Most non-profit compensation surveys stop at base salary. Kavea's survey is built to reflect how non-profit organizations actually pay and retain leadership — capturing total compensation, incentive design, retirement and deferred compensation, and governance practices in a single, comprehensive dataset.
Join the most comprehensive benchmarking effort for the non-profit sector.
Contribute your data to gain the insights your Organization needs to stay competitive and compliant.
Don't let "excess benefit" penalties put your leadership at risk. We provide the independent, robust data required to establish "Rebuttable Presumption," shielding your organization and board members from intermediate sanctions.
Ensures regulatory compliance, secures premier talent, and upholds fiscal responsibility. We are committed to delivering the industry's most comprehensive report at an unmatched value.
Fair pay isn't just a requirement; it's a strategy to secure the top talent your organization deserves. We provide the real-world context needed to stop guessing and start competing.
This survey is designed for nonprofit organizations seeking clear, defensible, and market-aligned compensation insights.
If you fall into one of these groups, this survey was built for you.
We don’t rely on scraped public filings. Our data is built on verified compensation outcomes provided directly by the people making the decisions: executive leadership, human resources, and boards of directors.
While other reports often lack the “why” behind the numbers, Kavea delivers the strategic context behind current compensation decisions, helping ensure your decisions are both market-competitive and IRS-defensible.
Power the sector by enrolling your Organizations participation and choose the access level that fits your goals: The Founder Option: You'll lock in a guaranteed 3-year Founders Rate-our lowest pricing for the next three years. Regular Participant: Contribute your data to earn a preferred rate.
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Access the most comprehensive non-profit compensation survey. The final 2026 report will be available for purchase at the standard market rate upon release.
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This is the inaugural year of our non-profit compensation survey. To honor the leaders helping us build this mission from the ground up, Year 1 participants will receive a guaranteed 3-year "Founders Rate". The 2026 report delivers forward-looking market intelligence based on deep sector expertise, allowing early adopters to shape the data while securing long-term access at a fraction of the future cost.
Join as a Year 1 Founder to lock in your preferred rate. As an early adopter, you'll secure multi-year survey access—equipping your leadership and Board with consistent, defensible data through 2028 at a fraction of the future cost.
The non-profit survey covers executive leadership and top earners ensuring your comparisons are relevant.
*All results are derived from confidential submissions and presented in aggregated form to protect participant anonymity.
We utilize double-blind anonymity protocols to ensure individual data points are never identifiable, protecting your privacy while powering sector-wide insights.
Every data submission is personally reviewed and verified by our team of experts. This ensures outcomes are based on accurate datasets and ensure
Stop relying on two-year-old tax filings. Our data is 100% representative of the 2026 fiscal year, reflecting current market shifts and future-focused pay decisions that 990-based reports simply cannot capture.
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