Salary and Benefit
Survey Results
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
2015 Salary and Benefits Survey Results
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Executive Summary
In April of 2015, GPA conducted a salary and benefits survey of grant professionals. The
survey was distributed to all active GPA members as well as our non-member and
prospective lists; 288 responses were received. This response rate is helpful in
generalizing the results of the survey to the population of grant professionals as a whole,
as well as guarding the results from statistical anomalies, making the results more
accurate.
This is the ninth annual survey of its kind. In 2015, the GPA Salary Survey was expanded
to collect benefit information of responding grant professionals as well as data on
proposals funded versus proposals written. New data points and a strong response rate
provide answers to the question,
“Who is a typical grant professional?”
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Earns $64,154 per year as a full-time employee and with an option to receive
health insurance through their employer (93.7%)
Feels fairly (52.9%) compensated for the work s/he performs
Writes 21-50 grant proposals a year
States that s/he has a funding success rate of 21%-50%
Female (87.5%), between 40-45 years old (14.9%), and White/Non-Hispanic
(80.2%)
Holds a Bachelor’s Degree (35.4%) in English (13.7%), Psychology (8.3%),
Business Administration (7.7%), or Political Science (7.0%)
Holds a Graduate or Professional Degree (61.5%)
Works typically as a Grant Coordinator (proposal development and
grants/project/fiscal management – 28.5%) or a Grant Proposal Writer (writes
proposal, includes research, budget preparation & evaluation – 41.0%)
Is Employed full-time in a job where all or most of his/her functions are related to
grants (80.6%)
Works in an urban area (66.3%)
Has been in the grants field for 5-10 years (26.4%) or 10-15 years (20.1%) and
considers him or herself an advanced practitioner in regards to skill level (45.8%)
Works for a nonprofit agency (28.5%), government agency (local, state or federal
– 13.5%), or college/university/research institute (13.2%)
Works for a very well-established organization (87.2%) that employs over 250
employees (49.7%) with an annual operating budget of more than $20 million
(54.2%), at which approximately six individuals work within the grant department
or profession
Earns an average of 27 Paid Time Off (PTO) days per year
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Receives health insurance (93.7%), dental insurance (89.5%), and vision
insurance (76.3%)
Received additional benefits from their organization that includes long term
disability, long term care, short term disability,
Concentrates on writing proposals to local foundations (47.79%), the Federal
government (24.72%), state governments (19.68%), and corporations (15.18%)
Additional key findings include:
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While there was a difference in salary by race ($92,500 Black or African
American/Hispanic, $62,169.81 White/Non-Hispanic, and $42,500
Indigenous/American Indian or Alaskan Native), it is noted that there was only
one Black or African American/Hispanic and one Indigenous/American Indian or
Alaskan Native survey respondent, compared to 212 White/Non-Hispanic
respondents.
There are strong positive correlations between salary and age, years of
experience, skill level, size of organization, and degree of establishment of
organization.
There are no apparent correlations between salary and an individual’s proposal
success rate or the percentage of an organization’s annual operating budget that is
comprised of grants.
There are no apparent correlations between success rate and skill level or success
rate by size or organization.
There are no apparent correlations between proposal success rates and years in the
grants field.
There are no significant changes between the results from last year to this.
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Table of Contents
RAW DATA .................................................................................................................................................. 1
Question 1: Are you male or female? .......................................................................................................... 1
Question 2: What is your age?..................................................................................................................... 1
Question 3: What is your race? .................................................................................................................. 2
Question 4: Which best describes your educational attainment?............................................................ 2
Question 5: In what field of study is your bachelor’s degree? ................................................................. 3
Question 6: What graduate or professional degree(s) do you hold? ....................................................... 4
Question 7: Which of the following best describes your primary job responsibility? ........................... 5
Question 8: Which of the following would best describe the area in which you work most of the time
(e.g., where your employer's offices are located)? ..................................................................................... 5
Question 9: In which region of the country do you primarily work? ..................................................... 5
Question 10: In which state do you work (if more than one, please choose most common)? ................ 6
Question 11: How long have you been working in the grants field? ....................................................... 6
Question 12: What would you consider your skill level to be? ................................................................ 7
Question 13: What is your official title? Please choose the title most similar to yours. ......................... 7
Question 14: Have you received your GPC certification? ........................................................................ 7
Question 15: What effect has becoming GPC certified had on your salary? .......................................... 8
Question 16: What other, if any, professional certifications have you obtained? ................................... 8
Question 17: What effect has said certification had on your salary? ....................................................... 9
Question 18: Which of the following best describes the type of organization for which you primarily
work? ............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Question 19: What is the approximate annual operating budget of the organization that employs you
as a grant professional?...............................................................................................................................10
Question 20: Approximately what percentage of the organization's annual operating budget is
comprised of grant funds? ..........................................................................................................................10
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Question 21: Approximately how much did your organization receive in total grant awards in 2014?
.......................................................................................................................................................................10
Question 22: Approximately how many people (in Full Time Equivalents or FTEs) are employed by
the organization that employs you as a grant professional? ....................................................................11
Question 23: Approximately how many people employed by the organization work within the grants
department or profession? ..........................................................................................................................11
Question 24: Which of the following best describes the organization for which you work as a grant
professional? ................................................................................................................................................11
Question 25: How long have you been employed by your current organization?..................................11
Question 26: What is your exemption status with your current organization? .....................................12
Question 27: Which of the following responsibilities are important aspects of your job? ...................12
Question 28: Please select the answer that best describes your employment status. ............................12
Question 29: IF you are working FULL-TIME as a grant professional as an EMPLOYEE, what is
your ANNUAL salary?................................................................................................................................13
Question 30: IF you are working FULL-TIME as a grant professional as an EMPLOYEE, in what
range does your ANNUAL salary fall? ......................................................................................................13
Question 31: Do you feel that you are adequately compensated for the work you perform as a grant
professional? ................................................................................................................................................14
Question 32: If you are working FULL-TIME as a grants professional as an EMPLOYEE,
approximately how many hours per week do you work? ........................................................................14
Question 33: If you are working PART-TIME as a grant professional as an EMPLOYEE, what is
your HOURLY rate of pay? This was a free response question. 17 respondents wrote an answer. ...14
Question 34: Do you feel that you are adequately compensated for the work you perform as a grant
professional? ................................................................................................................................................14
Question 35: Is it an option to receive health insurance through your organization?...........................14
Question 36: What portion of the cost of health insurance does your organization pay? ....................15
Question 37: Is it an option to receive dental insurance through your organization?...........................15
Question 38: What portion of the cost of dental insurance does your organization pay? ....................15
Question 39: Is it an option to receive vision insurance through your organization? ...........................15
Question 40: What portion of the cost of vision insurance does your organization pay? ....................16
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Question 41: List any other insurance provided by your organization (example: Long Term
Disability, Life Insurance, etc…)................................................................................................................16
Question 42: How many Paid Time Off (PTO) days (include both vacation & sick days) do you
receive each year? ........................................................................................................................................16
Question 43: Does your organization offer any of the following benefits to you? .................................17
