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Updated through 2024NTEE H · Medical Research

Medical Research nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 1,078 medical research nonprofits, 2020 – 2024. Each organization is counted once at its most recent filing, using the highest-paid leader reported on IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Organizations that conduct or fund research into the causes, prevention, and treatment of diseases and medical conditions.

Median executive pay
$121,446
The typical medical research nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $121,446 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$48k
75th pct
$251k
90th pct
$447k
1,078 organizations · 2020 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $48k and $251k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $447k, roughly 3.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$447,349Top 10% of earners
75th$250,69125% earn more than this
50th · median$121,446The typical executive
25th$48,00025% earn less than this
10th$18,33610% 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 medical research nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$25k$56,891$107k521
$1M – $10M$117k$182,964$282k394
$10M – $100M$275k$399,368$640k136
$100M – $500M$600k$1,027,953$1.7M17
$500M – $1B$875k$1,524,299$1.8M5
Over $1B$961k$2,459,825$2.8M5
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
Geography

Pay varies by state.

Maryland pays $128,236 more than the national median across medical research nonprofits.

By role

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Directory

Biomedical research institutes, medical science foundations, and organizations funding research into treatments and cures. Covers clinical trials support, lab research, and translational medicine. There are 2,912 medical research 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 Medical Research

2,912 organizations · Page 10 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
AATS FOUNDATIONBeverlyMA$2.2M7
THE NEUROSURGERY FOUNDATION AT GOODMAN CAMPBELL INCCarmelIN$2.2M0
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATIONLong BeachCA$2.2M1
BATEMAN HORNE CENTER OF EXCELLENCEMurrayUT$2.2M5
CUMBERLAND PEDIATRIC FOUNDATIONBrentwoodTN$2.2M8
Helen Keller Foundation for Research & Education IncBirminghamAL$2.2M0
OSTEOPATHYS PROMISE TO CHILDRENSan DiegoCA$2.2M0
PHARE BIO INCBostonMA$2.1M2
ELLISON INSTITUTE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$2.1M0
THE NATIONAL FRAGILE X FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$2.1M2
ADA FoundationChicagoIL$2.1M3
RETINA RESEARCH PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDHoustonTX$2.1M0
NEVADA CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCLas VegasNV$2.1M2
Texas Oncology Foundation IncDallasTX$2.1M1
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATIONRockvilleMD$2.1M2
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS NEONATAL CONSORTIUMDoverDE$2.1M4
DR NASSER JAVAHERY FOUNDATIONWest HollywoodCA$2.1M0
NASSAU HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INCEast MeadowNY$2.1M1
Fox Chase Cancer Center FoundationPhiladelphiaPA$2.1M4
EQUAL HOPEChicagoIL$2.1M3
VA CONNECTICUT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (VACREF)OrangeCT$2.1M1
NORTON M LUGER AND ROSALIND MASSOW LUGER CHARITABLE TRUST IBethesdaMD$2.1M0
New Mexico Cancer Research AllianceAlbuquerqueNM$2.1M0
NORTH EAST ALS CONSORTIUM INCBostonMA$2.1M0
Pennys Flight Foundation IncGlen CoveNY$2.1M1
INTERNATIONAL NEUROMODULATION SOCIETYSan FranciscoCA$2.1M2
CYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTEPalo AltoCA$2.1M1
GLIOBLASTOMA FOUNDATION INCDurhamNC$2.1M1
Cryptic Masons Medical Research FoundationBrownsburgIN$2.1M1
WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNE AND CELL THERAPY INCMadisonWI$2.1M0
THE INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC DBA BRAIN CHEMISTRY LABSJacksonWY$2M4
LOWN INSTITUTE INCNeedhamMA$2M6
CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETYMilwaukeeWI$2M0
National PERT Consortium IncNashuaNH$2M2
PATIENTS RISING INCRestonVA$2M4
GLOBAL GIFTED FOUNDATIONOrangeCA$2M0
Neurosurgery Research and Education FoundationRolling MeadowsIL$2M2
PARIS BRAIN INSTITUTE AMERICA INC C/O MARTINE ASSOULINENew YorkNY$2M1
ECDYSIS FOUNDATIONEstellineSD$2M1
THE PINK AGENDA INCNew YorkNY$1.9M0
SAINT PAULS AUTISM RESEARCH & TRAINING ACADEMY INCCollege PointNY$1.9M0
Project MENDSan AntonioTX$1.9M1
THE SPLIT SECOND FOUNDATION INCNew OrleansLA$1.9M1
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INVESTIGATIVE PATHOLOGY INCRockvilleMD$1.9M7
FOOD ALLERGY FUNDNew YorkNY$1.9M1
Addario Lung Cancer Medical InstituteSan CarlosCA$1.9M1
COMING TOGETHER FOR A CURE INCWichitaKS$1.9M1
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research FoundationNew YorkNY$1.9M5
HARMON KILLEBREW-DANNY THOMPSON MEMORIAL CANCER FOUNDATION INCSun ValleyID$1.9M1
The Donna Foundation IncAtlantic BeachFL$1.9M1