Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations nonprofit executive pay
Median top-executive pay across 35,964 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations nonprofits, 2020 – 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 promote philanthropy and voluntarism and provide grants and fundraising support, including foundations.
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Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $5k and $60k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $152k, roughly 8.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $152,308 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $60,000 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $17,576 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $5,498 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $2,052 | 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 $100K | $3k | $6,000 | $12k | 16,006 |
| $100K–$250K | $12k | $24,000 | $37k | 5,659 |
| $250K–$500K | $18k | $39,991 | $65k | 3,646 |
| $500K–$1M | $27k | $60,000 | $96k | 2,973 |
| $1M–$3M | $38k | $88,572 | $146k | 3,604 |
| $3M–$10M | $75k | $144,176 | $231k | 2,313 |
| $10M–$30M | $119k | $227,748 | $334k | 1,054 |
| $30M–$100M | $179k | $319,354 | $482k | 466 |
| Over $100M | $289k | $532,125 | $795k | 243 |
Pay varies by state.
District of Columbia pays $107,873 more than the national median across philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations nonprofits.
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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations board & trustee pay norms
24% of philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $11,014 across a median board of 2 paid members.
Private foundations, community foundations, corporate giving programs, and donor-advised fund sponsors. Covers grantmaking, fundraising support, and philanthropic infrastructure. There are 107,715 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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