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Updated through 2024NTEE G · Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines

Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 2,397 diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nonprofits, 2021 – 2024. Each organization is counted once at its most recent filing, using the highest-paid leader reported on IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Organizations focused on specific diseases, disorders, and medical disciplines, including treatment, prevention, and patient support.

Median executive pay
$91,250
The typical diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $91,250 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$43k
75th pct
$169k
90th pct
$325k
2,397 organizations · 2021 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $43k and $169k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $325k, roughly 3.6 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$324,799Top 10% of earners
75th$168,55725% earn more than this
50th · median$91,250The typical executive
25th$43,00825% earn less than this
10th$16,99710% of executives earn less than this
By organization size

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 diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$24k$52,400$85k1,295
$1M – $10M$100k$141,000$203k795
$10M – $100M$199k$303,525$451k261
$100M – $500M$568k$930,280$1.2M39
$500M – $1B$965k$1,556,742$2.1M6
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
Geography

Pay varies by state.

District of Columbia pays $238,191 more than the national median across diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nonprofits.

By role

Benchmark a specific Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nonprofits.

Board & trustee pay

Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines board & trustee pay norms

9% of diseases, disorders & medical disciplines nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $44,739 across a median board of 4 paid members.

Organizations paying board members
9%
Median board pay
$44,739
Median paid board size
4
By filing type
Form 990: 12%
Form 990-EZ: 4%
Form 990-PF: 10%
Directory

Organizations focused on specific diseases and medical conditions. Includes cancer research foundations, diabetes associations, heart disease prevention, and rare disease advocacy groups. There are 5,874 diseases, disorders & medical disciplines 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 Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines

5,874 organizations · Page 34 of 118

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CENTRAL NEBRASKA COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND ADDICTIONS INCGrand IslandNE$608k1
North Charleston Dental Outreach IncNorth CharlestonSC$607k1
WEST COAST SPORTS MEDICINE FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$607k1
AIDS PROJECT OF SOUTHERN VERMONTBrattleboroVT$606k2
ALWAYS B SMILING INCBridgevillePA$603k0
BATTEN DISEASE SUPPORT & RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONGahannaOH$602k1
CHERISH A CHILD USAAustinTX$602k1
ORA LEE SMITH CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$601k0
LETS TALK MENOPAUSE INCNew YorkNY$600k0
Amer Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology c/o American College of SurgeonsChicagoIL$600k0
ALS IN THE HEARTLAND INCOmahaNE$599k0
MAD-ID INCTroyMI$599k2
The Estuary CenterPortlandOR$598k2
AUTISMOKLAHOMAORG INCEdmondOK$598k0
DIABETES YOUTH FOUNDATION OF INDIANAIndianapolisIN$597k1
OUTLOOK ENRICHMENTOmahaNE$597k2
PROJECT SANTA FE FOUNDATION INCSalt Lake CityUT$596k1
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA CANCER REGISTRYBismarckND$596k0
US THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY ALLIANCEGroveportOH$595k1
HEROES FOUNDATION INCIndianapolisIN$595k1
ROCKY MOUNTAIN DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION INCAuroraCO$595k1
THE THOMAS E SMITH FIGHT TO CURE PARALYSIS FOUNDATIONAndoverMA$595k3
EPILEPSY SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTYSan DiegoCA$594k2
NATIONAL FABRY DISEASE FOUNDATIONHillsboroughNC$592k2
DELIGHTED TO DOULA BIRTH SERVICESProsperTX$592k1
HOUSING4HUMANITYLos AngelesCA$591k2
IMAGINE A WAYLeanderTX$589k0
EMPOWER PARKINSON INCTullyNY$589k1
Association for Creatine DeficienciesCarlsbadCA$588k1
EYECARE TO THE NEEDY INCColumbusGA$588k0
FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN WITH NEUROIMMUNE DISORDERS INCSt AugustineFL$588k1
YUVAAN TIWARI FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$587k0
Operation Walk ChicagoBuffalo GroveIL$587k0
FRIENDS OF DBAStrongsvilleOH$587k0
VASCULAR BIRTHMARKS FOUNDATION INCLathamNY$587k1
Decoding Developmental Epilepsies DBA International SCN8A AllianceWashingtonDC$586k2
The ARK of SCSummervilleSC$585k0
THE EHE FOUNDATIONHobartWI$585k1
LA CASA CENTER FOR AUTISMSan DiegoCA$585k0
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS DISTRICT IX CHAPTER 2PasadenaCA$585k1
Christopher D Redding Youth Asthma FoundationLake ZurichIL$584k2
TACOMA ORTHOPEDIC - OPER & MAINT TR MARY BRIDGE FOUNDATIONTacomaWA$584k0
BEAUTY OF SIGHT FOUNDATIONMiamiFL$584k0
TEAM CHADBrentwoodTN$584k0
GASTRIC CANCER FOUNDATIONMillbraeCA$583k1
GEORGIA TRAUMA FOUNDATION INCDouglasvilleGA$582k1
THE FRANCES FOUNDATION FOR KIDS FIGHTING CANCER INCHolmdelNJ$581k0
AUTISM CONNECTIONSMilfordOH$581k1
Fighting Childrens Cancer FoundationFairfieldNJ$581k1
BIND- Brain Injury Network of DallasPlanoTX$580k0