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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 39 of 110

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
VAN DYKEBILLY FOUNDATIONHopkinsMN$415k0
Colonial Cemeteries IncStamfordCT$414k4
ST PAUL CEMETERY TRUST CORPORATIONMorristownTN$414k0
BOCES TEACHERS ASSOCIATION BENEFIT TRUSTRyeNY$413k4
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS RESERVEPittsburghPA$412k1
ALLETE INC & AFFILIATED COMPANIES NON-UNION LIFE INSURANCE TRUSTDuluthMN$412k1
Pennsylvania Association of Retired State Employees - Group ReturnMechanicsburgPA$412k0
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES AERIE 503SunburyPA$412k0
PENNA ELKS LEGACY TRUST FUNDPittsburghPA$410k1
IND SCHOOL DIST 196 HEALTH REIMBURSEMENTClintonIA$410k2
Queen City Roofing & Contracting Co Voluntary Employee Beneficiary AssociationSpringfieldMO$409k0
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USANew LexingtonOH$409k1
BURGESS CANAL & IRRIGATION CORigbyID$408k1
BBI TRUST CO OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS LLCTampaFL$406k0
PLAN SPONSOR TRUST OF LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES GROUP INCClintonIA$405k0
CITY OF HARTFORD VEBA HEALTH SAVINGS TRUSTHartfordWI$405k0
MINNESOTA HARNESS RACING INCJanesvilleMN$404k0
RETIREE HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT PIndianapolisIN$404k0
SOUTH KNOX SCHOOL CORP DISTRICT VEBA TRUSTVincennesIN$404k0
Ernst Memorial Cemetery CorporationElizabethNJ$403k1
NEW YORK VETERAN POLICE ASSOCIATION INCGreat NeckNY$402k1
UDW AFSCME LOCAL 3930 SUTTER COUNTY BENEFITS TRUSTSan DiegoCA$402k1
PATRIOT COAL SALARIED RETIREE VEBA TRUST C/O JON COHEN DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLCChicagoIL$400k0
ELEVATOR MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK INCBrattleboroVT$400k0
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS ROTTERDAM #2157SchenectadyNY$400k2
COBLESKILL RURAL CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONCobleskillNY$399k0
WASHINGTON ALPHA ALUMNI & VOULNTEER ASSOCIATIONBellevueWA$397k0
MASONIC TEMPLE CHARITABLE TRUSTSaint LouisMO$397k0
SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICAWilmingtonDE$397k0
CW&CE IBEW 271-NECA HEALTH AND IBEW 271 NECA HEALTH & BENEFITTopekaKS$397k0
TRUST FOR RETIREES OF ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA SCHOOLSFresnoCA$396k0
UNION HILL CEMETERY COMPANYPennsylvaniaPA$395k13
INDEPENDENT GIANT EAGLE RETAIL OUTLETS WELFARE & HEALTH PLANGreensburgPA$395k0
SOUTHSIDE MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER ASSOCIATIONAztecNM$394k5
AMERICAN LEGION HOME ASSOCIATION OF FREDERICKSBURGFredericksburgPA$394k0
VIPER OWNERS ASSOCIATIONMatawanNJ$394k0
Sigma Chi Epsilon Zeta IncTallahasseeFL$394k0
Trust for Naperville Professional Firefighers Local 4302 PEHPColumbusOH$394k0
FERNWOOD CEMETERY - ENDOWMENT CARE & MEMORIAL CARE TRUSTLos AngelesCA$393k0
NEW WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONSan AugustineTX$393k0
SANDUSKY CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONMontroseIA$392k0
OSAGE COUNTY MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATIONKoeltztownMO$392k0
The Mill Creek Memorial Park AssociationYoungstownOH$391k0
White Oak Water Supply Corporation c/o Mitchell Zientek & Scruggs LLPThe WoodlandsTX$390k0
DEA BUILDING CORPORATIONNew YorkNY$390k0
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF ANESTHESIA & SEDATION IN DENTISTRYRidgefieldNJ$389k0
THE MANSFIELD LIEDERKRANZMansfieldOH$389k0
LAMBDA THETA PHI LATIN FRATERNITY INCParsippanyNJ$389k2
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY RMSA UNIVERSITYCharlotteNC$389k1
ILA LOCAL 861 - EMPLOYER HEALTH & WELFARE BENEFIT TRUSTPortlandME$388k0