Science and technology nonprofits: pay, overhead and reserves by state
1,145 science and technology organizations with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Median program share 82.9%, management and general 13.8%, fundraising 0.0%, reserves 11.0 months; 48.0% 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 | 350 | 27% | $29,361 | $55,236 | $88,500 |
| USD 250k-500k | 224 | 41% | $38,250 | $72,230 | $109,308 |
| USD 500k-1M | 210 | 50% | $54,949 | $94,055 | $149,384 |
| USD 1M-5M | 361 | 72% | $125,721 | $174,828 | $218,789 |
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 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Alaska | 1 | — | — | — |
| Arizona | 14 | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | 5 | — | — | — |
| California | 201 | 82.2% | 11.0 | $97,190 |
| Colorado | 31 | 83.1% | 12.5 | — |
| Connecticut | 20 | 81.4% | 8.6 | — |
| Delaware | 22 | 86.4% | 11.5 | — |
| District of Columbia | 60 | 79.7% | 6.8 | — |
| Florida | 50 | 83.9% | 9.7 | — |
| Georgia | 20 | 91.6% | 9.3 | — |
| Hawaii | 6 | — | — | — |
| Idaho | 8 | — | — | — |
| Illinois | 29 | 76.8% | 9.9 | — |
| Indiana | 19 | — | — | — |
| Iowa | 8 | — | — | — |
| Kansas | 4 | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | 10 | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | 6 | — | — | — |
| Maine | 11 | — | — | — |
| Maryland | 27 | 81.9% | 16.0 | — |
| Massachusetts | 55 | 78.8% | 12.7 | — |
| Michigan | 32 | 92.8% | 8.9 | — |
| Minnesota | 18 | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | 6 | — | — | — |
| Missouri | 17 | — | — | — |
| Montana | 6 | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | 3 | — | — | — |
| Nevada | 6 | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | 6 | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | 18 | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | 8 | — | — | — |
| New York | 59 | 86.2% | 6.9 | — |
| North Carolina | 20 | 81.6% | 8.6 | — |
| North Dakota | 3 | — | — | — |
| Ohio | 29 | 86.1% | 10.0 | — |
| Oklahoma | 4 | — | — | — |
| Oregon | 22 | 87.4% | 14.1 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | 84.9% | 11.4 | — |
| Rhode Island | 9 | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | 6 | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | 4 | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | 11 | — | — | — |
| Texas | 62 | 83.6% | 9.9 | — |
| Utah | 9 | — | — | — |
| Vermont | 2 | — | — | — |
| Virginia | 65 | 76.6% | 15.5 | — |
| Washington | 43 | 84.6% | 9.6 | — |
| West Virginia | 6 | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | 19 | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | 4 | — | — | — |
Paid report
USD 49 one-time: a science and technology 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 U 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.