Salaries and Benefits at Foundations
February 3, 2005 | Read Time: 2 minutes
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Median Foundation Salaries, by Position
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Chief executive officer
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$110,000
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Associate director/executive vice president
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$108,706
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Vice president (administration)
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$109,000
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Vice president (program)
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$108,150
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Chief financial officer/treasurer
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$93,660
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Controller
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$68,332
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Chief investment officer
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$231,618
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Program director
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$94,889
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Senior program officer
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$97,850
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Program officer
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$67,057
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Program associate
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$45,120
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Director of communications
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$73,353
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Chief development/advancement officer
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$75,000
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Research associate
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$48,620
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Computer professional
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$61,200
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Office manager
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$49,500
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Accountant
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$48,000
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Human-resources professional
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$58,654
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Donor-services officer
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$57,680
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Donor-relations/development assistant
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$36,460
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Grants manager
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$53,500
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Who Was Eligible for a Bonus
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All staff members
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Only professional staff members
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Only administrative staff members
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Only CEO
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Other
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Community
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66.2%
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6.5%
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2.6%
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10.4%
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14.3%
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Independent
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55.6%
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4.8%
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4.8%
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6.3%
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28.6%
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Family
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66.2%
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3.1%
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12.3%
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13.8%
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4.6%
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Public
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57.7%
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11.5%
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11.5%
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11.5%
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7.7%
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All
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62.3%
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5.6%
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6.9%
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10.4%
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14.7%
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Note: Based on 2003 data from 231 grant makers.
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Foundations That Paid Bonuses
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All staff members
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Only CEO
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Number
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Community
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33
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42.9%
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9
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11.7%
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Independent
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23
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36.5%
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4
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6.3%
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Family
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39
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60.0%
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9
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13.8%
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Public
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12
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46.2%
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4
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15.4%
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All
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107
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46.3%
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26
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11.3%
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Note: Based on 2003 data.
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Median Chief Executives’ Salaries, by Region
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Northeast
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$125,000
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West
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$118,800
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South
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$116,410
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Midwest
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$87,150
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All
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$110,000
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Median Salaries for Chief Executive Officers
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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Private foundations, by assets
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$250-million and more
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$275,000
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$295,000
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$310,000
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$323,000
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$337,428
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$100-million to $249.9-million
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$156,879
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$174,310
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$185,000
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$182,500
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$191,730
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$50-million to $99.9-million
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$119,000
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$133,530
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$131,250
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$137,500
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$136,000
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$25-million to $49.9-million
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$77,855
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$81,010
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$95,714
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$91,077
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$100,250
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$10-million to $24.9-million
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$84,000
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$83,475
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$86,750
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$86,569
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$93,500
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Less than $10-million
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$56,500
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$70,125
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$70,125
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$59,750
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$59,750
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All
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$152,925
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$168,895
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$175,000
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$180,125
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$190,000
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Community foundations, by assets
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$250-million and more
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$180,000
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$200,000
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$220,000
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$229,500
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$225,000
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$100-million to $249.9-million
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$111,240
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$116,046
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$124,372
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$127,606
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$141,200
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$50-million to $99.9-million
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$95,000
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$92,700
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$97,500
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$103,000
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$107,200
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$25-million to $49.9-million
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$74,500
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$76,957
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$82,866
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$83,875
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$88,575
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$10-million to $24.9-million
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$52,000
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$60,000
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$65,000
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$68,135
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$70,179
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Less than $10-million
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$54,000
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$59,645
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$64,000
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$64,020
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$66,750
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All
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$82,450
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$90,000
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$95,000
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$98,940
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$102,005
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Benefits for Chief Executives
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By size of foundation assets
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$10-million to $24.9-million
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$25-million to $49.9-million
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$50-million to $99.9-million
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$100-million to $249.9-million
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$250-million and more
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All
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Offer special benefits only to chief executive
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46.3%
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49.1%
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52.8%
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60.0%
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47.5%
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49.5%
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Benefits offered:
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Car
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23.2%
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28.3%
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42.1%
