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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 21 of 110

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
AL JAZARI INSTITUTEMinneapolisMN$2.3M0
SMART TRANSPORTATION DIVISION STAFF RETIREE HEALTH FUNDIndependenceOH$2.3M4
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TRUSTLexingtonKY$2.3M0
IBEW LOCAL 481 SUPPLEMENTAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANIndianapolisIN$2.3M6
KELLY CONSTRUCTION OF INDIANA EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUSTDecaturIL$2.3M0
Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts Health and Welfare TrustBostonMA$2.3M0
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO VEBA TRUSTCharlotteNC$2.3M1
All American Energy Cooperative Association IncWestlakeOH$2.3M6
SB HRA TR FOR PUB SEC LABOR ASSN EMPLOYEESTopekaKS$2.3M0
American Securities AssociationDallasTX$2.3M1
WANADA DENTAL BENEFITS TRUSTWashingtonDC$2.3M1
SOUTHERN JEWELRY TRAVELERS ASSOCIATION INCKennesawGA$2.3M0
KENTUCKY CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUSTLexingtonKY$2.3M0
SPRINKLER FITTERS LOCAL 483 JOURNEYMAN & APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING FUNDHaywardCA$2.3M3
VOLUNTARY LOCAL 4911 RETIREE MEDICAL FUNDRichmond HeightsOH$2.2M1
Mil Potrero Mutual Water CompanyFrazier ParkCA$2.2M1
HAWAII TAPERS RETIREE HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT FUNDHonoluluHI$2.2M0
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO RETIREE HRASouth San FranciscoCA$2.2M0
SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES RETIREE BENEFIT TRUST ELIZABETHTOWN & ELKTFolsomNJ$2.2M0
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION VEBA TRUST REED COLLEGEClintonIA$2.2M1
MARY FREE BED INSURANCE COMPANY PCCGrand RapidsMI$2.2M3
THE ATLAS 400 INCCastrovilleTX$2.2M1
WESTERN ROCKCASTLE WATER ASSCO INCMt VernonKY$2.2M6
CPTFNC Funding CorporationLos AngelesCA$2.2M0
MN VEBA TRUST FOR EDEN PRAIRIE SCHOOLS 1050005143ClintonIA$2.2M2
Brunswick Transition TrustMettawaIL$2.2M0
MINNESOTA COMMERCIAL RAILWAY BENEFIT TRUSTSt PaulMN$2.2M0
DYNETICS INC EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANHuntsvilleAL$2.2M0
COMMUNITY TEEN COALITION INCAtlantaGA$2.2M0
LA SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE BIEN MUTL DE L ACalabasasCA$2.2M0
Western Wisconsin Workforce Development BoardLa CrosseWI$2.2M0
FUNERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION INCBrookfieldWI$2.2M1
RFERL POST RET MEDLIFE PAYT ACOrlandoFL$2.2M1
TITAN TIRE CORPORATION VOLUNTARY BENEFIT TRUSTPittsburghPA$2.2M0
THREE VILLAGE TEACHERS ASSOCIA BENEFIT TRUST FUNDEast SetauketNY$2.2M0
THE GARDEN AT GETHSEMANE INCWest RoxburyMA$2.2M2
ROOFERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIAFresnoCA$2.2M0
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION OF DUNMOREDunmorePA$2.1M1
BRIGHT ENERGY INCMt GileadOH$2.1M0
RANCHO CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT VEBA TRUSTTemeculaCA$2.1M1
PROPRIETORS OF THE RURAL CEMETERY IN WORCESTERWorcesterMA$2.1M0
SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK INCAlbuquerqueNM$2.1M7
Death Benefit Trust for Southern CALIFORNIA District Council of LaborersCovinaCA$2.1M0
NORTH DAKOTA ELKS CHARITABLE TRUST C/O NDEA BOARD OF TRUSTEESBismarckND$2.1M2
ROCKFORD PB & PA UNIT 6 RETIREE C/O BABBITT MUNICIPALITIESGlenivewIL$2.1M0
ISO NEW ENGLAND INC RETIREE MEDICAL DENTAL AND LIFE TRUSTHolyokeMA$2.1M1
MEANSVILLE-RILEY ROAD WATER COMPANY INCUnionSC$2.1M10
VERMONT CAPTIVE INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONSouth BurlingtonVT$2.1M4
Welfare Benefits Trust for Collectively Bargained Retired Employees of MetLifeNew YorkNY$2.1M0
THE OREGON SCOTTISH RITE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCPortlandOR$2.1M0