The NonProfit Times - February 1, 2009 - (Page 13) SALARY & BENEFITS SURVEY 99.9K 108,774 5,315 8,142 0,323 4,084 7,960 8,699 9,513 0,707 4,724 $1M – $9.9M $120,501/$119,432 $88,010/$87,526 $65,468/$67,748 $70,575/$74,642 $83,965/$83,543 $81,373/$79,740 $72,905/$73,769 $41,052/$43,084 $54,681/$55,726 $67,623/$69,626 $10M – $24.9M $116,390/$110,039 $86,436/$81,345 $63,222/$63,584 $74,994/$76,482 $77,859/$88,606 $71,067/$72,523 $75,242/$68,264 $46,224/$43,268 $47,523/$51,622 $64,492/$63,220 $25M–$49.9M $114,804/$114,530 $89,643/$85,004 $67,315/$63,455 $70,255/$70,251 $69,160/$54,000 $69,980/$70,667 $71,969/$57,979 $45,262/$39,947 $75,439/$78,158 $71,352/$69,075 $50M+ $117,015/$115,970 $86,587/$86,324 $64,733/$67,794 $68,739/$68,542 $86,739/$90,167 $66,750/$67,610 $63,774/$63,410 $47,523/$50,524 $49,751/$56,035 $68,971/$69,162 South $118,389 $86,535 $62,993 $71,112 $86,475 $82,851 $61,751 $37,488 $57,583 $68,068 Central $112,947 $74,570 $58,468 $65,847 $70,188 $69,591 $60,534 $38,624 $50,976 $58,278 North Central $116,156 $91,294 $68,184 $73,718 $82,904 $75,598 $68,466 $42,693 $54,527 $66,382 Southwest $123,848 $86,850 $68,389 $66,906 $82,540 $60,942 $66,841 $37,469 $44,369 $60,226 West $121,863 $95,326 $63,367 $74,262 $79,762 $77,181 $70,809 $39,797 $59,950 $74,118 tive committee recommended keeping funding levels the same in 2009, said Ben Landers, president and CEO. For the first time, the United Way will continue its 2008 fundraising into 2009, to help keep funding at last year’s levels. Annual reviews will be conducted, but there will be no raises. “While we remain optimistic about reaching our goal in early 2009, we are preparing for a shortfall,” Landers said. Halting salary increases are just part of the planned cutbacks as Landers aims to cut just about anywhere he can to avoid reducing staff.“I think one way to help our nation emerge from this economic crisis is to keep people on the job. This may become difficult in 2009,” he said. Terri Nelson, executive director of the Fairgrove Family Resource Center in Thomasville,N.C.,about 20 miles south of Winston-Salem, slotted 7-percent pay hikes this year for the staff of four, which have gone three years without raises.The 13-year-old nonprofit has two full-time and two part-time employees and there were questions about whether it would even remain open in recent years, said Nelson. Even still, the proposed pay hikes will depend on whether the center continues to receive its grant funding which it relies on for 70 percent of its budget. On the other side of the coin,The Utica Zoo in Utica, N.Y. was one of the few respondents in the survey that had a healthy increase in the average staff pay, indicating 5 percent anticipated for 2009, up from 3 percent last year.After completing an in-house compensation survey of other zoos in the state,The Utica Zoo found it had a number of positions significantly below industry standards.“This is a first step in a plan to correct and make appropriate adjustments,” said Beth Irons, executive director. To pay for the increases, Irons said, “We took a really hard look at operating expenses,” increasing energy efficiencies with energy grants from local partners to bring green construction aspects, and other more obvious measures, like requiring pre-approval for overtime shifts. Irons emphasized exerting as much control as possible over costs that can be influenced. “No matter how well you manage, some expenses you have to have, but you won’t have much control over,” she said. For instance, regardless of how healthy people are, she said, health benefits still will be subject to what the industry dictates. Edell said there’s a sense that no one knows what 2009 is going to bring yet.“Obviously, there are doomsday arguments but equal numbers of people -- I wouldn’t call them optimistic -- but they see a less dramatic impact longterm,” he said. “Many organizations at this moment are cutting budget, reducing staff, preparing for the worst,” Edell said, because they don’t yet know the full impact of government funding cuts, donor cutbacks because of the declining economy or the impact foundations will make as their investments go south. Despite the uncertainty, Edell expects some hiring will occur, mainly in lower ranges or for replacing executives. “Organizations are still positioned to move forward with critical administrative positions where they know they can’t do without,” Edell said. In particular, organizations are trying to determine how to capitalize on private sector workers now hitting the streets. Eddy has seen an up-tick in the number of people willing to work in the nonprofit sector, creating more competition.“We’re seeing an incredible increase in the number of applications and the type of people who want to work in the nonprofit sector,” Eddy said, something she expects will continue into 2009. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS This year’s highest average salaries were found in the Southwest and West regions for executive directors, at $124,308 and $122,956, respectively. Surprisingly, New England and the Mid-Atlantic had the lowest average salaries for executive directors among the seven regions in the survey, at $110,002 and $106,102, respectively. Fundraisers, page 15 FEBRUARY 1, 2009 THE NONPROFIT TIMES www.nptimes.com 13 http://www.nptimes.com
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