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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 39 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
A RACE WORTH WINNING - ALS INCElko New MarketMN$86k0
THE PARKINSON ALLIANCE INC C/O JAMES M WOOD CPAHillsboroughNJ$86k1
STILL WE RISE AGAINST BREAST CANCERHuntington BeachCA$85k0
HAWAII OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$85k0
THE ALKA OHRI FOUNDATIONBridgewaterNJ$85k0
Cancer Resource FundWilsonvilleOR$85k0
RADLER FOUNDATION for INNOVATION and EDUCATION INCGreenfieldWI$85k0
CLINICIAN TASK FORCEVeniceFL$85k1
THE CENTER FOR GENETICS NUTRITION & HEALTHWashingtonDC$85k0
THE FOUNDATION FOR ORTHOPAEDICS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINEGlenviewIL$85k0
Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer AllianceBrentwoodTN$85k0
L ALLEGRA STUDY CLUB L ALLEGRA STUDY CLUBHerefordTX$84k0
CORD BLOOD ASSOCIATION FOUNDATIONSchaumburgIL$84k0
ARIZONA INFECTIOUS DISEASE SOCIETY INCScottsdaleAZ$84k3
KARIN GRUNEBAUM CANCER RESEARCH FOU C/O YVONNE GRUNEBAUMBeverlyMA$84k0
THE INTERNATIONAL GENOMICS CONSORTIUMPhoenixAZ$84k4
DECESARISPROUT CANCER FOUNDATION INCDavidsonvilleMD$84k0
Alex Rezkalla FoundationPowellOH$84k0
THE AMERICAN PORPHYRIAS EXPERT COLLABORATIVE INCBethesdaMD$84k0
ALLIANCE OF INTERNATIONAL AROMATHERAPISTSThorntonCO$83k0
KICKING KIDS CANCER INCOrlandoFL$83k0
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION of ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMSBirminghamAL$83k0
South Robeson Medical Dev CorpFairmontNC$83k0
MOVE BEYOND SURVIVING INCTerrace ParkOH$83k1
SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY RESEARCH TEAMLackawannaNY$83k0
THE KATIE MOORE FOUNDATION INCCambridgeMA$83k0
GREAT LAKES INTERNATIONAL IMAGING & FLOW CYTOMETRY ASSOCIATChicagoIL$82k0
FOUNDATION FOR THYMIC CANCER RESEARCHSleepy HollowNY$82k0
FOUNDATION FOR RADIOLOGIST EDUCATION AND SCIENCE AT HARBORRancho Palos VerdesCA$82k0
Studies In Philology IncorporatedChapel HillNC$82k0
PIONEER VALLEY LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF BAYSTATE MEDICAL & UMASS AMHERSTINCSpringfieldMA$82k0
OCI HEALING RESEARCH FOUNDATIONINCQuincyMA$82k0
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LYMPHOMA GROUP INCBeverly HillsCA$82k0
ASSOCIATION OF TELUGU MEDICAL GRADUATES IN USABattle CreekMI$82k0
Lifeplus FoundationBatesvilleAR$82k0
GEORGIA FOUNDATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPYHenricoVA$82k0
KOREAN COMMUNITY LAWYERS ASSOCIATIONLos AngelesCA$81k0
PHAEDON INSTITUTEOaklandCA$81k0
WRIGHT FOUNDATION FOR PEDIATRIC OPHTALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUSTorranceCA$81k0
THE ISTHMUS FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$80k1
AMERICAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY CHARITABLE EDUC AND SCIENTIFIC FUNDSan FranciscoCA$80k0
ISABEL'S CHANCESouth PasadenaCA$80k0
HIP SURGICAL TREATMENT REGISTRY INCStanfordCA$80k0
Athletes vs Crohns & Colitis IncNew RochelleNY$80k1
H L SNYDER MEDICAL FOUNDATION HOWARD E SNYDER ENDOWMENT TRUSTWinfieldKS$80k0
HANDLER HOPE FOUNDATION INCNorthportNY$80k0
Van Stephenson Memorial Cancer Research C/O McCloud Culp Morgan IncNashvilleTN$80k0
LOYALSOCK VOLUNTEER FIRE CO NO 1 RELIEF ASSOCIATIONWilliamsportPA$79k0
COMMACK YOUTH LACROSSE INCORPORATED C/O PAUL BARBARINOEast NorthportNY$79k0
CORVUS FOUNDATIONCrawfordsvilleIN$79k2