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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 42 of 110

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SCOTTISH RITE ORIENTColumbiaSC$338k0
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES 109Des MoinesIA$338k0
EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION VEBA TRUST COLORADO COLLEGEClintonIA$338k1
Bandera River Ranch Water Supply CoBanderaTX$338k0
GLOUCESTER LODGE NO 886 LOYAL ORDER OF THE MOOSEGloucesterVA$338k1
DUNELAND SCHOOL CORPORATION HEALTH SAVINGS TRUSTChestertonIN$338k1
Putnam Lodge of Elks #574PutnamCT$337k2
SPRINGFIELD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION PERPETUAL CARE TRUSTSpringfieldOH$336k0
THE MISSOURI CHAPTER OF THE DELTA CHI FRATERNITYColumbiaMO$336k0
UPSTATE UNION HEALTH AND WELFARE FUNDSyracuseNY$335k2
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES RAPID CITY 3555Rapid CitySD$335k2
HELEN NEWBERRY JOY HOSPITAL POSTCharlotteNC$335k1
The Delphic ClubCambridgeMA$335k0
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS BAKERSFIELD 266BakersfieldCA$334k1
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION VEBA TRUST TIFFIN UNIVERSITYClintonIA$333k1
POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN INC VEBARedfordMI$333k2
Highwood Cemetery AssociationPittsburghPA$333k0
TRI-COUNTY FARMERS MUTUAL INSMaltaMT$332k6
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES 3503 AERIEInterlochenMI$331k0
DREAMKEEPERS INCEllsworthME$331k0
AL MAGHFIRAH CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONMinneapolisMN$330k0
HEALTH QUEST VEBA HEALTH SAVINGS TRUSTLa GrangevilleNY$330k0
THE ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL RISK INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS INCUnionKY$330k0
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES 3925AERIEDaytonOH$329k0
United Nonprofits LLCAnchorageAK$329k0
THORNHILL MUTUAL WATER COMPANY A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPSanta BarbaraCA$328k0
BATTLE CREEK MEMORIAL PARK PERPETUAL CARE SECTION 642(1) TRUSTKalamazooMI$328k1
PENNSYLVANIA PROPANE FOUNDATIONHarrisburgPA$327k0
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION VEBA TRUST GORDON COLLEGEClintonIA$327k1
American Legion Post 85NewarkOH$327k0
VOLUNTEER AND EXEMPT FIREMENS BENEVOLENT ASSNMount KiscoNY$326k0
UNITED UNION OF ROOFERS WATERPROOFERS & ALLIED WORKERS LOCAL #12 VACATION FUNDWallingfordCT$326k0
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES AERIE 2647ProsserWA$326k0
BAPTIST COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOUNDATIONAmarilloTX$325k10
SIMPSON WATER ASSOCIATIONWeirMS$325k0
ROSEMOUNT FIRE RELIEF ASSOCIATIONRosemountMN$325k4
Sunnyside Cemetery AssociationLannonWI$325k2
NURSING RETIREE HEALTH FUND C/O VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTERPoughkeepsieNY$324k0
Pine Hills Mutual Water Company IncJulianCA$324k0
THE STATESMAN FOUNDATION INCPleasantvilleNY$324k0
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY CHAPTER OF THE PI KAPPA ALPHA FRATERNITYClemsonSC$324k0
ONAMAC MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATIONStanwoodWA$324k0
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLESDenisonTX$324k0
Muslim Cemetery of Central Florida IncOrlandoFL$323k0
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF STATE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCIESAustinTX$323k1
MEMORIAL CEMETERY ASSOCATION INCFremontNE$323k0
DELTA CHI FRATERNITY LSU CHAPTERBaton RougeLA$322k0
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKSLimaOH$321k3
MISSION STREET LOT TRUST IOOF OF SAN FRANCISCOSanta CruzCA$321k1
CSM GEORGE BRODSKY MEMORIAL POST 10127North Fort MyersFL$321k1