Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $9k and $87k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $193k, roughly 6.5 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $192,521 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $86,998 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $29,484 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $9,206 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $3,571 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
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 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations nonprofits in that revenue range.
| Revenue band | 25th | Median | 75th | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $6k | $17,108 | $43k | 13,150 |
| $1M – $10M | $53k | $108,269 | $177k | 3,735 |
| $10M – $100M | $141k | $248,535 | $375k | 1,106 |
| $100M – $500M | $261k | $522,916 | $723k | 166 |
| $500M – $1B | $264k | $541,950 | $1.3M | 23 |
| Over $1B | $437k | $684,416 | $972k | 14 |
Pay varies by state.
District of Columbia pays $102,319 more than the national median across philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations nonprofits.
Benchmark a specific Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations role
Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations nonprofits.
Private foundations, community foundations, corporate giving programs, and donor-advised fund sponsors. Covers grantmaking, fundraising support, and philanthropic infrastructure. There are 69,650 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations 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.
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