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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

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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 85 of 110

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Sudbury American Legion #191SudburyMA$53k0
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES 3730 AUXILIARYPoplar BluffMO$53k4
Employee Activities of Lilly IncIndianapolisIN$53k0
IOWA FALLS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT VEBA TRUSTIowa FallsIA$53k0
CONTRACTORS CHOICE VOLUNTARY BENEFIT TRUSTSan MarcosTX$53k0
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SANDUSKY COUNCIL NO 546SanduskyOH$53k0
PBA #299 Cumberland County Sheriff OfficersBridgetonNJ$53k0
TINTON FALLS PBA LOCAL 251Tinton FallsNJ$53k0
Clyde F Hager Post No 465 The American LegionBell GardensCA$53k0
HARDING TOWNSHIP PBA LOCAL #340New VernonNJ$53k0
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS Weimar Lions Club #1596WeimarTX$53k0
CHANDLER CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONChandlerTX$53k0
WHITE CITY CEMETERY ASSOC PERPETUAL CARE AND MAINTENANCE TRUST FUNDStuartFL$53k1
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSParrishFL$53k0
BERLIN CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONBerlinPA$53k0
BAYONNE POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICERS ASSOC INCBayonneNJ$52k0
GPU COMPANIES LONG TERM DISABILITY INCOME PLAN FOR NON-BARGAINING EMPLOYEES TRUSTHeritage Dr N QuMA$52k0
OHIO VALLEY HOSPITAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY SELF INSURANCEMcKees RocksPA$52k4
BLEICH FLAT MUTUAL WATER COMPANYLancasterCA$52k0
Knights of Columbus - 3629LakewoodCA$52k0
Montrose Cemetery AssociationMontrosePA$52k0
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Santa Rosa Council #1324Santa RosaCA$52k0
FRIENDS OF CHESTER CEMETERY INCChestertownMD$52k0
SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK VEBA TRUSTBinghamtonNY$52k0
EUCLID HEALTH TRUST C/O BENEFITS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESRichmond HeightsOH$52k3
TRUMAN LAKE LODGE 2722 LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSEClintonMO$52k0
THE BERKLEY CEMETERY COMPANY INCDarlingtonMD$52k0
MIDDLESEX BOROUGH PBA LOCAL 181MiddlesexNJ$52k0
EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION VEBA TRUST WHITTIER COLLEGEClintonIA$52k1
RUMSON PBA LOCAL 345RumsonNJ$52k0
MASONIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION INCIndianapolisIN$52k0
HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS CERTIFICATIONWashingtonDC$52k1
CHESTER PBA LOCAL #315ChesterNJ$52k0
Savannah Traffic ClubRichmond HillGA$52k0
BGD PRODUCT CO LTDIrvingTX$52k0
Cubano Charity Golf IncColorado SpringsCO$52k0
NEW HAVEN BETH ISRAEL CEMETERY ASSN INCSheltonCT$52k0
EMPLOYEE AFTER-TAX CONTRIBUTION VEBA TRUST FOR FRANKLIN & MARSHALLClintonIA$52k1
POSTVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT VEBA TRUSTPostvilleIA$51k0
Hopatcong PBA Local #149 IncHopatcongNJ$51k0
Dakota County MN Elks Lodge DCEL 2832Apple ValleyMN$51k0
THE FALLS WATER SUPPLY CORPPipe CreekTX$51k0
STEPHEN W MANCHESTER POST 62 AMERICAN LEGIONWestbrookME$51k0
KEY WEST AREA CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ASSOCIATION INCKey WestFL$51k0
Penn & Ohio Rod & Gun Club IncAkronOH$51k0
STPATRICK KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #13319White LakeMI$51k0
CRESCENT HILL CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONAdrianMO$51k0
WHITE ROSE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION INCWills PointTX$51k0
MAXUS RETIREES MODIFIED MEDICAL BENEFITS DENNIS FAULKNER TRUSTEEDallasTX$51k1
OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION COUNCIL 12847 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSTurlockCA$51k0