Download the 2025 Survey Report

The Nonprofit Employee Benefits Survey Report offers a current view of how nonprofit organizations are approaching employee benefits in today’s environment—what’s changing, what’s holding steady, and where strategies are shifting.

The report is a resource for HR and Benefits leaders and their advisors as they evaluate programs, manage costs, and support retention. The findings reflect the decisions organizations are making in real time, and the pressures shaping those choices.

Key Insights

The Bottom Line: Nonprofits Are Fundamentally Reshaping Their Benefits Strategy

The nonprofit sector is experiencing a dramatic transformation in employee benefits, driven by budget constraints, technological advancement, and evolving workforce expectations. Organizations are strategically shifting from traditional employer-funded models to employee-choice frameworks while investing heavily in mental health and family support.

The Budget Paradox: Doing More with Less

Nonprofit employers are facing tighter budgets, yet many are expanding benefits offerings — revealing a paradox of constrained resources and rising expectations.

Holistic Well-being is the New Core Benefit

Mental health, financial wellness, and flexible work arrangements are now central to benefits strategy — signaling a shift from traditional coverage to whole-person care.

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The Widening Gap: How Size and Risk Dictate Strategy

The benefits strategy gap between small and larger nonprofits is widening, not because of philosophy—but because of insurance market dynamics. This divergence is creating a two-speed sector, where each segment is evolving on its own path.

Voluntary Benefits Are the New Frontier

Nonprofits are increasingly turning to voluntary benefits to enhance value without increasing costs — with offerings like pet insurance and student loan support gaining traction.

The Technology Gap is an Experience Gap

Nonprofits are increasingly investing in benefits technology, but smaller organizations are falling behind — not due to lack of interest, but due to limited resources and fear of disruption. This gap is creating uneven benefits experiences across the sector.

 

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About the Survey

Supporting the nonprofit community with insurance and service solutions that meet unique fiscal and management needs is a rich part of our history and value system. As a result, we continually strive to improve the way we support the benefit selection and management process.

In 2009, we recognized that most compensation and benefit surveys did not target smaller, private nonprofit organizations and offered very little benefits-specific data. We set out to close that gap and developed a proprietary survey that could help nonprofit organizations benchmark their benefit plans against organizations of similar size and location.

 

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Nonprofit employers can complete the form to sign up to take the spring 2027 survey.

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