reporting an Executive Vice President.
- Why does Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations nonprofit Executive Vice President pay differ from other sectors?
- Compensation reflects the typical organization size, revenue, and operating complexity of each sector. Larger, better-funded philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations organizations pull the upper percentiles higher, while smaller ones anchor the lower end.
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