NP Benchmark

Community improvement nonprofits in Utah: executive director pay, overhead ratio and reserves

103 community improvement organizations in Utah with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Their median program share of expenses is 82.0%, management and general 8.0% (Form 990 filers), fundraising 0.0%, and the median organization holds 12.3 months of expenses in net assets. 47.6% pay at least one officer or key employee; among those with revenue USD 500k-1M the median top officer pay is —.

Source: IRS Form 990 / 990-EZ e-file releases (public domain) joined with the Exempt Organizations Business Master File for NTEE codes; one latest return per EIN; universe = revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026, expenses above zero, 50 states + DC. Medians over filers reporting the field; management and fundraising shares count Form 990 filers only (990-EZ has no split). Data as of 2026-10-31.

Medians here (bar) vs community improvement nationally (mark):

Program expenses
82.0% vs 83.1%
Management and general
8.0% vs 10.5%
Fundraising
0.0% vs 0.0%
Months of reserves
12.3 mo vs 10.3 mo
Top officer pay, community improvement, Utah, by revenue band
Revenue bandFilersPay anyone25th pctMedian75th pct
USD 100k-250k4137%$28,500$49,231$73,000
USD 250k-500k2540%$40,833$84,128$109,000
USD 500k-1M1650%———
USD 1M-5M2176%$144,000$182,270$229,858

Top officer = the highest reportable compensation from the organization among the officers, directors, key and highest-compensated employees listed on Form 990 Part VII or 990-EZ Part IV (title and amount only, never a name). Percentiles cover filers that pay anyone; a dash means fewer than 10 of them. Benefits and deferred pay excluded.

Where your organization sits

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Paid report

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Community improvement in other states

California (1,522) · New York (998) · Texas (990) · Pennsylvania (677) · Florida (673) · Illinois (629) · Ohio (582) · Virginia (469) · Michigan (442) · Washington (417) · North Carolina (416) · Georgia (408) · all states

Other causes in Utah

Education (214) · Human services (212) · Arts, culture and humanities (170) · Recreation and sports (147) · Philanthropy and grantmaking (88) · Health care (63) · International (61) · Animal-related (59) · Environment (58) · Mental health and crisis intervention (58) · Religion-related (54) · Housing and shelter (50) · Youth development (50) · Public and societal benefit (44) · Crime and legal (34) · Mutual and membership benefit (32) · Food, agriculture and nutrition (30) · Disease and disorder specific (25) · Employment (24)