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Blackbaud Executive Compensation (FY25)

BLKB · Charleston, SC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 11, 2026
455 figures on this page: 444 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Michael Gianoni, Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman of the Board, received $6,022,250 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Gianoni's total moved 41.1% lower from the $10,225,840 reported for fiscal 2024. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 51:1, against median employee compensation of $118,728. The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2026 for fiscal 2025. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACI Worldwide, Inc., BILL Holdings, Inc., Box, Inc., Commvault Systems, Inc. and E2open Parent Holdings, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Michael Gianoni
Median of the other named officers
$3,127,620
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 10, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Michael Gianoni: $10,225,840 → $6,022,250 (41.1% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 95.0% → 98.3% (3.3 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 87:1 → 51:1 (41.4% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Blackbaud's chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Gianoni, Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman of the Board, received $6,022,250 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Gianoni's total moved 41.1% lower from the $10,225,840 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Blackbaud's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Blackbaud's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACI Worldwide, Inc., BILL Holdings, Inc., Box, Inc., Commvault Systems, Inc. and E2open Parent Holdings, Inc., among others.
What is Blackbaud's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 51:1, against median employee compensation of $118,728.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Gianoni
Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman of the Board
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Kevin Gregoire
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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David Benjamin
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Anthony Boor
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin McDearis
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Gianoni
Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman of the Board
◇—◇———◇◇
Anthony Boor
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy
◇—◇———◇◇
David Benjamin
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
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Kevin Gregoire
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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Kevin McDearis
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Gianoni
Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman of the Board
◇—◇———◇◇
Anthony Boor
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin Gregoire
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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David Benjamin
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin McDearis
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Gianoni
Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman of the Board
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin Gregoire
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Anthony Boor
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy
◇—◇———◇◇
David Benjamin
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin McDearis
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Chad Anderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Anthony W. BoorPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Anthony W. BoorPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Anthony W. BoorPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Anthony W. BoorPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Anthony W. BoorPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Anthony W. BoorPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Chad M. AndersonPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Chad M. AndersonPSU◇— withheld— withheld—— withheld—◇
Chad M. AndersonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Chad M. AndersonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David J. BenjaminPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David J. BenjaminPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David J. BenjaminPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
David J. BenjaminPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
David J. BenjaminPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David J. BenjaminPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin P. GregoirePSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Kevin P. GregoirePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin P. GregoirePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin P. GregoirePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin P. GregoirePSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Kevin P. GregoirePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin R. McDearisPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Kevin R. McDearisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin R. McDearisPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Kevin R. McDearisPSU◇— withheld◇◇◇—◇
Kevin R. McDearisPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Kevin R. McDearisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael P. GianoniPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael P. GianoniPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Michael P. GianoniPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Michael P. GianoniPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Chad AndersonRSU◇◇——
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David BenjaminRSU◇◇——
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Kevin McDearisRSU◇◇——
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Kevin GregoireRSU◇◇——
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Anthony BoorRSU◇◇——
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Michael GianoniRSU◇◇——
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew M. Leitch
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Kristian P. Talvitie
◇◇————◇
Deneen M. DeFiore
◇◇————◇
D. Roger Nanney
◇◇————◇
Bradley L. Pyburn
◇◇————◇
Rupal S. Hollenbeck
◇◇————◇
Yogesh K. Gupta
◇◇————◇
Sarah E. Nash
◇—————◇
Michael P. Gianoni served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Rsas.
Stock ownership guideline: $100,000 within 3 years; $200,000 after 5 consecutive years

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • ACI Worldwide, Inc. ACIW
  • BILL Holdings, Inc. BILL
  • Box, Inc. BOX
  • Commvault Systems, Inc. CVLT
  • E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. ETWO
  • Elastic N.V. ESTC
  • Five9, Inc. FIVN
  • Guidewire Software, Inc. GWRE
  • Informatica, Inc. INFA
  • Pegasystems, Inc. PEGA
  • Rapid7, Inc. RPD
  • SolarWinds Corporation SWI
  • Tenable Holdings, Inc. TENB
  • Tyler Technologies, Inc. TYL
  • Verint Systems, Inc. VRNT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 10, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 11, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 14, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 10, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 10, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 13, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 12, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 13, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 15, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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455 figures on this page: 444 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
444 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

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    2025 Director Compensation Table · 2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE · 2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · CEO Pay Ratio · and 4 more sections
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    2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Compensation Tables
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    2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Compensation Tables
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    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Blackbaud discloses

The companies named in BLKB's own disclosed peer group.

ACI Worldwide, Inc.BILL Holdings, Inc.Box, Inc.Commvault Systems, Inc.Elastic N.V.Five9, Inc.Guidewire Software, Inc.Pegasystems, Inc.Tenable Holdings, Inc.Tyler Technologies, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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