Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $39k and $155k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $270k, roughly 3.2 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $269,767 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $154,542 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $83,296 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $38,542 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $14,274 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
Bigger budgets, bigger paychecks.
Median executive pay rises with organization revenue. Each band shows the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of top-executive pay for community improvement & capacity building nonprofits in that revenue range.
| Revenue band | 25th | Median | 75th | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $26k | $55,967 | $93k | 6,089 |
| $1M – $10M | $98k | $152,908 | $231k | 3,000 |
| $10M – $100M | $174k | $286,920 | $495k | 590 |
| $100M – $500M | $405k | $605,845 | $1.1M | 35 |
Pay varies by state.
District of Columbia pays $140,946 more than the national median across community improvement & capacity building nonprofits.
Benchmark a specific Community Improvement & Capacity Building role
Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within community improvement & capacity building nonprofits.
Community foundations, economic development organizations, neighborhood associations, and civic engagement groups. Covers urban renewal, rural development, and community capacity building. There are 26,465 community improvement & capacity building organizations in our database with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. Use the table below to browse them, or sort by revenue, location, or number of reported executives.
Organizations in Community Improvement & Capacity Building
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