Question 44: Have your benefits changed over the last year? .................................................................17
Question 45: Approximately how many grant proposals did you write in 2014? .................................17
Question 46: Approximately how many of the grants you wrote in 2014 were funded? ......................18
Question 47: What percent of the proposals that you wrote in 2014 resulted in grant funding? ........18
Question 48: What percent of funded proposals were fully funded in 2014?........................................18
Question 49: What percentage of grant proposals you write are to local foundations? .......................19
Question 50: How much grant money did you receive from local foundations?....................................19
Question 51: What percentage of grant proposals you write are to national foundations? .................19
Question 52: How much grant money did you receive from national foundations?..............................19
Question 53: What percentage of grant proposals you write are to local government agencies? .......20
Question 54: How much grant money did you receive from local government agencies? ....................20
Question 55: What percentage of grant proposals you write are to state government agencies? .......20
Question 56: How much grant money did you receive from state government agencies? ....................20
Question 57: What percentage of grant proposals you write are to federal government agencies? ...21
Question 58: How much grant money did you receive from federal government agencies? ................21
Question 59: What percentage of funding proposals you write are to corporations? ..........................21
Question 60: How much grant money did you receive from corporations? ...........................................21
Question 61: Do you work as a consultant in addition to your regular position? ..................................22
Question 62: How much time to you commit monthly to consulting? ....................................................22
CROSS-TABULATIONS: SALARY .........................................................................................................23
Cross-tabulation 1: Salary by Sex ..............................................................................................................23
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Cross-tabulation 2: Salary by Age .............................................................................................................23
Cross-tabulation 3: Salary by Race............................................................................................................23
Cross-tabulation 4: Salary by Educational Attainment ...........................................................................24
Cross-tabulation 5: Salary by Primary Job Responsibility .....................................................................24
Cross-tabulation 6: Salary by Type of Area..............................................................................................24
Cross-tabulation 7: Salary by Region ........................................................................................................25
Cross-tabulation 8A: Salary by State ........................................................................................................26
Cross-tabulation 8B: Salary by State in Rank Order from Highest to Lowest Salary ..........................27
Cross-tabulation 9: Salary by Years in the Grants Field .........................................................................27
Graph of Cross-tabulation 9 .......................................................................................................................28
Cross-tabulation 10: Salary by Skill Level ................................................................................................28
Cross-tabulation 11: Salary by Official Job Title .....................................................................................29
Cross-tabulation 12: Salary by GPC Certified .........................................................................................29
Cross-tabulation 13: Salary by Type of Organization..............................................................................30
Cross-tabulation 14A: Salary by Organization Budget ...........................................................................30
Cross-tabulation 14B: Benefits by Organization Budget .........................................................................30
Cross-tabulation 15: Salary by Percentage of the Organization's Annual Operating Budget
Comprised of Grant Funds .........................................................................................................................31
Cross-tabulation 16: Salary by Total Grant Awards by Organization in 2014. ....................................31
Cross-tabulation 17: Salary by Number of Individuals who work within the grants department or
profession within your organization. .........................................................................................................31
Cross-tabulation 18: Salary by Degree of Organizational Establishment ..............................................32
Cross-tabulation 19: Salary by Years of Employment at Organization .................................................32
Cross-tabulation 20: Salary by Exemption Status ....................................................................................32
Cross-tabulation 21: Salary by Approximate Number of Hours worked per week. .............................32
Cross-tabulation 22: Salary by Benefit Change over the Least Year .....................................................33
Cross-tabulation 23: Salary by Percent of Proposals Written that Resulted in Grant Funding. .........33
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Cross-tabulation 24: Salary by Percent of Fully Funded Proposals. ......................................................33
CROSS-TABULATIONS: PROPOSAL SUCCESS RATE.....................................................................34
Cross-tabulation 25: Success Rate by Type of Area .................................................................................34
Cross-tabulation 26: Success Rate by Years in the Grants Field ............................................................34
Graph of Cross-tabulation 26 .....................................................................................................................34
Cross-tabulation 27: Success Rate by Skill Level .....................................................................................35
Cross-tabulation 28: Success Rate by Type of Organization ...................................................................35
Cross-tabulation 29: Success Rate by Organizational Budget.................................................................35
Cross-tabulation 30: Success Rate by Total Grant Awards by Organization in 2014...........................36
Cross-tabulation 31: Success Rate by Degree of Organizational Establishment ...................................36
Cross-tabulation 32: Success Rate by Employment Status ......................................................................36
Cross-tabulation 33: GPC Certification ....................................................................................................36
COMPARISON OF 2014 KEY FINDINGS WITH 2015 DATA ............................................................37
Average Salary and Sex ..............................................................................................................................37
Average Salary and Wage...........................................................................................................................37
Salary by Skill Level and Years in Profession ..........................................................................................37
Salary by Skill Level ....................................................................................................................................37
Salary by Years in the Profession ..............................................................................................................37
Salary by State, Region, and Type of Area................................................................................................38
[email protected] .............................................................................................39
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Raw Data
The GPA Salary and Demographic Survey were developed by GPA in response to
frequent requests from GPA members regarding the salaries and demographics of grant
professionals. This is the ninth installment of the GPA salary survey, which has been
conducted annually (with the exception of 2012) since 2006.
In April, the survey was distributed online through GoogleDrive to all active GPA
members and our mailing list of non-members via email. The survey was closed on May
15, 2015. Two hundred eighty-eight (288) responses were received, which is a decrease
from the 2014 salary survey. The most responses to a previous salary survey were 583 in
2009.
Question 1: Are you male or female?
Male
Female
Total
N
36
252
288
%
12.5%
87.5%
100%
Question 2: What is your age?
18-22
23-27
28-33
34-39
40-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
60-64
65 and over
Total
N
1
16
36
39
43
26
43
39
28
17
288
%
.3%
5.6%
12.5%
13.5%
14.9%
9.0%
14.9%
13.5%
9.7%
5.9%
100%
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Question 3: What is your race?
N
1
3
15
1
0
231
25
5
7
288
Indigenous/American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black or African American/Non-Hispanic
Black or African American/Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White/Non-Hispanic
White/Hispanic
Bi-Racial
Prefer Not to Disclose
Total
%
0.3%
1.0%
5.2%
0.3%
0.0%
80.2%
8.7%
1.7%
2.4%
100%
Question 4: Which best describes your educational attainment?
N
0
1
6
2
102
177
288
9th to 12th grade, no high school diploma
High school graduate and/or equivalency degree
Some college, no degree
Associate degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
Total
2
%
0.0%
0.3%
2.1%
0.7%
35.4%
61.5%
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Question 5: In what field of study is your Bachelor’s Degree?
There were 276 responses to this question that listed a total of 313 total degrees. Only fields listed
multiple times are shown.
Accounting
Agriculture/Animal
Science
Anthropology
Art
BBA
Communications
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Economics
Education
English
Family Studies
Fine Arts
Health
History
Humanities
N
3
%
1.0%
Individual Degree
N
11
%
3.5%
2
0.6%
International Studies
8
2.6%
5
3
24
18
2
7
7
17
43
7
7
2
10
2
1.6%
1.0%
7.7%
5.8%
0.6%
2.2%
2.2%
5.4%
13.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0.6%
3.2%
0.6%
Journalism
Language
Liberal Arts
Management
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Public Policy
Religion
Sciences
Social Work
Sociology
Total
16
7
4
5
8
4
22
26
9
4
12
8
10
313
5.1%
2.2%
1.3%
1.6%
2.6%
1.3%
7.0%
8.3%
2.9%
1.3%
3.8%
2.6%
3.2%
100.0%
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Question 6: What graduate or professional degree(s) do you hold?
