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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 8 of 110

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Operating Engineers Public and Misc Employees Health and Welfare Trust FundAlamedaCA$20.9M3
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY ADVENTIST HEALTH SCIENCES CNTER LIABILITY TRUSTSan BernardinoCA$20.7M1
CLARA ABBOTT FOUNDATIONAbbott ParkIL$20.7M2
WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OPEB TRUSTRenoNV$20.7M1
Co of Riverside CA VEBA Post-Employment Health Savings Plan TrustSpokaneWA$20.6M0
IAFF Local 726 Health and Welfare TrustMukilteoWA$20.5M0
UAW RETIREES HEALTH CARE TRUSTWashingtonDC$20.4M9
DIRECT ADVISORS TRUSTLathamNY$20.1M1
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY VEBADes MoinesIA$19.9M1
CARPENTER FUNDS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INCOaklandCA$19.7M5
HDMC GROUP INC BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES POST-RETIREMENT WELFARE BENEFITS T RUSTMilwaukeeWI$19.6M0
WAYNE J GRIFFIN ELECTRIC INC WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN TRUSTHollistonMA$19.6M0
ALPA RETIREE HEALTH PLAN FOR JETBLUE PILOTS VEBA TRUSTMcLeanVA$19.5M3
ND REC Benefit TrustMandanND$19.5M2
ROOFERS UNION LOCAL 30 COMBINED HEALTH AND WELFARE FUNDTroyMI$19.5M2
AMGEN INC VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTThousand OaksCA$19.5M0
WEST MI PLUMBERS FITTERS & SERVICE LOCAL 174 HEALTH & BENEFITSTroyMI$19.5M2
PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL NO 333 HEALTH & WELFARE BENEFIT PLANLansingMI$19.5M4
ORDER OF AHEPA AHEPA FOUNDATION INCWashingtonDC$19.2M0
UA UNION LO NO 290 PLUMBER STEAMFITTER AND SHIPFITTER INDUSTRY EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENTTualatinOR$19.2M0
CITIZENS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEFloydVA$19.1M13
BLUESTEM ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCWamegoKS$19M18
New York University Veba TrustNew YorkNY$19M1
AFOGNAK NATIVE CORPORATION FRINGE BENEFIT TRUSTAnchorageAK$18.9M4
DirectEmployers Association IncIndianapolisIN$18.8M8
OHIO FARM BUREAU HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN TRUSTColumbusOH$18.7M0
Free & Accepted Masons of Florida Most Worshipful Grand LodgeJacksonvilleFL$18.7M2
GLENN O HAWBAKER INC EMPLOYEE WELFARE BENEFIT TRUSTState CollegePA$18.6M0
POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT TRUST FOR SHAREDPittsburghPA$18.6M0
LW TEXAS CONSTRUCTION VEBA TRUSTLubbockTX$18.5M0
CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PUGET SOUND HEALTH TRUSTBellevueWA$18.4M1
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TRUST - VEBABostonMA$18.2M2
TIAA RETIREMENT HEALTHCARE SAVINGS PLAN TRUSTNew YorkNY$18.2M1
BLAIR COUNTY SCHOOLS HEALTH INSURANCE CONSORTIUMWilliamsburgPA$18.2M0
JOHNSON CONTROLS EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION BENEFITS PLANGlendaleWI$18.1M0
WK Kellogg Co Retiree Welfare Benefit Trust for Collectively Bargained EmployeesBattle CreekMI$18.1M0
NEUBRIDG INC SUPPLEMENTAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFIT PLAN & TRUSTNorwalkIA$18.1M1
TULSA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH & WELFARE PLANJayOK$18M0
FEDEX PILOTS POST-MEDICARE RETIREE PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT PLANMcLeanVA$18M6
STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION #475 WELFARE FUNDWarrenNJ$17.9M6
Nonprofit Insurance Trust IncLakevilleMN$17.9M0
ORANGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUSTSanta AnaCA$17.8M0
FULTON COUNTY REMCRochesterIN$17.8M14
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES IN CRITICAL NEED FUNDBentonvilleAR$17.6M0
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS FOR INSURANCE INCSanta CruzCA$17.6M3
TALQUIN WATER & WASTEWATER INCQuincyFL$17.6M3
ADMINISTRATIVE FUND OF THE DETECTIVES ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION INCNew YorkNY$17.5M2
REH Services Company Employee Benefit Plan TrustSalt Lake CityUT$17.3M0
MRM PROPERTY & LIABILITY TRUSTSewickleyPA$17.2M1
ST PAUL ELECTRICAL WORKERS RESERVE TRUSTSt PaulMN$17.2M5