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Filing year 2023

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 13-1946868·NTEE H500 · Medical Research·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$86.4M
Total assets
$135.9M
Total expenses
$79M
Reported officers
55

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 22 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Medical Research organizations nationwide.

Ptrship & Strat. All. - Til 08/2023
Highest Compensated Employee
75th to 90th percentile
$298k
$327k
Base
$122k
Bonus
$3k
Other
$160k
Benefits
$7k
Chief Financial Officer
75th to 90th percentile
$276k
$303k
Base
$229k
Bonus
$5k
Other
Benefits
$27k
Chief Executive Officer
75th to 90th percentile
$273k
$299k
Base
$222k
Bonus
$5k
Other
Benefits
$31k
General Counsel
Key Employee
25th percentile to median
$226k
$248k
Base
$204k
Bonus
$5k
Other
Benefits
$11k
Chief Operating Officer
Median to 75th percentile
$221k
$242k
Base
$176k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$30k
Sr. Dir. Planned & Strat. Fundr.
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$210k
$230k
Base
$168k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$27k
Associate Executive Director
Median to 75th percentile
$200k
$219k
Base
$159k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$27k
Director of Information Technology
Chief Information Officer
Median to 75th percentilevs all sectors nationwide
$192k
$211k
Base
$152k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$27k
Chief Marketing and Comm. Officer
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$190k
$208k
Base
$148k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$28k
Director of Architecture
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$186k
$204k
Base
$146k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$27k
Chief Policy Officer
Key Employee
25th percentile to median
$185k
$203k
Base
$160k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$11k
Immediate Past President
25th percentile to median
$78k
$85k
National President
25th percentile to median
$65k
$72k
Vice President
10th to 25th percentile
$9k
$10k
Vice President
10th to 25th percentile
$9k
$10k
Treasurer
Below 10th percentile
$8k
$8k
Vice President - Until 11/2023
Vice President
10th to 25th percentile
$7k
$7k
Vice President
Below 10th percentile
$6k
$7k
Vice President
Below 10th percentile
$5k
$6k
Interim Secretary - As of 08/2023
Secretary (Operational)
Below 10th percentile
$5k
$5k
Secretary - Until 08/2023
Secretary (Operational)
Below 10th percentile
$5k
$5k
Vice President - Until 09/2023
Vice President
Below 10th percentile
$750
$822

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 33 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Medical Research

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA equaled 0.4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for medical research organizations is 10%.

This organization (2023)
0.4%
Sector median
10%
Middle half of sector
4% to 21%

Based on 1,118 medical research organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Up 6%
from 2022

From $282k in 2022 to $298k in 2023.

$282k
2022
$298k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 3% in real terms$319k to $327k

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 61% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 3%.

$186k in 2022 to $298k in 2023.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay fell 2% from 2022 to 2023.
  • Chief Executive Officer pay fell 3% from 2022 to 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$89M
$97.3M
2022
$86.4M
$79M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Medical Research executives earn

Comparable medical research organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $120,264.

25th percentile
$48k
Median
$120,264
75th percentile
$252k
90th percentile
$466k

These are medical research sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,118 organizations across 1,118 filings (2020 – 2024).

See full Medical Research compensation data
FAQ

Common questions about PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

What does the Highest Compensated Employee of PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA earn?

In 2023, the Highest Compensated Employee of PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA received $298,153 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Highest Compensated Employee roles among Medical Research organizations nationwide, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Medical Research organizations nationwide, the 2023 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2023, the highest total compensation at PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA equaled 0.4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for medical research organizations is 10%.

What are PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA reported $86.4M in total revenue and $79M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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