There were 178 free responses to this question, yielding 207 total degrees.
CPA
Juris Doctorate
Master's in Administration (includes leadership and studies)
Master’s in Anthropology
Master's in Arts Administration
Master’s in Counseling
Master's in Education (Includes Elementary, Higher, Special, Administration)
Master's in English
Master's in Fine Arts
Master's in History
Master’s in International Affairs/Communications
Master's in Journalism/Mass Communications
Master's in Liberal Arts
Master’s in Library and Information Sciences
Master's in Music (Includes Choral Conducting)
Master's in Nonprofit Management/Administration
Master's in Organizational Leadership
Master's in Performing Arts
Master's in Psychology
Master’s in Public Affairs
Master's in Public Health
Master's in Public Policy
Master's in Social Work
Master's in Women’s Studies
MBA
MPA
PhD in Education
Unique Master's Level Degree
Unique PhD
Unspecified Master's Degree
Unspecified Master of Arts
Unspecified Master of Science
Unspecified PhD
Total
4
N
1
2
3
5
2
3
19
6
2
4
2
4
2
5
3
7
2
2
4
2
2
3
7
2
23
22
6
21
7
7
17
5
5
207
%
0.5%
1.0%
1.4%
2.4%
1.0%
1.4%
9.2%
2.9%
1.0%
1.9%
1.0%
1.9%
1.0%
2.4%
1.4%
3.4%
1.0%
1.0%
1.9%
1.0%
1.0%
1.4%
3.4%
1.0%
11.1%
10.6%
2.9%
10.1%
3.4%
3.4%
8.2%
2.4%
2.4%
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Question 7: Which of the following best describes your primary job responsibility?
*The other responses included several of these above, auditing, editing, director, & researcher
Grant coordinator (proposal development and grants/project/fiscal management)
Grant proposal writer (writes proposal, includes research, budget preparation &
evaluation)
Grant manager (oversees fulfillment requirements)
Grant trainer/educator (teaching others about grants)
Fundraiser (other types of fundraising plus some grants work)
Nonprofit administrator (nonprofit management with some grants work)
*Other, please specify
Total
N
82
%
28.5%
118
41.0%
33
0
14
11.5%
0.0%
4.9%
9
3.1%
32
288
11.1%
100.0%
Question 8: Which of the following would best describe the area in which you work
most of the time (e.g., where your employer's offices are located)?
Urban area
Suburban area
Rural area
Total
N
191
67
30
288
%
66.3%
23.3%
10.4%
100%
Question 9: In which region of the country do you primarily work?
Northeast - New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island & Vermont)
Northeast - Middle Atlantic (New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania)
Midwest - East North Central (Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, & Wisconsin)
Midwest - West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
North Dakota, & South Dakota)
South - South Atlantic (Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, & West Virginia)
South - East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, & Tennessee)
South - West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, & Texas)
West - Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Montana, Utah,
Nevada & Wyoming)
West - Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, & Washington)
Outside of the United States
More than one of the above
Total
5
N
%
5
1.7%
18
39
6.3%
13.5%
41
14.2%
64
22.2%
17
41
5.9%
14.2%
23
8.0%
35
2
3
288
12.2%
0.7%
1.0%
100%
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Question 10: In which state do you work (if more than one, please choose most
common)?
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
N
4
1
13
5
23
4
1
1
5
29
4
0
1
14
8
1
9
3
2
0
5
3
5
11
1
13
0
%
1.4%
0.3%
4.5%
1.7%
8.0%
1.4%
0.3%
0.3%
1.7%
10.1%
1.4%
0.0%
0.3%
4.9%
2.8%
0.3%
3.1%
1.0%
0.7%
0.0%
1.7%
1.0%
1.7%
3.8%
0.3%
4.5%
0.0%
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Outside the US
Total
Question 11: How long have you been working in the grants field?
Less than one year
1-3 years
3-5 years
5-10 years
10-15 years
15-20 years
20-25 years
more than 25 years
Total
N
11
33
36
76
58
35
20
19
288
%
3.8%
11.5%
12.5%
26.4%
20.1%
12.2%
6.9%
6.6%
100%
6
N
3
3
0
1
0
12
6
1
16
4
4
5
0
0
6
2
9
30
4
0
10
5
0
0
0
1
288
%
1.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
4.2%
2.1%
0.3%
5.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
2.1%
0.7%
3.1%
10.4%
1.4%
0.0%
3.5%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
100%
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Question 12: What would you consider your skill level to be?
N
39
177
132
288
Early Career
Mid-Career
Advanced Practitioner
Total
%
13.5%
40.6%
45.8%
100%
Question 13: What is your official title? Please choose the title most similar to yours.
N
4
7
5
14
10
41
4
2
10
6
3
0
19
1
25
11
54
13
1
17
36
1
0
0
4
288
Development Associate
Development Manager
Development Officer
Director of Development
Director of Foundation Relations
Director of Grant(s)
Director of Grants and Communications
Director of Planning
Director of/for Corporate and Foundation Relations
Executive Director
Freelance Grant Writer
Grant Writing Consultant
Grant(s) Administrator
Grant(s) Consultant
Grant(s) Coordinator
Grant(s) Development Coordinator
Grant(s) Manager
Grant(s) Officer
Grant(s) Research Specialist
Grant(s) Specialist
Grant(s) Writer
President (and/or CEO)
Principal
Research Assistant/Associate
Resource Development Manager/Specialist
Total
Question 14: Have you received your GPC certification?
Yes
No
Total
N
48
240
288
%
16.7%
83.3%
100%
7
%
1.4%
2.4%
1.7%
4.9%
3.5%
14.2%
1.4%
0.7%
3.5%
2.1%
1.0%
0.0%
6.6%
0.3%
8.7%
3.8%
18.8%
4.5%
0.3%
5.9%
12.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
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Question 15: What effect has becoming GPC certified had on your salary?
N
%
My income after receiving my GPC certification is
MUCH HIGHER than it was before I received it.
1
2.1%
My income after receiving my GPC certification is HIGHER than
it was before I received it.
12
25.0%
My income after receiving my GPC certification is ABOUT THE
SAME than it was before I received it.
35
72.9%
My income after receiving my GPC certification is LOWER than
it was before I received it.
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
48
100%
My income after receiving my GPC certification is MUCH
LOWER than it was before I received it.
Total
Question 16: What other, if any, professional certifications have you obtained?
There were 51 free responses to this question, yielding 59 total certifications.
Accreditation in Public Relations
Certified Account Executive (CAE)
Certification in Fundraising Management
Certification in Non-Profit Management
Certification from Specified Programs (AGWA,
GrantWriting USA, Management Concepts, TGCI,
Research Associates)
Certified Foundation (CF, APMP)
Certified FundRaising Executive (CFRE)
Certified Grant Management Specialist from NGMA
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Research Administrator (CRA)
Other Grant-Related Certification
Other unique certifications
Teacher & Other School Related Certifications
Total
8
N
2
1
2
5
%
3.4%
1.7%
3.4%
8.5%
7
1
11
1
1
3
0
24
1
59
11.9%
1.7%
18.6%
1.7%
1.7%
5.1%
0.0%
40.7%
1.7%
100%
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Question 17: What effect has said certification had on your salary?
N
%
My income after receiving my certification is MUCH HIGHER
than it was before I received it.
