Medical research nonprofits: pay, overhead and reserves by state
1,405 medical research organizations with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Median program share 83.6%, management and general 11.0%, fundraising 0.0%, reserves 13.5 months; 41.8% 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 | 480 | 22% | $18,342 | $42,600 | $65,000 |
| USD 250k-500k | 296 | 32% | $48,333 | $79,077 | $116,029 |
| USD 500k-1M | 244 | 45% | $69,999 | $98,333 | $130,000 |
| USD 1M-5M | 385 | 71% | $111,725 | $157,830 | $224,308 |
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 | 14 | — | — | — |
| Alaska | 2 | — | — | — |
| Arizona | 35 | 88.2% | 16.1 | — |
| Arkansas | 5 | — | — | — |
| California | 171 | 83.4% | 13.3 | $100,000 |
| Colorado | 34 | 85.9% | 12.9 | — |
| Connecticut | 19 | — | — | — |
| Delaware | 10 | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | 32 | 80.1% | 8.4 | — |
| Florida | 70 | 83.9% | 11.4 | — |
| Georgia | 25 | 90.9% | 10.1 | — |
| Hawaii | 5 | — | — | — |
| Idaho | 6 | — | — | — |
| Illinois | 110 | 81.9% | 19.8 | — |
| Indiana | 21 | 87.8% | 22.5 | — |
| Iowa | 12 | — | — | — |
| Kansas | 18 | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | 9 | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | 15 | — | — | — |
| Maine | 8 | — | — | — |
| Maryland | 42 | 77.5% | 14.3 | — |
| Massachusetts | 82 | 80.5% | 19.0 | — |
| Michigan | 28 | 79.9% | 17.6 | — |
| Minnesota | 34 | 87.5% | 12.4 | — |
| Mississippi | 4 | — | — | — |
| Missouri | 19 | — | — | — |
| Montana | 4 | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | 6 | — | — | — |
| Nevada | 5 | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | 5 | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | 27 | 85.4% | 12.7 | — |
| New Mexico | 5 | — | — | — |
| New York | 120 | 81.4% | 13.5 | — |
| North Carolina | 46 | 86.9% | 15.1 | — |
| North Dakota | 0 | — | — | — |
| Ohio | 41 | 86.8% | 9.9 | — |
| Oklahoma | 5 | — | — | — |
| Oregon | 13 | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 50 | 81.4% | 9.7 | — |
| Rhode Island | 6 | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | 15 | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | 24 | 85.3% | 13.3 | — |
| Texas | 96 | 83.1% | 13.3 | — |
| Utah | 12 | — | — | — |
| Vermont | 2 | — | — | — |
| Virginia | 41 | 89.2% | 18.1 | — |
| Washington | 24 | 82.4% | 9.5 | — |
| West Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | 25 | 82.4% | 16.6 | — |
| Wyoming | 1 | — | — | — |
Paid report
USD 49 one-time: a medical research 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 H 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.