COF Grantmaker Salary & Benefits Survey

CNJG encourages its membership to participate in the Council on Foundations’ annual salary survey to help shape the future of philanthropic compensation.

The Council on Foundations’ 2026 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits (GSB) Survey closed at the end of May 2026.

Those who completed CoF’s survey will receive a free copy of the report (a $598 value), early access to the report’s data tables, and access to create custom benchmark reports in fall 2026. More information and the survey may be found on the Council on Foundations' website.

CNJG incorporates the data from this annual survey into our triennial Philanthropy Benefits & Salary Summary Report, most recently published in 2023. CNJG has opened our New Jersey Philanthropy Benefits Survey to collect specific benefits data. CNJG will incorporate the salary survey information from the Council on Foundations’ survey to include in our report.

CNJG encourages our members and all philanthropic organizations in New Jersey to complete the CoF survey each year, as this benchmarking data is frequently asked for by our members. The more foundations and other philanthropic organizations that complete the survey, the better and more statistically relevant data we will all have.

For additional information or questions, please contact Craig Weinrich at CNJG.