Pricing

Spend your budget on the mission, not on a pay study.

Board-ready benchmarks for a fraction of the cost of a custom compensation study. So more of your budget stays with your mission's programs.

What the alternatives cost: A free salary lookup usually gives you the median total pay of nonprofits in your budget band, as filed one to three years ago. A national static compensation report runs $449–$1,199 and can't adjust to your budget size or metro. A custom compensation study runs $5,000–$15,000 and answers one year's question. CauseComp Professional is $999/year, interactive, and covers your whole org.

Board Report

For the org that needs one answer, once.

$349 one time.

Additional reports $249. Save $100 on each additional report.Your $349 counts toward Professional annual if you upgrade within 90 days.

1 report
1 position
Methodology appendix
§4958 comparables: 1 position

What's in a Board Report

Essential

For teams that benchmark Workforce and executive pay.

$49/month,

adds on to a Board Report.

$499/year.

Billed once a year.

Every executive and workforce role, with base salary shown separately.
Full Workforce product: 850+ roles, nonprofit/private toggle, metro data
Executive pay model, unlimited positions
Multi-role comparison
Excel exports of Workforce data
Role library download: every role description in one Excel workbook

Professional

For organizations that need board-ready answers.

$99/month,

adds on to a Board Report.

7 days free, then $448 ($349 for your Board Report plus $99 for the first month), then $99 per month. Cancel before day 7 and you won't be charged.

$999/year.

Billed once a year.

See what Professional includes

Unlimited board reports
Every position
Full Workforce product: 850+ roles, nonprofit/private toggle, metro data
Excel exports of Workforce and Executive benchmarks
Claude and ChatGPT connector + API access
Role library download: every role description in one Excel workbook

Consultant

For comp consultants, CPA firms, and state associations.

Everything in Professional
Higher API limit: 1,000 calls per day for the whole account

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Prefer an invoice? Board Reports and Professional annual can be invoiced, Net 30.

Pricing options and what each includes
	Board Report	Essential	Professional
Price	$349 one time Additional reports $249	$49/mo add-on or $499/yr	$99/mo add-on or $999/yr
Board-ready PDF report with §4958 comparables set	1 position	$349, then $249 each	Unlimited
Executive pay modeled to budget, sector, location	1 position	Unlimited positions	Unlimited positions
Claude and ChatGPT connector, API	Not included	Not included	Included
Excel exports	Not included	Workforce only	Workforce + Executive + §4958 comparables
Workforce benchmarks, 850+ roles	Not included	Included	Included
Multi-role comparison	Not included	Included	Included

Monthly plans add on to a Board Report; annual plans don't need one. A Board Report's $349 counts toward Professional annual within 90 days.

Confirm your role

Choose the position, enter three details about your organization, and confirm we have the data.

Executive position

Organization budget (actual annual dollars)

Sector

State

Workforce position (optional)

Fill in all four fields to see how many comparable organizations we have for you.

Type a job title to see the occupation it matches and the data we have for it.

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Evaluating alternatives? See how CauseComp compares to the other options.

CauseComp is built for AI-first use: see the Claude and ChatGPT connector.

Should I choose monthly or annual?

Annual costs less if you'd keep the plan 11 months or more: Professional is $999 a year against $1,188 for twelve monthly payments, and Essential is $499 against $588. Annual plans also don't need a Board Report first. Monthly plans add on to a Board Report. If you bought a Board Report in the last 90 days, its $349 counts toward Professional annual.

What's the difference between Essential and Professional?

Essential covers workforce benchmarks for 850+ roles, the executive pay model for any position, and multi-role comparison, with Excel exports of workforce data. Professional adds §4958 comparables sets from Form 990 filings, unlimited board-ready PDF reports, Excel exports of workforce, executive and comparables data, and the Claude and ChatGPT connector and API. On Essential, a board-ready report with a comparables set is $349, then $249 for each additional report.

What's included in the free trial?

The Executive and Workforce benchmarks on screen, comparables, and the AI connector for up to 25 lookups a day. Board-ready PDFs, Excel downloads and API keys start with your first payment, on day 7 or sooner if you choose Start Professional today.

What happens when my free searches run out?

Free accounts include 2 lifetime Workforce searches and permanent access to the sample executive report. After that, choose a one-time Board Report ($349) for a single position, or Professional for unlimited board reports and the full Workforce product.

Can I switch tiers?

Anytime. Plan changes take effect immediately and are prorated — you're credited for unused time on your current plan.

Is my data confidential?

We never sell your queries or organization details, and we never share them with other customers. We do use a small set of service providers to run CauseComp (payment, email, analytics and error monitoring), each handling only what it needs to; they are described in our Privacy Policy. Benchmarks are built from public filings and federal surveys.

Spend your budget on the mission, not on a pay study.

Not sure which fits? View the sample report, or get in touch and we'll point you at the right tier, even if that's the $349 report and not a subscription.

Data like this supports, but does not by itself establish, a board's rebuttable presumption of reasonableness under IRC §4958 (intermediate sanctions), which also requires advance approval by an independent board body and contemporaneous documentation. CauseComp provides comparability data for informational purposes and does not provide legal or tax advice.

Paid plans are auto-renewing subscriptions: they renew automatically at the price shown, for the billing period you choose, until you cancel. You can cancel anytime from your account settings.