5
9.8%
My income after receiving my certification is HIGHER than it was
before I received it.
14
27.5%
My income after receiving my certification is ABOUT THE
SAME than it was before I received it.
32
62.7%
My income after receiving my certification is LOWER than it was
before I received it.
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
51
100%
My income after receiving my certification is MUCH
LOWER than it was before I received it.
Total
Question 18: Which of the following best describes the type of organization for
which you primarily work?
N
2
15
38
18
5
1
39
13
3
23
5
82
26
15
3
288
Advocacy (health, youth, or other)
Arts/Culture Organization
College/University/Research Institute
Community College
Faith-Based
For-Profit
Government (local, state or federal)
Hospital
Native Americans/Tribal Nations
K-12 Education (public or private)
Libraries (education, public or private)
Nonprofit Agency
Nonprofit Agency – Healthcare
Nonprofit Agency – Housing Services
Pre-K or Head Start
Total
9
%
0.7%
5.2%
13.2%
6.3%
1.7%
0.3%
13.5%
4.5%
1.0%
8.0%
1.7%
28.5%
9.0%
5.2%
1.0%
100%
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Question 19: What is the approximate annual operating budget of the organization
that employs you as a grant professional?
N
7
11
37
38
39
156
288
Under $500,000
Between $500,000 and $1,000,000
Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000
Between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000
Over $20,000,000
Total
%
2.4%
3.8%
12.8%
13.2%
13.5%
54.2%
100%
Question 20: Approximately what percentage of the organization's annual operating
budget is comprised of grant funds?
N
28
Less than 1%
1-10%
11%-20%
21%-30%
31%-40%
41%-50%
51%-60%
61%-70%
71%-80%
81%-90%
91%-100%
Total
112
%
9.7%
38.9%
52
24
16
11
12
13
12
7
1
288
18.1%
8.3%
5.6%
3.8%
4.2%
4.5%
4.2%
2.4%
0.3%
100%
Question 21: Approximately how much did your organization receive in total grant
awards in 2014?
N
9
12
23
32
212
288
Under $50,000
Between $51,000 and $100,000
Between $101,000 and $250,000
Between $251,000 and $500,000
Over $500,000
Total
10
%
3.1%
4.2%
8.0%
11.1%
73.6%
100%
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Question 22: Approximately how many people (in Full Time Equivalents or FTEs)
are employed by the organization that employs you as a grant professional?
N
61
84
143
288
0-49 Employees
50-249 Employees
Over 250 Employees
Total
%
21.2%
29.2%
49.7%
100%
Question 23: Approximately how many people employed by the organization work
within the grants department or profession?
This was a free response question. 288 respondents wrote an answer. Therefore, N=288
Range
Average
Median
Mode
0-500
6.34
2
1
Question 24: Which of the following best describes the organization
for which you work as a grant professional?
N
0
9
28
251
288
Just forming; Less than 1 year old
It is a relatively new organization
It is a relatively established organization
It is a very well established organization
Total
%
0.0%
3.1%
9.7%
87.2%
100%
Question 25: How long have you been employed by your current organization?
N
45
47
95
51
19
31
288
Less than 1 year
1-2 years
3-5 years
6-10 years
11-14 years
15 or more years
Total
11
%
15.6%
16.3%
33.0%
17.7%
6.6%
10.8%
100%
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Question 26: What is your exemption status with your current organization?
N
241
47
288
Exempt
Non-Exempt
Total
%
83.7%
16.3%
100%
Question 27: Which of the following responsibilities are important aspects of your
job?
This was a free response question. 288 respondents wrote an answer yielding 1523 responses.
Other responses included budget, Social Media, strategic planning, prospect research, and
planning.
N
188
120
221
47
143
134
11
269
80
273
37
1523
Coordinating Projects
Fundraising Work
Managing Grants
Marketing
Networking
Professional Development
Pro Bono Work
Researching Grants
Supervising Others
Writing Grants
Other
Total
%
12.3%
7.9%
14.5%
3.1%
9.4%
8.8%
0.7%
17.7%
5.3%
17.9%
2.4%
100%
Question 28: Please select the answer that best describes your employment status.
Full-time employed in a job where ALL OR MOST of
my functions are related to grants
Full-time employed in a job where SOME of my
functions are related to grants
Part-time employed in a job where ALL OR MOST of
my functions are related to grants
Part-time employed in a job where SOME of my
functions are related to grants
Volunteer in the grants field
Retired from the grants field
Not working in a job related to grants
Total
12
N
%
232
80.6%
34
11.8%
18
6.3%
3
1.0%
1
0
0
288
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
100%
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Question 29: IF you are working FULL-TIME as a grant professional as an
EMPLOYEE, what is your ANNUAL salary?
This was a free response question. 263 respondents wrote an answer.
Range
Average
Median
Mode
$24,564 – $320,000
$64,154
$60,000
$60,000
Question 30: IF you are working FULL-TIME as a grant professional as an
EMPLOYEE, in what range does your ANNUAL salary fall?
N
3
3
10
8
26
36
25
26
27
20
20
14
10
10
6
6
4
3
2
0
4
0
1
1
0
0
1
266
Under $25,000
$25,000-$30,000
$30,001-$35,000
$35,001-$40,000
$40,001-$45,000
$45,001-$50,000
$50,001-$55,000
$55,001-$60,000
$60,001-$65,000
$65,001-$70,000
$70,001-$75,000
$75,001-$80,000
$80,001-$85,000
$85,001-$90,000
$90,001-$95,000
$95,001-$100,000
$100,001-$105,000
$105,001-$110,000
$110,001-$115,000
$115,001-$120,000
$120,001-$125,000
$125,001-$130,000
$130,001-$135,000
$135,001-$140,000
$140,001-$145,000
$145,001-$150,000
More than $150,000
Total
13
%
1.1%
1.1%
3.8%
3.0%
9.8%
13.5%
9.4%
9.8%
10.2%
7.5%
7.5%
5.3%
3.8%
3.8%
2.3%
2.3%
1.5%
1.1%
0.8%
0.0%
1.5%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
100%
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Question 31: Do you feel that you are adequately compensated
for the work you perform as a grant professional?
N
44
137
82
2
265
Yes, I am very well compensated
Yes, I am fairly compensated
No, I am not fairly compensated
No, I am very badly compensated
Total
%
16.6%
51.7%
30.9%
0.8%
100%
Question 32: If you are working FULL-TIME as a grants professional as an
EMPLOYEE, approximately how many hours per week do you work?
Range
Average
Median
Mode
10 – 85
42.6
40
40
Question 33: If you are working PART-TIME as a grant professional as an
EMPLOYEE, what is your HOURLY rate of pay?
This was a free response question. 17 respondents wrote an answer.
Range
Average
Median
Mode
$12.00-$47.00
$25.76
$24.00
$25.00
Question 34: Do you feel that you are adequately compensated for the work you
perform as a grant professional?
N
1
9
5
2
17
Yes, I am very well compensated
Yes, I am fairly compensated
No, I am not fairly compensated
No, I am very badly compensated
Total
%
5.9%
52.9%
29.4%
11.8%
100%
Question 35: Is it an option to receive health insurance through your organization?
N
269
18
287
Yes
No
Total
14
%
93.7%
6.3%
100%
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Question 36: What portion of the cost of health insurance does your organization
pay?
