JER HR Group partners with nonprofit and mission-driven organizations to build compensation strategies that are fair, transparent, and aligned with both regulatory requirements and organizational purpose. Our team brings deep expertise in job evaluation, market benchmarking, and governance-informed pay design to help boards and leadership teams attract and retain critical talent while maintaining accountability to donors, funders, and the communities they serve. Through a practical, data-driven approach, we ensure compensation programs support long-term sustainability and measurable mission impact.

In the Health & Human Services sector, JER HR Group brings deep experience designing compensation strategies that help mission-driven organizations recruit and retain skilled professionals in competitive labor markets. Their approach combines rigorous job analysis, market pricing, and comprehensive compensation benchmarking to create pay structures that are both equitable and aligned with sector norms. Whether establishing salary administration practices for front-line service providers or structuring executive compensation packages, JER HR ensures compensation plans support organizational goals while mitigating compliance risks. Clients in this space benefit from the firm’s focus on establishing internal equity and external competitiveness, crucial for nonprofits with limited resources and high service demands.

Foundations often face unique compensation challenges tied to donor expectations, governance oversight, and the need to balance stewardship with competitive pay. JER HR Group’s consulting services helps both the private and public foundation boards and leadership teams establish compensation philosophies that are transparent, defensible, and aligned with mission-centric values. The firm’s experience with nonprofit compensation compliance — including specialized services such as Intermediate Sanctions Reviews — equips foundations to design executive and staff pay that withstands regulatory scrutiny while attracting talented professionals. JER HR also supports governance practices by advising on compensation committee structures, governance roles, and pay reviews tailored to philanthropic organizations.

For more than 20 years, JER HR Group has worked with NGOs nationwide, operating across sectors and geographies. JER HR Group’s compensation consulting services provide NGOs with frameworks for both their domestic and (select) international position’s job evaluation, salary banding, and market benchmarking that reflect both local labor market conditions and organizational mission requirements. Their methodology emphasizes internal value relationships, consistency in pay decisions, and data-driven market insights to help NGOs compete for talent without compromising equity. We leverage both client’s third party data and survey data we purchased through international survey data providers compensation surveys, to build the plan and articulate compensation strategy to boards, funders, and staff in ways that reinforce mission and impact.

Professional associations and membership-based nonprofits confront particular compensation challenges — balancing staff expertise with member expectations, competitive pay with budget constraints. JER HR Group has partnered with many associations in New York, Washington D.C. and associations in other major cities other helps associations navigate these challenges by developing tailored compensation frameworks that reflect the association’s strategic priorities and member value proposition. Their consulting includes executive compensation benchmarking, staff compensation studies, and total rewards strategy development that supports retention and engagement across association functions. With over three decades of experience in compensation and HR consulting, JER HR is positioned to help associations implement practices that enhance organizational effectiveness and alignment with mission.

In education and advocacy sectors — where talent spans educators, program leads, policy experts, and administrative staff — creating compensation plans that support both mission outcomes and workforce stability is essential. JER HR Group’s expertise in compensation design and job evaluation empowers educational and advocacy organizations to clarify the strategic value of roles, benchmark pay against relevant markets, and build salary structures that reflect organizational values. Their comprehensive compensation consulting services help these nonprofits articulate compensation philosophy, implement equitable pay administration procedures, and enhance overall talent strategy to support long-term mission impact. Through rigorous analysis and collaborative consulting, JER HR ensures that compensation practices reinforce an organization’s ability to educate, advocate, and serve.

Having worked with cultural institutions for more than 30 years, we are fortunate enough to call many leading and who’s who of cultural institutions as our clients. These include museums, arts organizations, and heritage nonprofits with compensation strategies that honor creative missions while remaining competitive, equitable, and financially responsible. We understand the unique workforce dynamics of this sector, from curatorial and educational roles to development, operations, and executive leadership. Our consultants apply rigorous job evaluation, market benchmarking, and governance-aligned pay design to help cultural organizations attract and retain talent, strengthen internal equity, and demonstrate transparency and accountability to boards, donors, and the public—ensuring compensation programs sustain both organizational excellence and cultural impact.