Feature

Executive Compensation Analytics

Comprehensive analysis of nonprofit executive compensation sourced directly from IRS Form 990 filings. Compare pay across peer organizations, identify trends over time, and generate detailed reports.

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Key Features

Everything you need to analyze executive compensation across the nonprofit sector.

Flexible Organization Selection

Build your analysis dataset from multiple sources:

Target Lists — Use your saved target lists
Paste EINs — Add organizations by EIN directly
Search Results — Send up to 1,000 results to analytics with one click

Customizable Filters

Fine-tune your analysis with powerful filtering:

Position — CEO, President, CFO, Board Chair, All C-Suite
Compensation Range — $100K–$500K, $500K–$1M, $1M+
Tax Years — Analyze data across 2020–2024

Excel Export

Download formatted Excel workbooks with:

Summary Sheet — Statistics, filter criteria, generation date
Data Sheet — Full dataset with all fields for offline analysis

Analytics Dashboard

Interactive visualizations to understand compensation patterns at a glance.

Summary Statistics

At-a-glance metrics for your selected dataset:

Median Compensation
Average Compensation
Min/Max Range

Year-over-Year Analysis

Detailed cards for each tax year showing total records, median, and average. Track compensation changes over time.

Compensation Distribution

Histogram showing how many executives fall into each compensation range — from under $50K to over $2M.

Median Trend Chart

Line chart tracking median and average compensation trends across selected years.

Compensation by Position

Doughnut chart breaking down average compensation by role — CEO vs CFO vs President and more.

Percentile Ranges

Visual representation of 90th, 75th, 50th (median), and 25th percentile values.

Top Earners

Quick-reference table showing the 10 highest-compensated executives in your dataset with name, organization, title, and total compensation.

Full Data Table

Access the complete dataset in a sortable, paginated table with organization, name, title, year, base compensation, related compensation, other compensation, and total.

How to Use

Three ways to get started with Compensation Analytics.

From Search Results

Run a search with your criteria
Click the Analytics button
Up to 1,000 orgs load automatically
Configure filters and generate report

From Target Lists

Open the Compensation tool
Select From Target List
Choose a saved list
Configure filters and generate report

From EINs

Open the Compensation tool
Select Paste EINs
Paste your list and click Validate
Configure filters and generate report

Use Cases

Compensation Planning

Set competitive salaries for executive recruitment by benchmarking against peer organizations.

Board Governance

Support board compensation committee decisions with data-driven insights.

Grant Due Diligence

Evaluate overhead and executive pay at potential grantees before funding decisions.

Nonprofit Research

Analyze compensation trends across sectors for academic or policy research.

Consulting

Provide clients with data-driven compensation recommendations backed by 990 data.

Data Source

All compensation data is sourced from official IRS Form 990 filings:

Form 990 Part VII — Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
Schedule J — Compensation Information for Certain Officers, Directors, and Highest Compensated Employees

Includes base compensation, related organization compensation, and other compensation (deferred, nontaxable benefits, etc.).