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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 43 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
KLEINE-LEVIN SYNDROME FOUNDATION INSan JoseCA$62k0
RAY OF HOPE FOUNDATIONLovelandOH$62k0
HALL FAMILY FOUNDATIONHudsonWI$62k0
ANDY DERR FOUNDATION FOR KIDNEY CANCER RESEARCHFogelsvillePA$62k0
NEW ENGLAND OTOLARYNGOLOGICAL SOCIETYWalthamMA$62k0
SAGE RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCBoiseID$62k1
930 FRIENDSMemphisTN$62k0
AMERICAN ASSOC OF CARDIOLOGISTS OF INDIAN ORIGINBaysideNY$62k0
ZOOLOGIK (R) FOUNDATIONLovelandCO$62k0
STRIDES 4 STEVEN INCWantaghNY$61k0
DRIVE AWAY PARKINSONS INCRed BankNJ$61k0
CHILDRENS GAUCHER RESEARCH FUNDGranite BayCA$61k0
REMEMBRIN BENJAMIN INCKatyTX$61k0
Grab My Wheel IncRaleighNC$61k0
THE FOUNDATION FOR EMBRYONIC COMPETENCE INCBasking RidgeNJ$61k1
NE DRUG METABOLISM AND DISCUSSION GROUPHollistonMA$61k0
SCIENCE RESEARCH 20 ACUMEN ACCOUNTINGOak ParkIL$61k0
UFCW Local 135 Charity Golf ClassicSan DiegoCA$60k0
HELENA CENTURY II FOUNDATIONHelenaMT$60k0
THE HOPE HEART INSTITUTEBellevueWA$60k0
Blue Lips FoundationUrbandaleIA$60k0
ADRENAL CURE COLLECTIVE CORPFrederickMD$60k0
THE SANDRA AND ARNOLD GOLD HUMANISM RESEARCH FUND INCEnglewoodNJ$60k0
NCI CLINICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCMt ArlingtonNJ$60k0
FOUNDATION FOR CARE MANAGEMENTN Salt LakeUT$60k1
LOOMS FOR LUPUSBaldwin ParkCA$60k0
THE CACTIS FOUNDATIONScottsdaleAZ$60k0
HEARTS FOR RUSS INCSouth SalemNY$60k0
GENE-ARATIONS INCBrooklynNY$59k0
DYRK1A SYNDROME USOtsegoMI$59k0
SUSAN AND MARIA PUPPIN FUNDBayportMN$59k0
Morgan Matthew Foundation LtdSlingerWI$59k0
THE SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATIONThorntonCO$59k0
OPEN HUMANS FOUNDATIONSanfordNC$59k0
ELI SETH MATTHEWS LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION INCOxfordPA$59k0
Grace in Abundance FoundationSunnyvaleCA$59k0
OXFENDAZOLE DEVELOPMENT GROUPBlue BellPA$59k0
MIND FIRST FOUNDATIONWalthamMA$58k4
GREGG'S WINGSSouthamptonNY$58k0
Pulmonary PathologyScottsdaleAZ$58k0
CARIBBEAN NEUROSURGERY FOUNDATION INCSanfordFL$58k0
The Tahoma Clinic FoundationTukwilaWA$58k0
SURGICAL OUTCOMES CLUB INCHowellMI$58k0
SOUTH LOUISIANA CLINICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCHoumaLA$57k0
CHAN SOON-SHIONG NANTHEALTH FOUNDATIONEl SegundoCA$57k1
DLG4 RESEARCH FUNDAllenTX$57k0
NORTHWEST GEORGIA MEDICAL FOUNDATION INCRomeGA$57k0
CATERINA SPEAKSWilliamstownNJ$57k0
GBM FOUNDATION INCGreensboroGA$56k0
SU RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCGarden CityNY$56k0