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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 24 of 110

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 115 LEGAL SERVICES FUNDPhiladelphiaPA$1.6M2
FIREMEN'S RELIEF ASSOCIATION OF STATE COLLEGEState CollegePA$1.6M0
INDIANA UNION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRUST FUNDIndianapolisIN$1.6M0
CEG OF THE CAPITAL REGIONAlbanyNY$1.6M3
HELPING AND LENDING OUTREACH SUPPORTNorth CharlestonSC$1.6M2
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland Diocesan Priests' Medical Benefits TrustPortlandME$1.6M11
RAILS FOUNDATIONWilmingtonDE$1.6M2
NATIONAL EQUIPMENT FINANCE ASSOCIATIONNorthbrookIL$1.6M1
OVEC-IKEC RETIREE MEDICAL TRUSTPiketonOH$1.6M1
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORP HEALTH & WELFARE TRUST FOR NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEE C/O COMERICA BKDallasTX$1.6M1
HOLLYWOOD FOREVER INC - ENDOWMENT CARE & MEMORIAL CARE TRUSTLos AngelesCA$1.6M0
HOWELL MOUNTAIN MUTUAL WATER COMPANY INCAngwinCA$1.6M0
CAL POLY CORPORATION VEBA TRUSTSan Luis ObispoCA$1.6M6
Abatement Workers National Vacation FundTroyMI$1.6M0
TALEN ENERGY SALARIED RETIREE VEBA TRUSTPittsburghPA$1.6M1
LILY ROSE WATER ASSOCIATION INCPrentissMS$1.6M0
BMWE HEALTH & WELFARE PLAN FOR OCCUPATIONALLY DISABLED MEMBERSGoodlettsvilleTN$1.6M0
WHITE PLAINS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION WELFARE TRUST FUNDWhite PlainsNY$1.6M1
UTILITY BROADBAND ALLIANCE INCDurhamNC$1.6M2
International Brotherhood of Boilermaker GreatLansingMI$1.6M0
North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District Post-Retirement Plan and TrustIncline VillageNV$1.6M4
SOUTHERN MAINE JEWISH CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONPortlandME$1.6M0
ENDOWMENT CARE FUND OF ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL PARKGardenaCA$1.6M1
SHERBURNE COUNTY HRA TRUSTElk RiverMN$1.6M0
CHINESE CEMETARY ASSOCIATIONSan FranciscoCA$1.6M0
SWCD OF ILLINOIS INSURANCE GROUP ASSOCIATIONHillsboroIL$1.5M0
OPTIMUS STEEL LLC BEAUMONT TEXAS RETIREE HEALTH BENEFIT PLANPittsburghPA$1.5M1
NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY & PEN-YORK VEBA FOR NONCOLLECTIVELY BARGAINED EESWilliamsvilleNY$1.5M0
IBEW LOCAL UNION 354 AND INTERMOUN NECA RETIREMENT BENEFIT FUNDLas VegasNV$1.5M0
El Pomar Foundation Employee Benefit TrustColorado SpringsCO$1.5M2
MIAMI ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH BENEFIT TRUSTMiamiFL$1.5M0
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF UFCW UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUNDAtlantaGA$1.5M4
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL LLC POST 2025 VEBA TRUSTClevelandOH$1.5M0
BUDD E&A VEBAPittsburghPA$1.5M5
MASONIC BROTHERHOOD FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$1.5M0
IRON WORKERS LOCAL UNION 401 SUPPLEMENTAL WELFARE FUNDPhiladelphiaPA$1.5M3
AURORA FIRE FIGHTERS RETIREE HEALTH FUNDEnglewoodCO$1.5M0
GOOD SHEPHERD HOME WORKERS COMP TRUSTKing Of PrussiaPA$1.5M0
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE VEBA TRUSTGettysburgPA$1.5M1
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA VEBA TRUSTMoragaCA$1.5M1
GUARDIAN INDEPENDENT OPERATOR ASSOCIATION INCKennesawGA$1.5M6
Sprinkler Fitters Local 483 HRA TrustAlamedaCA$1.5M3
CONSTELLATION PECO LIFE INSURANCE TRUSTKennett SquarePA$1.5M0
ORSCHELN INDUSTRIES HEALTH PLANMoberlyMO$1.5M0
CINCINNATI CATHOLIC CEMETERY SOCIETYCincinnatiOH$1.5M10
MOLOAA IRRIGATION COOPERATIVEAnaholaHI$1.5M1
TRANSCANADA USA CPG NON-UNION LIFE AND MEDICAL BENEFITS VEBA TRUSTHoustonTX$1.5M0
NYSNA RETIREE HEALTH FUNDNew YorkNY$1.5M0
WOMENS WHITE COLLAR DEFENSE ASSOCIATIONWashingtonDC$1.5M0
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS DEATH BENEFIT TRUST FUNDColumbiaMD$1.5M3