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57.6%
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50.9%
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39.8%
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Cellular/car phone
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55.4%
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58.5%
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24.6%
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40.9%
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24.6%
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42.2%
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Club memberships
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21.4%
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30.2%
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31.6%
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37.9%
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38.6%
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31.6%
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Entertainment budget
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19.6%
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9.4%
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7.0%
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6.1%
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1.8%
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10.3%
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Airline-club membership
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0.0%
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1.9%
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7.0%
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1.5%
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7.0%
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3.0%
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Housing or housing subsidy
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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3.0%
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8.8%
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2.1%
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Matching gifts to charity
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5.4%
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3.8%
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1.8%
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3.0%
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0.0%
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2.7%
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Parking
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21.4%
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7.5%
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3.5%
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13.6%
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10.5%
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11.6%
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Personal computer
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14.3%
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5.7%
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10.5%
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9.1%
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5.3%
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10.6%
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Professional dues
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41.1%
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17.0%
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12.3%
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12.1%
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7.0%
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21.3%
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Relocation expenses
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1.8%
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7.5%
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7.0%
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6.1%
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3.5%
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4.9%
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Sabbatical
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0.0%
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0.0%
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7.0%
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4.5%
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0.0%
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2.1%
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Annual physical exam
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0.0%
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1.9%
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5.3%
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12.1%
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8.8%
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5.5%
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Supplemental disability insurance
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35.7%
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20.8%
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7.0%
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12.1%
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12.3%
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16.7%
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Supplemental life insurance
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37.5%
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20.8%
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12.3%
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19.7%
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21.1%
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20.1%
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Supplemental medical insurance
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25.0%
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20.8%
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3.5%
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7.6%
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7.0%
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15.2%
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Supplemental retirement plan
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35.7%
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15.1%
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7.0%
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12.1%
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19.3%
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19.5%
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Supplemental vacation time
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25.0%
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9.4%
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12.3%
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16.7%
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5.3%
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14.9%
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Other
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5.4%
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15.1%
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14.0%
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10.6%
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8.8%
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13.7%
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Note: Does not include corporate foundations or foundations in which the chief executive officer is the only staff member.
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Median Salary Growth, 2000-2004
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Chief executive officers
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Private foundations
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Community foundations
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Salary
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In 2000 dollars
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Salary
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In 2000 dollars
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2000
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$152,925
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$152,925
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$82,450
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$82,450
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2001
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$168,895
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$163,131
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$90,000
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$86,928
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2002
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$175,000
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$167,126
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$95,000
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$90,726
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2003
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$180,125
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$167,041
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$98,940
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$91,753
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2004
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$190,000
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$173,265
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$102,005
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$93,021
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Program officers
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Private foundations
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Community foundations
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Salary
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In 2000 dollars
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Salary
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In 2000 dollars
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2000
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$77,250
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$77,250
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$48,142
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$48,142
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2001
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$80,000
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$77,270
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$52,000
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$50,225
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2002
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$83,345
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$79,595
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$51,650
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$49,326
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2003
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$85,050
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$78,872
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$54,300
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$50,356
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2004
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$87,520
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$79,811
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$56,175
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$51,227
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Staff Members
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By type of foundation
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Community
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Corporate
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Family
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Independent
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Public
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All
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Median number of full-time paid staff members
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4.0
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2.0
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3.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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All staff members, by gender:
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Men
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21.6%
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16.8%
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27.4%
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27.4%
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26.0%
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24.8%
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Women
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78.4
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83.2
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72.6
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72.6
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74.0
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75.2
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All staff members, by race:
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White
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80.4
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80.0
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81.1
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73.7
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80.8
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78.0
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Minority
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19.6
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20.0
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18.9
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26.3
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19.2
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22.0
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Note: Figures for most charts are based on responses from 808 grant makers. The comparisons over time are based on responses from 258 foundations for CEO data and 91 foundations for program-officer data.
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SOURCE: Council on Foundations
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