Social science nonprofits: pay, overhead and reserves by state
434 social science organizations with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Median program share 80.4%, management and general 13.1%, fundraising 0.0%, reserves 10.7 months; 60.8% 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 | 123 | 35% | $30,000 | $48,000 | $80,400 |
| USD 250k-500k | 92 | 57% | $48,000 | $90,250 | $135,000 |
| USD 500k-1M | 77 | 73% | $65,000 | $107,754 | $150,000 |
| USD 1M-5M | 142 | 80% | $121,427 | $146,721 | $195,085 |
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 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Alaska | 2 | — | — | — |
| Arizona | 6 | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | 0 | — | — | — |
| California | 48 | 81.4% | 10.1 | — |
| Colorado | 12 | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | 6 | — | — | — |
| Delaware | 6 | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | 49 | 80.0% | 10.3 | — |
| Florida | 21 | 80.5% | 9.8 | — |
| Georgia | 10 | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | 1 | — | — | — |
| Idaho | 3 | — | — | — |
| Illinois | 16 | — | — | — |
| Indiana | 2 | — | — | — |
| Iowa | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kansas | 3 | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | 1 | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | 4 | — | — | — |
| Maine | 3 | — | — | — |
| Maryland | 13 | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | 20 | 73.4% | 8.5 | — |
| Michigan | 11 | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | 7 | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | 1 | — | — | — |
| Missouri | 5 | — | — | — |
| Montana | 3 | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | 3 | — | — | — |
| Nevada | 1 | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | 0 | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | 10 | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | 4 | — | — | — |
| New York | 46 | 81.0% | 13.7 | — |
| North Carolina | 12 | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ohio | 14 | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oregon | 4 | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | 2 | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | 4 | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | 4 | — | — | — |
| Texas | 16 | — | — | — |
| Utah | 3 | — | — | — |
| Vermont | 3 | — | — | — |
| Virginia | 19 | — | — | — |
| Washington | 5 | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | 5 | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | 1 | — | — | — |
Paid report
USD 49 one-time: a social science 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 V 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.