N
68
80
4
21
19
71
263
Employee – Full Coverage
Employee – Partial Coverage
Employee +1 – Full Coverage
Employee +1 – Partial Coverage
Family – Full Coverage
Family – Partial Coverage
Total
%
25.9%
30.4%
1.5%
8.0%
7.2%
27.0%
100%
Question 37: Is it an option to receive dental insurance through your organization?
N
257
30
287
Yes
No
Total
%
89.5%
10.5%
100%
Question 38: What portion of the cost of dental insurance does your organization
pay?
N
44
76
5
22
29
63
239
Employee – Full Coverage
Employee – Partial Coverage
Employee +1 – Full Coverage
Employee +1 – Partial Coverage
Family – Full Coverage
Family – Partial Coverage
Total
%
18.4%
31.8%
2.1%
9.2%
12.1%
26.4%
100%
Question 39: Is it an option to receive vision insurance through your organization?
N
219
68
287
Yes
No
Total
15
%
76.3%
23.7%
100%
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Question 40: What portion of the cost of vision insurance does your organization
pay?
N
35
67
4
14
20
55
195
Employee – Full Coverage
Employee – Partial Coverage
Employee +1 – Full Coverage
Employee +1 – Partial Coverage
Family – Full Coverage
Family – Partial Coverage
Total
%
17.9%
34.4%
2.1%
7.2%
10.3%
28.2%
100%
Question 41: List any other insurance provided by your organization (example:
Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, etc…).
This was a free response question. 210 respondents wrote an answer. Respondents were able to
list as many benefits as they wished. Other responses included catastrophic illness, D&O liability,
employee health clinic, monthly wellness benefit, pet insurance, wellness program, etc…
AD&D
Aflac/Supplemental Insurance
Cancer
Disability (Not Specified)
Flex Account/HAS Account
Legal Insurance
Life Insurance
Long Term Care
Long Term Disability
Short Term Disability
Worker’s Compensation
Other
N
8
8
5
9
5
4
136
7
115
55
5
11
Question 42: How many Paid Time Off (PTO) days (include both vacation & sick
days) do you receive each year?
Range
Average
Median
Mode
0 – 200
27
25
20
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Question 43: Does your organization offer any of the following benefits to you?
Respondents were able to select as many options that applied. 259 individuals responded. Other
responses included free tuition at said university, free tuition for children, discounted lunch and
fitness programs, longevity pay, etc…
N
47
129
217
81
111
14
Bonuses
Flex Schedule
Retirement Plan
Telecommuting
Tuition Reimbursement
Other
Question 44: Have your benefits changed over the last year?
N
38
50
191
279
Increased
Decreased
Remained the Same
Total
%
13.6%
17.9%
68.5%
100%
Question 45: Approximately how many grant proposals did you write in 2014?
N/A
1-10
11-20
21-50
51-75
76-100
100 and above
Total
N
13
50
86
89
29
17
4
288
%
4.5%
17.4%
29.9%
30.9%
10.1%
5.9%
1.4%
100%
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Question 46: Approximately how many of the grant proposals you wrote in 2014
were funded?
N/A
1-10
11-20
21-50
51-75
76-100
100 and above
Total
N
15
105
89
67
8
3
1
288
%
5.2%
36.5%
30.9%
23.3%
2.8%
1.0%
0.3%
100%
Question 47: What percent of the proposals that you wrote in 2014 resulted in grant
funding?
N/A
0%
1% - 10%
11% - 20%
21% - 50%
51% - 75%
76% - 99%
100%
Total
N
16
0
9
15
88
76
70
14
288
%
5.6%
0.0%
3.1%
5.2%
30.6%
26.4%
24.3%
4.9%
100%
Question 48: What percent of funded proposals were fully funded in 2014?
N/A
0%
1% - 10%
11% - 20%
21% - 50%
51% - 75%
76% - 99%
100%
Total
N
17
0
17
24
71
61
65
29
288
%
5.9%
0.0%
5.9%
8.3%
24.7%
21.2%
22.6%
10.1%
100%
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Question 49: What percentage of grant proposals you write are to local
foundations?
Respondents were asked to select from a list of ranges that included “N/A”, “0%, “100%” and
five point ranges in between (i.e., 1-10%, 11-20% and so on). The average percentage was
calculated by taking the mid-point of the range (i.e., 1-10% treated as 5.5%, 11-20% as 15.5%
and so on). Seventeen respondents submitted an answer. Of the seventeen respondents five
answered “N/A.” The below average percentage was figured from the remaining twelve
respondents.
The average percentage was 47.79%.
Question 50: How much grant money did you receive from local foundations?
N
59
47
44
39
39
60
288
Under $50,000
Between $51,000 and $100,000
Between $101,000 and $250,000
Between $251,000 and $500,000
Over $500,000
N/A
Total
%
20.5%
16.3%
15.3%
13.5%
13.5%
20.8%
100%
Question 51: What percentage of grant proposals you write are to national
foundations?
Respondents were asked to select from a list of ranges that included “N/A”, “0%, “100%” and
five point ranges in between (i.e., 1-10%, 11-20% and so on). The average percentage was
calculated by taking the mid-point of the range (i.e., 1-10% treated as 5.5%, 11-20% as 15.5%
and so on). 288 respondents submitted an answer. Of the 288 respondents forty-one answered
“N/A.” The below average percentage was figured from the remaining 247 respondents.
The average percentage was 13.24%.
Question 52: How much grant money did you receive from national foundations?
N
81
41
32
13
20
101
288
Under $50,000
Between $51,000 and $100,000
Between $101,000 and $250,000
Between $251,000 and $500,000
Over $500,000
N/A
Total
19
%
28.1%
14.2%
11.1%
4.5%
6.9%
35.1%
100%
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Question 53: What percentage of grant proposals you write are to local government
agencies?
Respondents were asked to select from a list of ranges that included “N/A”, “0%, “100%” and
five point ranges in between (i.e., 1-10%, 11-20% and so on). The average percentage was
calculated by taking the mid-point of the range (i.e., 1-10% treated as 5.5%, 11-20% as 15.5%
and so on). 288 respondents submitted an answer. Of the 288 respondents fifty-nine answered
“N/A.” The below average percentage was figured from the remaining 229 respondents.
The average percentage was 12.60%.
Question 54: How much grant money did you receive from local government
agencies?
N
49
29
31
15
28
136
288
Under $50,000
Between $51,000 and $100,000
Between $101,000 and $250,000
Between $251,000 and $500,000
Over $500,000
N/A
Total
%
17.0%
10.1%
10.8%
5.2%
9.7%
47.2%
100%
Question 55: What percentage of grant proposals you write are to state government
agencies?
Respondents were asked to select from a list of ranges that included “N/A”, “0%, “100%” and
five point ranges in between (i.e., 1-10%, 11-20% and so on). The average percentage was
calculated by taking the mid-point of the range (i.e., 1-10% treated as 5.5%, 11-20% as 15.5%
and so on). 288 respondents submitted an answer. Of the 288 respondents forty-four answered
“N/A.” The below average percentage was figured from the remaining 244 respondents.
The average percentage was 19.68%.
Question 56: How much grant money did you receive from state government
agencies?
N
39
26
33
21
68
101
288
Under $50,000
Between $51,000 and $100,000
Between $101,000 and $250,000
Between $251,000 and $500,000
Over $500,000
N/A
Total
20
%
13.5%
9.0%
11.5%
7.3%
23.6%
35.1%
100%
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Question 57: What percentage of grant proposals you write are to federal
government agencies?
