International nonprofits: pay, overhead and reserves by state
5,724 international organizations with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Median program share 88.7%, management and general 7.4%, fundraising 0.2%, reserves 7.6 months; 42.3% 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 | 2,063 | 24% | $18,000 | $33,000 | $56,760 |
| USD 250k-500k | 1,328 | 39% | $31,000 | $57,755 | $83,793 |
| USD 500k-1M | 1,019 | 50% | $48,898 | $77,075 | $114,945 |
| USD 1M-5M | 1,314 | 68% | $83,678 | $125,000 | $176,283 |
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 | 55 | 95.1% | 6.7 | — |
| Alaska | 12 | — | — | — |
| Arizona | 68 | 89.2% | 7.6 | — |
| Arkansas | 25 | 87.4% | 6.0 | — |
| California | 741 | 90.0% | 8.6 | $95,138 |
| Colorado | 176 | 85.2% | 7.9 | $54,000 |
| Connecticut | 50 | 92.7% | 8.0 | — |
| Delaware | 29 | 90.1% | 6.3 | — |
| District of Columbia | 292 | 80.9% | 6.5 | $121,200 |
| Florida | 317 | 89.7% | 6.0 | $58,838 |
| Georgia | 161 | 91.7% | 6.4 | $55,294 |
| Hawaii | 17 | — | — | — |
| Idaho | 28 | 92.4% | 6.8 | — |
| Illinois | 185 | 94.0% | 9.3 | $67,496 |
| Indiana | 106 | 88.4% | 6.9 | — |
| Iowa | 43 | 88.4% | 9.3 | — |
| Kansas | 32 | 87.4% | 9.9 | — |
| Kentucky | 53 | 88.7% | 9.2 | — |
| Louisiana | 19 | — | — | — |
| Maine | 21 | 86.7% | 8.3 | — |
| Maryland | 137 | 88.0% | 7.5 | $91,277 |
| Massachusetts | 181 | 89.5% | 7.8 | $72,360 |
| Michigan | 143 | 90.9% | 8.4 | $55,000 |
| Minnesota | 111 | 87.0% | 8.4 | $53,138 |
| Mississippi | 15 | — | — | — |
| Missouri | 74 | 88.5% | 8.8 | — |
| Montana | 19 | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | 18 | — | — | — |
| Nevada | 19 | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | 18 | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | 153 | 93.8% | 7.0 | — |
| New Mexico | 23 | 94.4% | 9.4 | — |
| New York | 581 | 87.0% | 7.7 | $106,500 |
| North Carolina | 150 | 86.8% | 7.1 | $73,500 |
| North Dakota | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ohio | 123 | 88.3% | 8.0 | $116,500 |
| Oklahoma | 58 | 93.2% | 6.2 | — |
| Oregon | 104 | 89.8% | 7.1 | $60,527 |
| Pennsylvania | 172 | 89.5% | 6.7 | $89,742 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | 48 | 89.5% | 6.2 | — |
| South Dakota | 11 | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | 131 | 85.5% | 7.7 | $70,262 |
| Texas | 438 | 89.1% | 7.3 | $65,165 |
| Utah | 61 | 91.1% | 10.2 | — |
| Vermont | 15 | — | — | — |
| Virginia | 206 | 86.7% | 6.7 | $84,615 |
| Washington | 192 | 85.3% | 5.8 | $74,089 |
| West Virginia | 9 | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | 67 | 90.4% | 11.2 | — |
| Wyoming | 6 | — | — | — |
Paid report
USD 49 one-time: a international 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.
NTEE group Q as assigned in the Business Master File (code list). Codes can lag an organization's real activity; the paid report uses the 3-character code and lets you swap a peer once for free.