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Updated through 2024NTEE Y · Mutual & Membership Benefit

Mutual & Membership Benefit nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 1,359 mutual & membership benefit 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 that provide benefits to their members, including fraternal societies, insurance, and pension and retirement funds.

Median executive pay
$26,876
The typical mutual & membership benefit nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $26,876 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$5k
75th pct
$87k
90th pct
$209k
1,359 organizations · 2021 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $5k and $87k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $209k, roughly 7.8 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$208,571Top 10% of earners
75th$86,84625% earn more than this
50th · median$26,876The typical executive
25th$5,00025% earn less than this
10th$1,40010% 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 mutual & membership benefit nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$3k$10,400$34k807
$1M – $10M$24k$64,202$155k307
$10M – $100M$45k$101,380$245k199
$100M – $500M$57k$228,458$581k34
$500M – $1B$205k$725,665$778k7
Over $1B$1M$1,728,296$1.8M5
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
Geography

Pay varies by state.

Illinois pays $29,941 more than the national median across mutual & membership benefit nonprofits.

By role

Benchmark a specific Mutual & Membership Benefit role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within mutual & membership benefit nonprofits.

Board & trustee pay

Mutual & Membership Benefit board & trustee pay norms

20% of mutual & membership benefit nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $10,200 across a median board of 3 paid members.

Organizations paying board members
20%
Median board pay
$10,200
Median paid board size
3
By filing type
Form 990: 26%
Form 990-EZ: 8%
Form 990-PF: 11%
Directory

Fraternal organizations, pension and retirement funds, cemeteries, and mutual benefit societies. Covers employee benefit plans, veterans organizations, and membership associations. There are 5,463 mutual & membership benefit 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 Mutual & Membership Benefit

5,463 organizations · Page 19 of 110

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
1199SEIU LEAGUE REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING AND JOB SECURITY FUNDNew YorkNY$3.3M11
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PLASTERING INSTITUTE VACATION TRUST FUNDPasadenaCA$3.3M0
Mni Waste' Water CompanyEagle ButteSD$3.3M8
CONSUMERS GAS COOPERATIVEOrrvilleOH$3.2M5
Joint Well Field IncTorontoSD$3.2M5
WV-OH SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH PLANOnaWV$3.2M0
UNITE HERE LOCAL 74 WELFARE AND DENTAL TRUST FUNDSt LouisMO$3.2M0
SERVCO-AER Employees Health and Welfare Benefit TrustMadisonWI$3.2M1
BRICKLAYERS LOCAL NO 3 VACATION AND HOLIDAY FUNDPleasantonCA$3.2M0
Michiana Area Eletrical Workers Plan 4 TrustLansingMI$3.2M2
SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONColumbiaSC$3.2M11
POST RETIREMENT HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FOR REPRESENTED EMPLOYEESNewarkNJ$3.2M0
CENTRAL VALLEY RETIREE MEDICAL TRUSTLos AngelesCA$3.2M0
ALLIANZ POST EMPLOYMENT HEALTH CAREPittsburghPA$3.2M0
Inland Valleys Association of RealtorsRiversideCA$3.1M2
PLAN SPONSOR TRUST OF NOCO ENERGY CORPClintonIA$3.1M0
NORTHLAND VEBA TRCloquetMN$3.1M0
SCHOOL CAFETERIA EMPLOYEES UNITE HERE LOCAL 634 HEALTH & WELFARE TRUST FUNDSparksMD$3.1M1
AKRON SUMMIT COMMUNITY ACTION INC HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN TRUST DBA GOHIOAkronOH$3.1M1
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS STAFF HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUNDCity Of IndustryCA$3.1M0
ORMET CORPORATION HOURLY RETIREE BENEFIT TRUSTPittsburghPA$3.1M4
SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION 501(c)(9) VEBA TRUSTLas VegasNV$3.1M5
Southern California IBEW-NECA Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Trust FundPasadenaCA$3.1M0
K&L GATES VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATIONPittsburghPA$3M0
ULLIMAN SCHUTTE CONSTRUCTION LLC GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE TRUSTMiamisburgOH$3M1
NV ENERGY INC MEDICAL DENTAL PLAN LOCAL BARGAINING UNIT 396 EMPLOYEE TRUSTRenoNV$3M2
TERRAFIRMA RISK RETENTION GROUP LLCColchesterVT$3M0
POMPANO BEACH FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 1549 VEBA TRUSTPompano BeachFL$3M0
SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK ENDOWED CARE TRUSTAlbuquerqueNM$3M2
HILLSIDE MEMORIAL PARK TRUSTWilmingtonDE$3M1
OXNARD PEACE OFFICERS ASSN RETIREE MED TRUSTMukilteoWA$3M0
THE NORTH CAROLINA MASONIC FOUNDATION INCRaleighNC$2.9M1
STILLWATER ISD 834 HRA 1050003671ClintonIA$2.9M2
JEFFERSON COUNTY VEBARigbyID$2.9M0
NATIONAL FUEL GAS DIST CORP PAD VEBA FOR COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED EESWilliamsvilleNY$2.9M0
IUOE LOCAL 406 VACATION FUNDMetairieLA$2.9M1
PLAN SPONSOR TRUST OF MIRABITO HOLDINGS INCClintonIA$2.9M1
SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION OF TEXASAustinTX$2.9M2
STA OF BALTIMORE-ILA BENEFITS FUNDBaltimoreMD$2.8M5
TRUST FOR THE SIERRA-CEDAR COMPANIES LLC WELFARE BENEFIT 501 PLANAlpharettaGA$2.8M0
COMMITTEE OF INTERNS AND RESIDENTS EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES REIMBURSEMENTLong Island CityNY$2.8M0
ATLANTIC TELEPHONE MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION RETIREE WELFARE TRUSTShallotteNC$2.8M2
EAST WASHINGTON RURAL WATER CORPORATIONSalemIN$2.8M11
Vigilant Manufacturers Trust of ArizonaMukilteoWA$2.8M0
EAST DAVIESS COUNTY WATER ASSOC INCPhilpotKY$2.8M6
OAKLAND CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONYonkersNY$2.7M5
L & M COMPANIES EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUSTRaleighNC$2.7M1
NEWFIELDS COMPANIES LLC VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT ASSOC TRUSTAtlantaGA$2.7M0
HALLMARK RETIREE VEBA TRUSTKansas CityMO$2.7M1
AK Steel Corp VEBA For Dearborn UAWPittsburghPA$2.7M1