Respondents were asked to select from a list of ranges that included “N/A”, “0%, “100%” and
five point ranges in between (i.e., 1-10%, 11-20% and so on). The average percentage was
calculated by taking the mid-point of the range (i.e., 1-10% treated as 5.5%, 11-20% as 15.5%
and so on). 288 respondents submitted an answer. Of the 288 respondents thirty-five answered
“N/A.” The below average percentage was figured from the remaining 253 respondents.
The average percentage was 24.72%.
Question 58: How much grant money did you receive from federal government
agencies?
N
40
13
21
23
89
102
288
Under $50,000
Between $51,000 and $100,000
Between $101,000 and $250,000
Between $251,000 and $500,000
Over $500,000
N/A
Total
%
13.9%
4.5%
7.3%
8.0%
30.9%
35.4%
100%
Question 59: What percentage of funding proposals you write are to corporations?
Respondents were asked to select from a list of ranges that included “N/A”, “0%, “100%” and
five point ranges in between (i.e., 1-10%, 11-20% and so on). The average percentage was
calculated by taking the mid-point of the range (i.e., 1-10% treated as 5.5%, 11-20% as 15.5%
and so on). 288 respondents submitted an answer. Of the 288 respondents forty-nine answered
“N/A.” The below average percentage was figured from the remaining 239 respondents.
The average percentage was 15.18%.
Question 60: How much grant money did you receive from corporations?
N
88
49
32
15
14
89
287
Under $50,000
Between $51,000 and $100,000
Between $101,000 and $250,000
Between $251,000 and $500,000
Over $500,000
N/A
Total
21
%
30.7%
17.1%
11.1%
5.2%
4.9%
31.0%
100%
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Question 61: Do you work as a consultant in addition to your regular position?
N
%
Yes
59
20.5%
No
229
79.5%
Total
288
100%
Question 62: How much time to you commit monthly to consulting?
1-10 hours
11-20 hours
21-50 hours
51-75 hours
76-100 hours
101 or more hours
Total
N
32
15
9
1
2
0
59
%
54.2%
25.4%
15.3%
1.7%
3.4%
0.0%
100%
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Cross-Tabulations: Salary
Cross-tabulations were performed with Question 30 (i.e., If you are working FULL-TIME as a
grant professional as an EMPLOYEE, in what range does your ANNUAL salary fall?). Ranges
were converted into a midpoint figure. For example, if a respondent selected the range $20,000 to
$25,000, the midpoint of $22,500 was used to calculate average salaries. Limits of the survey
administration software prevent cross-tabulations by the actual annual salaries reported in
Question 29 or the hourly wages reported in Question 33.
Cross-tabulation 1: Salary by Sex
Response Category
Female
Male
Total
Number
233
33
266
Average
$62,832.62
$60,833.33
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 2: Salary by Age
Response Category
18-22
23-27
28-33
34-39
40-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-64
65+
Total
Number
1
15
34
37
40
26
40
32
26
15
266
Average
$37,500.00
$44,166.67
$51,764.71
$59,054.08
$68,375.00
$69,230.77
$65,750.00
$71,875.00
$62,307.69
$61,166.67
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 3: Salary by Race
Response Category
Asian
Bi-Racial
Black or African American/Non-Hispanic
Black or African American/Hispanic
Indigenous/American Indian or Alaskan Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White/Non-Hispanic
White/Hispanic
Prefer Not to disclose
Total
Number
3
4
14
1
1
0
212
25
6
266
23
Average
$72,500.00
$65,000.00
$78,750.07
$92,500.00
$42,500.00
N/A
$62,169.81
$56,100.00
$58,333.33
$62,584.59
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Cross-tabulation 4: Salary by Educational Attainment
Response Category
Less than 9th grade
Number
0
Average
N/A
0
1
6
2
98
159
266
N/A
$52,500.00
$44,166.67
$50.000.00
$57,423.48
$66,682.39
$62,584.59
9th to 12th grade, no high school diploma
High school graduate and/or equivalency degree
Some college, no degree
Associate degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
Total
Cross-tabulation 5: Salary by Primary Job Responsibility
Response Category
Fundraiser (other types of fundraising plus some grants work)
Grant coordinator (proposal development and grants/project/fiscal
management)
Grant manager (oversees fulfillment requirements)
Grant proposal writer (writes proposal, includes research, budget
preparation & evaluation)
Nonprofit administrator (nonprofit management with some grants work)
Grant trainer/educator (teaching others about grants)
Other, please specify
Total
Cross-tabulation 6: Salary by Type of Area
Response Category
Rural area
Suburban area
Urban area
Total
Number
28
58
180
266
Average
$50,892.86
$64,137.93
$63,902.78
$62,584.59
24
Number
14
Average
$53,214.29
79
33
$66,170.89
$60,530.30
103
5
3
29
266
$58,300.98
$75,500.00
$49,166.67
$74,051.72
$62,584.59
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Cross-tabulation 7: Salary by Region
Response Category
Northeast - New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island & Vermont)
Number
Average
5
$93,500.00
Northeast - Middle Atlantic (New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania)
15
$60,833.33
Midwest - East North Central (Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, &
Wisconsin)
36
$55,555.56
Midwest - West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, & South Dakota)
40
$57,500.00
South - South Atlantic (Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Maryland,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, & West Virginia)
61
$62,049.20
South - East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, &
Tennessee)
17
$65,147.06
South - West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, & Texas)
38
$66,315.79
West - Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Montana,
Utah, Nevada & Wyoming)
19
$59,605.26
West - Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, & Washington)
31
$70,241.94
Outside of the United States
1
$72,500.00
More than one of the above
3
$57,500.00
266
$62,587.59
Total:
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Cross-tabulation 8A: Salary by State
Response Category
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Number
4
1
11
4
20
3
1
0
5
29
4
0
1
13
8
1
9
3
2
0
4
3
4
11
1
13
0
Average
$50,000.00
$92,500.00
$65,681.82
$45,000.00
$71,500.00
$57,500.00
$77,500.00
N/A
$50,500.00
$62,672.41
$57,500.00
N/A
$27,500.00
$59,038.46
$50,000.00
$67,500.00
$64,722.22
$105,833.33
$67,500.00
N/A
$76,250.00
$94,166.67
$62,500.00
$63,863.64
$57,500.00
$50,576.92
N/A
Response Category
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Outside the U.S
Total
26
Number
3
2
0
0
0
11
6
1
15
4
3
5
0
4
1
9
28
4
0
10
5
0
0
0
0
266
Average
$54,166.67
$65,000.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
$72,954.55
$71,250.17
$42,500.00
$56,500.00
$55,000.00
$54,166.67
$43,500.00
N/A
$57,500.00
$57,500.00
$59,166.67
$70,892.86
42,500.00
N/A
$58,000.00
$70,500.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$62,584.59
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Cross-tabulation 8B: Salary by State in Rank Order from Highest to Lowest Salary
Response Category
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Alaska
