Public safety and disaster relief nonprofits: pay, overhead and reserves by state
5,837 public safety and disaster relief organizations with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Median program share 93.7%, management and general 4.7%, fundraising 0.0%, reserves 30.9 months; 20.6% 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 | 2,637 | 11% | $1,800 | $10,000 | $39,965 |
| USD 250k-500k | 1,534 | 18% | $5,000 | $19,824 | $59,166 |
| USD 500k-1M | 916 | 29% | $9,600 | $37,500 | $79,485 |
| USD 1M-5M | 750 | 49% | $43,912 | $86,573 | $129,964 |
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 | 110 | 97.6% | 29.5 | — |
| Alaska | 17 | — | — | — |
| Arizona | 36 | 86.5% | 14.0 | — |
| Arkansas | 31 | 99.0% | 40.4 | — |
| California | 212 | 88.6% | 11.3 | $70,128 |
| Colorado | 73 | 84.5% | 12.6 | — |
| Connecticut | 84 | 94.7% | 26.9 | — |
| Delaware | 47 | 91.8% | 33.9 | — |
| District of Columbia | 23 | 81.8% | 11.7 | — |
| Florida | 125 | 91.0% | 9.0 | — |
| Georgia | 49 | 91.8% | 14.4 | — |
| Hawaii | 17 | — | — | — |
| Idaho | 16 | — | — | — |
| Illinois | 42 | 92.7% | 10.9 | — |
| Indiana | 134 | 96.7% | 22.6 | — |
| Iowa | 64 | 97.9% | 56.1 | — |
| Kansas | 18 | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | 61 | 89.5% | 26.6 | — |
| Louisiana | 63 | 90.8% | 11.7 | — |
| Maine | 14 | — | — | — |
| Maryland | 215 | 93.6% | 50.3 | — |
| Massachusetts | 26 | 79.8% | 13.7 | — |
| Michigan | 39 | 93.4% | 15.1 | — |
| Minnesota | 95 | 93.3% | 46.1 | — |
| Mississippi | 14 | — | — | — |
| Missouri | 37 | 95.0% | 23.5 | — |
| Montana | 30 | 89.8% | 33.8 | — |
| Nebraska | 15 | — | — | — |
| Nevada | 9 | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | 15 | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | 250 | 87.2% | 36.9 | — |
| New Mexico | 7 | — | — | — |
| New York | 643 | 92.0% | 46.8 | $8,295 |
| North Carolina | 613 | 96.6% | 26.9 | $25,335 |
| North Dakota | 32 | 96.8% | 63.4 | — |
| Ohio | 122 | 98.3% | 24.6 | — |
| Oklahoma | 28 | 92.9% | 15.4 | — |
| Oregon | 36 | 85.6% | 15.7 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 1,065 | 93.4% | 45.7 | $8,400 |
| Rhode Island | 16 | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | 46 | 94.3% | 19.4 | — |
| South Dakota | 43 | 97.6% | 38.2 | — |
| Tennessee | 127 | 93.0% | 23.7 | — |
| Texas | 378 | 94.6% | 21.5 | $64,167 |
| Utah | 9 | — | — | — |
| Vermont | 37 | 96.0% | 33.4 | — |
| Virginia | 319 | 93.1% | 39.5 | $62,400 |
| Washington | 44 | 90.8% | 11.0 | — |
| West Virginia | 195 | 96.4% | 31.7 | — |
| Wisconsin | 85 | 92.1% | 28.1 | — |
| Wyoming | 11 | — | — | — |
Paid report
USD 49 one-time: a public safety and disaster relief 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 M 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.