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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 58 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE MORAN FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$8740
KANDLER FOUNDATIONAustinTX$8510
LUIS M KHOURY FOUNDATION INCPlymouthMN$8450
CANCER SUPPORT FOUNDATION INCEllicott CityMD$8360
THE GOLD RIBBON PROJECT INCQueens VillageNY$8300
COLORECTAL CANCER EQUITY FOUNDATIONMilwaukeeWI$8271
ARKANSAS SPINAL CORD FOUNDATION INCLittle RockAR$8170
Tour De Heart IncHaileyID$8000
Article 27BerkeleyCA$7800
MAX MALLORY FOUNDATIONDes PlainesIL$7130
STEM CELLS SAVE LIVES INC CO VITO SALVATOREPattersonNY$7070
Alpha Omega Ctr for Neural IntegrationTucsonAZ$7000
THE BUSEY FOUNDATION FOR CHILDRENS KAWASKI DISEASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCHFountain ValleyCA$6930
MARIA FRANGELLA FOUNDATION FOR COLON CANCER RESEARCH INCEatontownNJ$6880
KENTUCKY HEART FOUNDATION INCAshlandKY$6606
VEXAS Foundation IncNew YorkNY$6250
THE SHANE EDWARD TANZOSH ARVC HEART FOUNDATION INCN Myrtle BeachSC$6200
DDLMM Foundation INCLafayetteCA$5870
Going Coconuts For a Cure IncBakersfieldCA$5860
AL HAQQ INCMonroeGA$5630
BRAIN INJURY PEER VISITOR ASSOCIATION INCORPORATEDCypressTX$5500
JOHN AND BOBBIE MCKAMY FOUNDATIONDallasTX$5300
ROBERT H LUSTIG RESEARCH FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$5270
Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network IncHanoverNH$5250
QUAD FOUNDATION INCSan DiegoCA$5140
NEW YORK HEART RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCCarle PlaceNY$5000
Joan Decotis FoundationSaunderstownRI$5000
PINNACLE CHARITIESHuttoTX$5000
GLOBAL GENOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCH INSTITUTEFairfaxVA$4940
WENDY CARRERA SPS FOUNDATIONWhittierCA$4940
BAR-YAM FOUNDATIONNewtonMA$4880
AMERICAN LONGEVITY ALLIANCE INCSan FranciscoCA$4650
DIGISALUD USA INCMiamiFL$4600
THE OXYGEN CLUB OF CALIFORNIAPasadenaCA$4520
CERECARE INCRedondo BeachCA$4500
Wonder Capes IncSioux FallsSD$4440
INTERNATIONAL VETERINARY POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND SOCIETYSpicewoodTX$4210
BREAST CANCER MOVE FOUNDATIONLeesburgVA$4190
BACTERIAL LOCOMOTION AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTIONChapel HillNC$4151
RUNWAY HEROES INC Rachel ShelleyNew YorkNY$4000
HOPE FOR HISTIOCYTOSISINCEast SetautetNY$3650
DENVER JUST US SOCIAL CLUBAuroraCO$3500
COASTAL HEART FOUNDATION COASTAL HEART FOUNDATIONSan AntonioTX$3220
THE LAUREN ANN LEVY FOUNDATION FOR LYMPHOMA &Palm BeachFL$3000
SUMMIT HEALTH FOUNDATIONPalm DesertCA$2900
EYE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGOLa JollaCA$2740
The Mary Claire FoundationIngomarPA$2700
THE ISAKSON INITIATIVE INCAtlantaGA$2660
Chinese-American Biomedical Association IncCambridgeMA$2550
GASTROCARES INCChevy ChaseMD$2500