Connecticut
Number
3
3
1
1
Average
$105,833.33
$94,166.67
$92,500.00
$77,500.00
Maryland
4
$76,250.00
New York
California
North Carolina
Texas
Washington
Louisiana
Iowa
Arizona
Nevada
Kansas
Minnesota
Florida
Michigan
Tennessee
Illinois
Virginia
Georgia
South Carolina
Colorado
Mississippi
South Dakota
Ohio
11
20
6
28
5
2
1
11
2
9
11
29
4
9
13
10
4
4
3
1
1
15
$72,954.55
$71,500.00
$71,250.17
$70,892.86
$70,500.00
$67,500.00
$67,500.00
$65,681.82
$65,000.00
$64,722.22
$63,863.64
$62,672.41
$62,500.00
$59,166.67
$59,038.46
$58,000.00
$57,500.00
$57,500.00
$57,500.00
$57,500.00
$57,500.00
$56,500.00
Response
Category
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Oregon
Missouri
District of
Columbia
Indiana
Alabama
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Utah
North Dakota
Idaho
Delaware
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Outside the U.S
Total
Cross-tabulation 9: Salary by Years in the Grants Field
Response Category
Less than one year
1-3 years
3-5 years
5-10 years
10-15 years
15-20 years
20-25 years
more than 25 years
Total
Number
11
27
33
74
53
32
19
17
266
Average
$39,772.73
$49,166.67
$53,409.09
$62,466.23
$67,688.68
$69,843.75
$72,500.00
$76,323.53
$62,584.59
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Number
4
3
3
13
Average
$55,000.00
$54,166.67
$54,166.67
$50,576.92
5
$50,500.00
8
4
4
5
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
266
$50,000.00
$50,000.00
$45,000.00
$43,500.00
42,500.00
$42,500.00
$27,500.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$62,584.59
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Graph of Cross-tabulation 9
Salary Range
Average Salary
$90,000.00
$80,000.00
$70,000.00
$60,000.00
$50,000.00
$40,000.00
$30,000.00
$20,000.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
Average
Years in Field
Cross-tabulation 10: Salary by Skill Level
Response Category
Early Career
Mid-Career
Advanced Practitioner
Total
Number
32
109
125
266
Average
$45,156.25
$56,376.16
$72,460.00
$62,584.59
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Cross-tabulation 11: Salary by Official Job Title
Response Category
Development Associate
Development Manager
Development Officer
Director of Development
Director of Foundation Relations
Director of Grant(s)
Director of Grants and Communications
Director of Planning
Director of/for Corporate and Foundation
Relations
Executive Director
Freelance Grant Writer
Grant(s) Administrator
Grant(s) Consultant
Grant(s) Coordinator
Grant(s) Development Coordinator
Grant(s) Manager
Grant(s) Officer
Grant(s) Research Specialist
Grant(s) Specialist
Grant(s) Writer
Other
President (and/or CEO)
Principal
Research Assistant/Associate
Resource Development Manager/Specialist
Total
Number
4
7
5
13
10
40
3
2
Average
$41,250.00
$64,642.86
$64,500.00
$70,961.54
$70,000.00
$71,750.00
$50,833.33
$75,000.00
10
5
1
19
1
23
10
49
13
1
15
31
0
0
0
0
4
266
$69,500.00
$86,500.00
$150,001.00
$68,289.47
$72,500.00
$51,847.83
$63,500.00
$54,540.82
$62,500.00
$42,500.00
$59,500.00
$54,919.35
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$78,750.00
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 12: Salary by GPC Certified
Response Category
No
Yes
Total
Number
221
45
266
Average
$60,814.48
$71,277.78
$62,584.59
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Cross-tabulation 13: Salary by Type of Organization
Response Category
Advocacy (health, youth, or other)
Arts/Culture Organization
College/University/Research Institute
Community College
Faith-Based
For-Profit
Government (local, state or federal)
Hospital
K-12 Education (public or private)
Libraries (education, public or private)
Native Americans/Tribal Nations
Nonprofit Agency
Nonprofit Agency – Healthcare
Nonprofit Agency – Housing Services
Other
Pre-K or Head Start
Total
Number
Average
2
15
38
18
4
1
37
13
21
5
3
73
23
11
0
2
266
$40,000.00
$49,166.67
$65,526.32
$59,444.44
$60,000.00
$72,500.00
$66,891.92
$72,884.62
$84,880.95
$60,500.00
$50,833.33
$54,691.78
$68,369.57
$57,500.00
N/A
$50,000.00
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 14A: Salary by Organization Budget
Response Category
Under $500,000
Between $500,000 and $1,000,000
Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000
Between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000
Over $20,000,000
Total
Number
2
6
32
36
34
155
266
Average
$57,500.00
$40,833.33
$55,757.61
$56,666.67
$60,294.12
$66,822.58
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 14B: Benefits by Organization Budget
Response Category
Under $500,000
Between $500,000 and $1,000,000
Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000
Between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000
Over $20,000,000
Total
Health
Insurance
Offered
Yes
No
2
0
3
3
30
3
36
0
34
0
155
0
266
30
Dental
Insurance
Offered
Yes
No
1
0
5
1
23
23
35
1
34
34
153
2
266
Vision
Insurance
Offered
Yes
No
0
2
3
3
17
16
28
8
31
3
135
20
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Cross-tabulation 15: Salary by Percentage of the Organization's Annual Operating
Budget Comprised of Grant Funds
Response Category
Less than 1%
1%-10%
11%-20%
21%-30%
31%-40%
41%-50%
51%-60%
61%-70%
71%-80%
81%-90%
91%-100%
Total
Number
26
108
49
19
15
11
10
10
11
6
1
266
Average
$65,192.31
$60,694.44
$65,051.02
$62,763.16
$69,500.00
$63,181.91
$59,722.22
$55,000.00
$57,954.55
$65,833.33
$62,500.00
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 16: Salary by Total Grant Awards by Organization in 2014.
Response Category
Under $50,000
Between $51,000 and $100,000
Between $101,000 and $250,000
Between $251,000 and $500,000
Over $500,000
Total
Number
7
8
17
28
206
266
Average
$41,785.71
$55,000.00
$51,029.41
$53,571.43
$65,764.57
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 17: Salary by Number of Individuals Who Work Within the
Grants Department or Profession Within Your Organization.
Response Category
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
5-9
10-19
20-49
50+
Total
Number
1
105
7
60
3
26
1
22
18
7
9
7
266
Average
$32,500.00
$57,285.72
$56,785.71
$60,000.00
$55,833.33
$73,461.54
$62,500.00
$71,818.18
$77,222.22
$66,071.43
$59,722.22
$70,357.14
$62,584.59
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Cross-tabulation 18: Salary by Degree of Organizational Establishment
Response Category
Just forming; Less than 1 year old
It is a relatively new organization
It is a relatively established organization
It is a very well established organization
Total
Number
0
7
22
237
266
Average
N/A
$65,357.14
$60,113.68
$62,732.07
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 19: Salary by Years of Employment at Organization
Response Category
Less than 1 year
1-2 years
3-5 years
6-10 years
11-14 years
15 or more years
Total
Number
39
43
89
49
17
29
266
Average
$55,320.51
$59,360.47
$56,966.30
$71,173.47
$75,147.06
$72,500.00
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 20: Salary by Exemption Status
Response Category
Exempt
Non-Exempt
Total
Number
221
45
266
Average
$63,733.04
$56,944.44
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 21: Salary by Approximate Number of Hours Worked per Week.
