Salaries and Benefits at Foundations

February 9, 2005 | Read Time: 2 minutes

Who Was Eligible for a Bonus
	All staff members	Only professional staff members	Only administrative staff members	Only CEO	Other
Community	57.1%	8.3%	4.8%	15.5%	14.3%
Independent	56.3	6.3	4.7	4.7	28.1
Family	70.8	0.0	12.5	8.3	8.3
Public	68.4	5.3	5.3	21.1	0.0
All	60.9	5.6	6.5	11.2	15.8
Note: Based on 2004 data from 215 grant makers.

Foundations That Paid Bonuses
	All staff members		Only CEO
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Community	29	35.4%	15	18.3%
Independent	20	31.3	4	6.3
Family	26	54.2	4	8.3
Public	7	36.8	4	21.1
All	82	38.5	27	12.7
Note: Based on 2004 data.

Median Salaries for Chief Executive Officers
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Private foundations, by assets
$250-million and more	$288,688	$307,500	$320,000	$335,000	$350,004
$100-million to $249.9-million	170,000	177,500	180,000	189,500	200,000
$50-million to $99.9-million	119,750	123,138	126,126	125,000	130,000
$25-million to $49.9-million	86,063	95,000	93,950	98,940	102,500
$10-million to $24.9-million	81,600	84,048	78,000	89,167	91,396
Less than $10-million	64,125	65,375	67,000	68,924	70,172
All	156,619	167,932	171,200	185,000	190,000
Community foundations, by assets
$250-million and more	$189,000	$210,000	$216,000	$222,000	$225,000
$100-million to $249.9-million	108,642	114,837	120,048	127,500	137,100
$50-million to $99.9-million	90,000	98,147	103,000	107,200	111,395
$25-million to $49.9-million	75,457	84,794	84,000	88,575	95,200
$10-million to $24.9-million	57,750	60,000	64,237	65,250	69,094
Less than $10-million	44,340	44,813	49,763	47,463	47,651
All	90,000	95,000	98,940	102,505	110,000
Note: Two foundations reported having two chief executive officers in both 2001 and 2002.

Benefits for Chief Executives
	By size of foundation assets
	$10-million to $24.9-million	$25-million to $49.9-million	$50-million to $99.9-million	$100-million to $249.9-million	$250-million and more	All
Offer special benefits only to chief executive	44.7%	42.2%	49.5%	52.8%	46.7%	45.0%
Benefits offered:
Car	19.6	34.3	30.8	55.4	48.2	36.5
Cellular/car phone	45.7	57.1	32.7	33.9	23.2	37.2
Club memberships	26.1	25.7	38.5	42.9	39.3	33.5
Entertainment budget	4.3	14.3	3.8	5.4	1.8	6.4
Airline-club membership	0.0	2.9	3.8	5.4	3.6	3.4
Housing or housing subsidy	2.2	0.0	0.0	1.8	10.7	3.0
Matching gifts to charity	2.2	2.9	0.0	5.4	0.0	1.9
Parking	6.5	2.9	5.8	8.9	8.9	6.4
Personal computer	8.7	11.4	7.7	10.7	3.6	8.6
Professional dues	28.3	14.3	15.4	17.9	8.9	19.2
Relocation expenses	6.5	0.0	1.9	1.8	0.0	1.9
Sabbatical	0.0	2.9	1.9	3.6	5.4	2.6
Annual physical exam	2.2	0.0	3.8	10.7	12.5	6.0
Supplemental disability insurance	28.3	2.9	13.5	10.7	12.5	13.2
Supplemental life insurance	19.6	17.1	21.2	16.1	25.0	18.8
Supplemental medical insurance	8.7	2.9	5.8	8.9	7.1	7.9
Supplemental retirement plan	10.9	5.7	9.6	19.6	17.9	13.5
Supplemental vacation time	28.3	2.9	13.5	7.1	7.1	12.8
Other	8.7	17.1	9.6	12.5	10.7	11.3
Note: Does not include corporate foundations or foundations in which the chief executive officer is the only staff member.

Median Salary Growth, 2001-2005
	Chief executive officers
		Private foundations		Community foundations
	Salary	In 2001 dollars	Salary	In 2001 dollars
2001	$156,619	$156,619	$90,000	$90,000
2002	167,932	166,043	95,000	93,931
2003	171,200	164,374	98,940	94,995
2004	185,000	174,667	102,505	96,780
2005	190,000	174,150	110,000	100,824
	Program officers
		Private foundations		Community foundations
	Salary	In 2001 dollars	Salary	In 2001 dollars
2001	$80,000	$80,000	$48,929	$48,929
2002	83,825	82,882	50,562	49,993
2003	85,690	82,274	53,950	51,799
2004	87,600	82,707	55,750	52,636
2005	90,520	82,969	56,412	51,706

Staff Members
	By type of foundation
	Community	Corporate	Family	Independent	Public	All
Median number of full-time paid staff members	5.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	5.0	4.0
All staff members, by gender:
Men	20.7%	13.1%	26.4%	27.0%	24.8%	23.8%
Women	79.3	86.9	73.6	73.0	75.2	76.2
All staff members, by race:
White	80.2	76.1	80.8	73.8	70.8	77.1
Minority	19.8	23.9	19.2	26.2	29.2	22.9

Note: Figures for most charts are based on responses from 742 grant makers. The comparisons over time are based on responses from 275 foundations for CEO data and 96 foundations for program-officer data.

SOURCE: Council on Foundations

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