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ASU Lodestar Center releases 2024 Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Report for Maricopa and Pima counties
September 3, 2024 — The ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation released its new Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Report this week, sharing data collected in 2024 from hundreds of nonprofit organizations in Maricopa and Pima counties.
The report provides valuable compensation data across over 50 nonprofit job positions, as well as findings on employee retirement, insurance, paid time off, and other benefits. It is critical in helping nonprofits make informed decisions on salaries and benefits for dozens of position titles, organized by budget size and organization type (human services, education, arts, etc.). The ASU Lodestar Center conducts the survey every two years, filling a niche for Arizona nonprofit organizations and boards of directors that rely on this data to remain competitive and attract top talent to the sector.
“Our 2024 compensation and benefits study of the nonprofit sector in Maricopa and Pima counties is a most anticipated research product given the value that our evidence-based information provides," said Dr. Robert Ashcraft, executive director of the ASU Lodestar Center. "In building on our previous reports, this offering continues our commitment to producing immediately useable information to inform decision making at the leadership and management levels of nonprofits.”
The report also includes findings on benefits like remote work, flex-time provisions and bonuses. Of nonprofits surveyed, 91% now offer some amount of remote work to employees.
The Center collected data on senior leadership in Maricopa and Pima county nonprofits, revealing a number of key findings:
- Representation in leadership at nonprofit organizations has made gains since our last survey. This year, 20% of responding organizations have a CEO of color, up from 12% in the 2022 report.
- Women lead 65% of responding organizations and far outnumber men as leaders of most nonprofits. At the largest budget category, men outnumber women.
- Because male CEOs are more commonly found at larger, higher-paying organizations, male CEO pay is higher than a woman's, on average.
These are just a few of the findings from the extensive 2024 report.
The focus of the report was Arizona nonprofit organizations in Maricopa and Pima counties that hold IRS-defined 501(c)(3) status, employ at least one full-time paid staff member and are not hospitals, private grantmaking foundations or higher education institutions. Tucson Foundations and BeachFleischman provided funding, in part, for this research effort.