Response Category
Less than 30 hours
30-39 hours
40 hours
41-49 hours
50-59 hours
60+ hours
Not Applicable
Total
Number
1
23
146
53
32
9
2
266
Average
$12,500.00
$61,847.83
$58,458.90
$67,594.34
$70,468.75
$88,889.00
$20,000.00
$62,584.59
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Cross-tabulation 22: Salary by Benefit Change over the Last Year
Response Category
Decreased
Increased
Remained the Same
Did Not Answer
Total
Number
50
37
17
7
266
Average
$64,600.00
$61,283.78
$62,122.09
$64,428.71
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 23: Salary by Percent of Proposals Written that Resulted in Grant
Funding.
Response Category
0%
1%-10%
11%-20%
21%-50%
51%-75%
76%-99%
100%
N/A
Total
Number
0
9
15
81
71
65
11
14
266
Average
N/A
$66,944.44
$59,166.67
$64,166.67
$62,500.00
$61,269.23
$54,318.18
$67,321.50
$62,584.59
Cross-tabulation 24: Salary by Percent of Fully Funded Proposals.
Response Category
0%
1%-10%
11%-20%
21%-50%
51%-75%
76%-99%
100%
N/A
Total
Number
2
17
20
67
56
62
28
14
266
Average
$52,500.00
$57,794.12
$61,250.00
$63,022.39
$61,339.29
$65,564.52
$61,964.29
$62,678.64
$62,584.59
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Cross-Tabulations: Proposal Success Rate
Cross-tabulations were performed with Question 47 (i.e., What percent of the proposals that you
wrote in 2014 resulted in grant funding?). Percentage responses from Question 47 were collapsed
to the mid-point of the range and were used to determine the average. Several individuals
answered N/A so their information is not included in the responses.
Cross-tabulation 25: Success Rate by Type of Area
Response Category
Rural area
Suburban area
Urban area
Total
Number
27
64
181
272
Average
55%
54%
60%
58%
Cross-tabulation 26: Success Rate by Years in the Grants Field
Response Category
Less than one year
1-3 years
3-5 years
5-10 years
10-15 years
15-20 years
20-25 years
more than 25 years
Total
Number
9
30
33
71
56
35
19
29
272
Average
59%
54%
53%
59%
64%
56%
58%
51%
58%
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Average
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Average
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Cross-tabulation 27: Success Rate by Skill Level
Response Category
Early Career
Mid Career
Advanced Practitioner
Total
Number
32
111
129
272
Average
55%
59%
57%
58%
Cross-tabulation 28: Success Rate by Type of Organization
Response Category
Advocacy (health, youth, or other)
Arts/Culture Organization
College/University/Research Institute
Community College
Faith-Based
For-Profit
Government (local, state or federal)
Hospital
K-12 Education (public or private)
Native Americans/Tribal Nations
Libraries (education, public or private)
Nonprofit Agency
Nonprofit Agency – Healthcare
Nonprofit Agency – Housing Services
Other
Pre-K or Head Start
Total
Number
1
15
36
17
5
1
36
11
21
3
5
79
25
15
0
2
272
Average
63%
53%
40%
57%
52%
88%
62%
60%
55%
53%
72%
61%
63%
63%
N/A
94%
58%
Cross-tabulation 29: Success Rate by Organizational Budget
Response Category
Under $500,000
Between $500,000 and $1,000,000
Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000
Between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000
Over $20,000,000
Total
Number
6
10
34
37
38
147
272
35
Average
76%
55%
59%
59%
54%
57%
58%
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Cross-tabulation 30: Success Rate by Total Grant Awards by Organization in 2014.
Response Category
Under $50,000
Between $51,000 and $100,000
Between $101,000 and $250,000
Between $251,000 and $500,000
Over $500,000
Total
Number
6
12
22
29
203
272
Average
60%
56%
53%
50%
60%
58%
Cross-tabulation 31: Success Rate by Degree of Organizational Establishment
Response Category
Just forming; Less than 1 year old
It is a relatively new organization
It is a relatively established organization
It is a very well established organization
Total
Number
0
8
26
238
272
Average
N/A
64%
50%
58%
58%
Cross-tabulation 32: Success Rate by Employment Status
Response Category
Full-time employed in a job where ALL OR MOST of my functions are related to
grants
Full-time employed in a job where SOME of my functions are related to grants
Part-time employed in a job where ALL OR MOST of my functions are related to
grants
Part-time employed in a job where SOME of my functions are related to grants
Volunteer in the grants field
Retired from the grants field
Not working in a job related to grants
Total
Cross-tabulation 33: GPC Certification
Response Category
Yes
No
Total
Number
48
224
272
Average
59%
57%
58%
36
Number
Average
219
57%
33
57%
17
66%
3
0
0
0
272
57%
N/A
N/A
N/A
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Comparison of 2014 Key Findings with 2015 Data
Average Salary and Sex
In 2014, the average salary of male respondents was $60,312.50. Female respondents came in
with an average salary of $61,074.08. In 2015, the survey shows a very slight increase in the
average salary of males to $60,833.33 as well as in the salary of female grant professionals to
$62,832.62. Note that the number of male and female respondents decreased from 318 in 2014 to
266 in 2015.
Average Salary and Wage
In 2014, the average salary of full-time grant professionals who were employees was $60,959; in
2015, the figure sees a significant increase to $64,154. In 2014, the average hourly wage for parttime grant professionals who were employees was $26.63. In 2015, it was $25.76. Note the
number of respondents was very small in both years at 17 each.
Salary by Skill Level and Years in Profession
In 2015, there continues to be a direct positive correlation by skill level and average salary; the
same is true of years in the profession.
Salary by Skill Level
Response Category
Early Career
Mid-Career
Advanced Practitioner
Average in 2014
Average in 2015
$47,500.00
$53,305.08
$67,144.82
$45,156.25
$56,376.16
$62,584.59
Salary by Years in the Profession
Response Category
Less than one year
1-3 years
3-5 years
5-10 years
10-15 years
15-20 years
20-25 years
more than 25 years
Average in 2013
$56,944.44
$46,057.69
N/A
$55,461.17
$66,007.46
$71,250.03
$74,274.19
$74,027.83
Average in 2014
$39,772.73
$49,166.67
$53,409.09
$62,466.23
$67,688.68
$69,843.75
$72,500.00
$76,323.53
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Salary by State, Region, and Type of Area
In 2014, California and Delaware tied with the highest average salary at $77,500.00, with
Maryland in second place at $76,652.63, and Massachusetts in third at $76,250.00. In
2015, Kentucky had the highest average salary at $105,833.33, with Massachusetts
moving up to second at $94,166.67, and Alaska third at $92,500.00. Please note, that
Alaska only had one respondent. Massachusetts’s average salary increased within the last
year, but there were also fewer respondents this year.
The three states with the lowest salaries in 2014 were Missouri ($44,167), Utah
($42,500), and South Dakota ($38,750). In 2015, Arkansas ($45,000), Pennsylvania
($43,500), and Utah ($42,500) had the lowest salaries of those with more than one
respondent. However, overall salaries show an increase based on these numbers.
The Northeast – New England region came in as the highest paid with an average of
$93,500.00; with the West – Pacific region second, with an average salary of $70,241.94;
and third, the South – West South Central with an average of $66,315.79. The Midwest –
East North was the lowest paid ($55,555.56) grant professionals. We changed breakdown
of regions this year so a comparison to last year’s findings would not be accurate.
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For more information about this salary survey, contact
Grant Professionals Association (GPA)
[email protected]
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