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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 37 of 118

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
The Joe Martin ALS FoundationCharlotteNC$521k1
DAMIEN CENTER REAL ESTATE HOLDING INCIndianapolisIN$520k2
HEALING STRONG INCDaculaGA$520k1
AIDS Assistance ProgramPalm SpringsCA$519k1
JEWISH SENIOR LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICESRochesterNY$519k3
RADIATION ONCOLOGY INSTITUTEArlingtonVA$519k1
CURE BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INCCliftonNJ$516k0
THE RICHMOND ERMET AID FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$516k0
FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTISTIC PERSONSStaten IslandNY$516k0
Glut1 Deficiency Foundation IncOwingsvilleKY$515k2
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESOURCE CENTER INCEast IslipNY$515k1
KNOWAUTISM FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$514k0
MAIN STREET MISSIONS INCFurlongPA$514k3
SLK HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATIONLanhamMD$514k2
TO CELEBRATE LIFE BREAST CANCER FOUNDATIONKentfieldCA$514k2
THE CHILDREN'S CANCER FUNDThornwoodNY$513k0
BLUE RIBBON SOIREEBaton RougeLA$513k0
FUNDACION DE ESCLEROSIS MULTIPLE DE PUERTO RICO INCGuaynabo$511k5
DAVIDS DREAM AND BELIEVE CANCER FOUNDATION INCManahawkinNJ$511k1
AFRICAN LEADERS MALARIA ALLIANCE INC SOULEYMANE BALDELaureltonNY$510k6
KANSAS PEDIATRIC FOUNDATIONShawneeKS$510k1
National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin IncWest AllisWI$510k1
13THIRTY CANCER CONNECT INCRochesterNY$509k1
KINDNESS OVER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY INCRidgefieldCT$509k0
AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA LOS ANGELES INCTorranceCA$509k1
UNITED BRAIN ASSOCIATION INCVails GateNY$508k0
BRAVE LIKE GABE FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$507k1
MABEN-DAVIS FAMILY FOUNDATIONRidgefieldWA$506k0
CINDIS HOPE INCWichitaKS$505k1
ROBIN KAPLAN MEMORIAL FUNDUptonMA$505k0
BLACK HEART ASSOCIATIONGrand PrairieTX$504k2
CANCER ASSOCIATION OF SHELBY COUNTYShelbyvilleIN$503k0
BRAIN INJURY CONNECTIONS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY INCHarrisonburgVA$501k2
HENRY SCHUELER 41 & 9 FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$501k0
Laura Crandall Brown FoundationBirminghamAL$501k0
HOUSTON AORTIC FOUNDATION (FKA HOUSTON AORTIC SYMPOSIUM INC)HoustonTX$501k0
FUNDACION PEDIATRICA DE DIABETES INCSan JuanPR$500k1
DIAMOND BLACKFAN ANEMIA FOUNDATIONWest SenecaNY$499k1
DEFEAT DIABETES FOUNDATION INCMimsFL$499k2
MELANOMA TISSUE BANK CONSORTIUMSacramentoCA$499k0
MBC Travelers IncSaint PetersburgFL$499k0
COLORADO MELANOMA FOUNDATION INCAuroraCO$498k0
INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC ENDOSURGERY GROUPAkronOH$498k0
SOFIES JOURNEY INCIrvineCA$497k0
Foundation for Opthamological CareBarringtonIL$496k0
NPLEXPortlandOR$496k1
Autism CharlotteCharlotteNC$496k1
INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENCESDel MarCA$496k0
REGIONAL ONCOLOGY ACCELERATED RESEARCHVestaviaAL$496k0
Coryell Autism CenterSoquelCA$495k1