Pay and Leadership Make-Up at Foundations

Chief Executives’ Median Salaries, by Region
Northeast	$150,000%
West	$150,000%
South	$145,000%
Midwest	$104,891%
All	$134,680%

Chief Executives of Foundations, by Race and Gender
White females	50.00%
White males	43.20%
Other males	0.90%
Black males	0.70%
Other females	3.00%
Black females	2.20%

Who Was Eligible for a Bonus
	All members	Only professional staff members	Only administrative staff members	Only CEO	Other
Community	69.6%	3.9%	4.9%	9.8%	11.8%
Independent	67.1	1.2	9.4	3.5	18.8
Family	68.3	1.7	1.7	16.7	11.7
Public	59.3	14.8	0.0	3.7	22.2
All	67.5	3.6	5.1	8.8	15.0
NOTE: Based on 2007 data from 274 grant makers.

Foundations That Paid Bonuses
	All staff members	Only CEO
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Community	58	55.8%	10	9.6%
Independent	34	39.5	4	4.7
Family	36	57.1	10	15.9
Public	15	55.6	1	3.7
All	143	51.1	25	8.9
NOTE: Based on 2007 data.

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Private foundations, by assets
$250-million and more	$260,519	$289,418	$309,250	$325,000	$340,000
$100-million to $249.9-million	176,000	185,350	192,564	200,000	210,000
$50-million to $99.9-million	120,000	125,400	135,000	145,000	160,000
$25-million to $49.9-million	105,000	107,312	110,250	118,000	118,540
$10-million to $24.9-million	83,000	93,681	96,461	95,481	100,000
Less than $10-million	72,810	75,722	78,751	80,326	86,415
All	177,192	187,000	192,564	200,000	210,412
Community foundations, by assets
$250-million and more	$204,000	$213,000	$216,424	$237,000	$262,500
$100-million to $249.9-million	116,000	125,250	128,644	141,853	152,000
$50-million to $99.9-million	90,000	95,000	105,000	110,250	120,000
$25-million to $49.9-million	73,086	81,250	86,263	88,575	95,700
$10-million to $24.9-million	54,219	55,000	60,500	67,867	74,263
Less than $10-million	39,200	35,942	40,000	41,938	43,196
All	99,000	105,408	112,105	124,500	130,000
NOTE: One private foundation had two chief executive officers in 2008.

Chief executive officer	$134,680
Associate director/executive vice president	127,816
Vice president (administration)	130,569
Vice president (program)	133,350
Chief financial officer/treasurer	105,000
Controller	70,800
Chief investment officer	315,000
Program director	118,192
Senior program officer	110,577
Program officer	76,898
Program associate	52,737
Director of communications	84,988
Chief development/advancement officer	93,150
Research director	118,500
Computer professional	68,600
Office manager	52,583
Accountant	57,601
Directory of human resources	105,000
Donor-services officer	65,000
Donor-relations/development assistant	42,000
Grants manager	62,966
SOURCE: Council on Foundations

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