Environment nonprofits: pay, overhead and reserves by state
6,020 environment organizations with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Median program share 81.8%, management and general 12.7%, fundraising 0.9%, reserves 14.0 months; 55.5% report paying at least one officer or key employee.
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 all 226,109 filers nationally (mark):
| Revenue band | Filers | Pay anyone | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD 100k-250k | 1,861 | 32% | $23,500 | $44,500 | $64,988 |
| USD 250k-500k | 1,253 | 49% | $51,747 | $71,923 | $92,569 |
| USD 500k-1M | 1,078 | 62% | $69,000 | $88,231 | $110,000 |
| USD 1M-5M | 1,828 | 80% | $93,276 | $119,533 | $157,677 |
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.
By state
States with 20 or more filers link to a page with the full band table and bars.
| State | Filers | Program median | Reserves (mo) | Top pay median, 500k-1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 62 | 89.2% | 12.9 | $69,882 |
| Alaska | 74 | 79.7% | 10.8 | $78,047 |
| Arizona | 84 | 82.4% | 16.7 | $68,331 |
| Arkansas | 30 | 87.7% | 16.3 | — |
| California | 789 | 83.2% | 10.4 | $101,677 |
| Colorado | 225 | 82.8% | 8.5 | $102,785 |
| Connecticut | 112 | 78.6% | 61.2 | $77,513 |
| Delaware | 26 | 79.5% | 25.0 | — |
| District of Columbia | 123 | 82.0% | 8.5 | $148,404 |
| Florida | 257 | 81.8% | 13.6 | $94,200 |
| Georgia | 110 | 81.1% | 12.2 | $90,497 |
| Hawaii | 111 | 82.1% | 8.7 | — |
| Idaho | 58 | 80.5% | 16.9 | — |
| Illinois | 132 | 79.5% | 20.9 | $99,298 |
| Indiana | 75 | 77.5% | 22.3 | — |
| Iowa | 63 | 84.0% | 18.7 | — |
| Kansas | 30 | 89.2% | 21.4 | — |
| Kentucky | 51 | 84.5% | 24.9 | — |
| Louisiana | 53 | 81.2% | 15.8 | — |
| Maine | 124 | 77.5% | 35.0 | $89,967 |
| Maryland | 124 | 84.2% | 11.6 | $90,665 |
| Massachusetts | 229 | 79.6% | 16.2 | $108,653 |
| Michigan | 156 | 79.1% | 17.2 | $80,190 |
| Minnesota | 120 | 80.6% | 14.8 | $96,256 |
| Mississippi | 23 | 91.6% | 8.1 | — |
| Missouri | 72 | 84.2% | 13.3 | — |
| Montana | 98 | 79.5% | 16.2 | $80,678 |
| Nebraska | 35 | 90.4% | 20.9 | — |
| Nevada | 41 | 84.7% | 13.1 | — |
| New Hampshire | 61 | 83.5% | 35.2 | — |
| New Jersey | 93 | 80.8% | 17.4 | — |
| New Mexico | 52 | 82.9% | 9.4 | — |
| New York | 332 | 78.5% | 14.8 | $81,968 |
| North Carolina | 163 | 82.5% | 15.1 | $76,436 |
| North Dakota | 11 | — | — | — |
| Ohio | 133 | 81.8% | 26.6 | $73,240 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 89.5% | 7.8 | — |
| Oregon | 233 | 83.3% | 9.3 | $81,667 |
| Pennsylvania | 237 | 82.2% | 16.5 | $80,200 |
| Rhode Island | 34 | 76.9% | 14.3 | — |
| South Carolina | 78 | 82.6% | 23.0 | — |
| South Dakota | 18 | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | 65 | 83.2% | 17.1 | — |
| Texas | 230 | 81.6% | 14.1 | $96,480 |
| Utah | 58 | 82.9% | 10.6 | $90,933 |
| Vermont | 75 | 80.9% | 11.0 | — |
| Virginia | 171 | 80.3% | 15.0 | $82,108 |
| Washington | 225 | 81.7% | 12.8 | $78,646 |
| West Virginia | 28 | 90.5% | 19.3 | — |
| Wisconsin | 180 | 81.4% | 19.7 | $78,886 |
| Wyoming | 35 | 87.0% | 32.0 | — |
Paid report
USD 49 one-time: a environment organization vs the 10 closest named peers on top officer pay, expense split, reserves and revenue mix, with a filing link per peer; USD 79 adds the one-page comparability data sheet for the board file. Checkout opens shortly; the free lookup and pages work meanwhile.
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