NP Benchmark

International nonprofits in Virginia: executive director pay, overhead ratio and reserves

206 international organizations in Virginia with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Their median program share of expenses is 86.7%, management and general 7.6% (Form 990 filers), fundraising 0.1%, and the median organization holds 6.7 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 $84,615.

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 international nationally (mark):

Program expenses
86.7% vs 88.7%
Management and general
7.6% vs 7.4%
Fundraising
0.1% vs 0.2%
Months of reserves
6.7 mo vs 7.6 mo
Top officer pay, international, Virginia, by revenue band
Revenue bandFilersPay anyone25th pctMedian75th pct
USD 100k-250k7030%$12,051$36,000$58,000
USD 250k-500k4042%$50,000$60,854$84,000
USD 500k-1M4648%$47,917$84,615$130,208
USD 1M-5M5076%$73,600$127,499$199,992

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.

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International in other states

California (741) · New York (581) · Texas (438) · Florida (317) · District of Columbia (292) · Washington (192) · Illinois (185) · Massachusetts (181) · Colorado (176) · Pennsylvania (172) · Georgia (161) · New Jersey (153) · all states

Other causes in Virginia

Education (911) · Human services (781) · Arts, culture and humanities (561) · Recreation and sports (497) · Community improvement (469) · Religion-related (395) · Health care (323) · Public safety and disaster relief (319) · Philanthropy and grantmaking (228) · Housing and shelter (208) · Animal-related (206) · Environment (171) · Youth development (168) · Public and societal benefit (151) · Mental health and crisis intervention (123) · Disease and disorder specific (111) · Crime and legal (108) · Food, agriculture and nutrition (103) · Civil rights and advocacy (95) · Employment (77) · Science and technology (65) · Mutual and membership benefit (49) · Medical research (41)