Nonprofit Compensation Packages of $1 Million or More

1 Name: Selwyn Vickers, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Compensation: $5,787,159 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

Note: Includes $2,458,333 bonus & incentive compensation.

2 Name: Kathryn Martin Title: Past COO Charity: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Compensation: $4,762,491 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

Note: Includes $3,043,618 bonus & incentive compensation and $1,117,022 severance pay.

3 Name: Robert W. Stone Title: President/CEO Charity: City of Hope & Affiliates Compensation: $4,559,374 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2023

Note: Includes $2,208,096 bonus & incentive compensation.

4 Name: Nancy Brown Title: CEO Charity: American Heart Association Compensation: $4,388,845 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

Note: Includes $3,165,293 bonus & incentive compensation.

5 Name: Jason Klein Title: Senior VP/Chief Investment Officer Charity: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Compensation: $3,581,445 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

Note: Includes $2,225,250 bonus & incentive compensation

6 Name: Harlan Levine, M.D. Title: President, Health Innovation & Policy Charity: City of Hope & Affiliates Compensation: $2,915,943 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2023

Note: Includes $1,737,793 bonus & incentive compensation.

7 Name: Kenneth Roth Title: Past Executive Director Charity: Human Rights Watch Compensation: $2,799,333 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2023

Note: Includes $2,270,259 of “Other Reportable Compensation.” Total compensation includes “remuneration upon his departure from the organization” and “reasonable compensation for his ongoing assistance and advice to HRW.”

8 Name: Michael S. Salem, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: National Jewish Health Compensation: $2,582,579 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2023

Note: Includes $1,227,650 bonus & incentive compensation.

9 Name: Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Compensation: $2,339,457 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2023

10 Name: Joseph P. Taylor, M.D. Title: Executive VP/Scientific Director Charity: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Compensation: $2,320,694 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2023

Note: Includes $1,411,018 bonus & incentive compensation.

11 Name: Jack Mahler, M.D. Title: Chief Investment Officer Charity: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Compensation: $2,126,373 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

Note: Includes $1,685,373 bonus & incentive compensation.

12 Name: Debra Fields Title: EVP & Chief Transformation Officer Charity: City of Hope & Affiliates Compensation: $2,117,612 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2023

Note: Includes $1,108,532 bonus & incentive compensation.

13 Name: James R. Downing, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Compensation: $1,851,107 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2023

14 Name: Kelli Jo Shidler, M.D. Title: Physician Charity: Boys Town Compensation: $1,584,428 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

15 Name: Karen E. Knudsen Title: Past CEO Charity: American Cancer Society Compensation: $1,520,301 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

16 Name: Deborah W. Brooks Title: Co-Founder/CEO Charity: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Compensation: $1,404,335 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

17 Name: Louis J. DeGennaro Title: Past President/CEO Charity: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Compensation: $1,383,794 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

18 Name: James L. Clark Title: President/CEO Charity: Boys & Girls Clubs of America (National Office) Compensation: $1,382,858 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

19 Name: Andrew Lewis Title: Managing Director, Investments Charity: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Compensation: $1,318,447 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

20 Name: Sarah C. Hirshland Title: CEO Charity: United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Compensation: $1,302,584 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

21 Name: Charles M. Roberts, M.D. Title: Executive VP/Director Cancer Center Charity: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Compensation: $1,293,394 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2023

22 Name: Wayne R. LaPierre Title: Past Executive VP & NRA Foundation Ex-Officio Charity: National Rifle Association (NRA) Compensation: $1,285,524 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

Note: Wayne LaPierre announced his resignation as chief executive of the NRA, effective January 31, 2024.

23 Name: Marc H. Morial Title: President/CEO Charity: National Urban League (National Office) Compensation: $1,284,284 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

24 Name: Leslie Upton Title: COO Charity: American Heart Association Compensation: $1,265,910 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

25 Name: David Miliband Title: President/CEO Charity: International Rescue Committee Compensation: $1,253,728 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2023

26 Name: Todd Sherer Title: Chief Mission Officer Charity: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Compensation: $1,236,035 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

27 Name: Jonathan A. Greenblatt Title: CEO/National Director Charity: Anti-Defamation League & Foundation Compensation: $1,207,978 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2022

28 Name: Mariell Jessup Title: Chief Science & Medical Officer Charity: American Heart Association Compensation: $1,204,806 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

29 Name: Carter Roberts Title: President/CEO Charity: World Wildlife Fund Compensation: $1,204,775 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2023

30 Name: Matt Bershadker Title: President/CEO Charity: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Compensation: $1,203,267 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

31 Name: Fred Krupp Title: President & EDF Action Executive Director Charity: Environmental Defense Fund Compensation: $1,192,794 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2023

32 Name: William Hahn, M.D. Title: COO/Executive VP Charity: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Compensation: $1,158,231 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2023

33 Name: Anthony D. Romero Title: Executive Director/CEO Charity: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Compensation: $1,141,385 Fiscal Year: 03/31/2024

34 Name: Kael Reicin Title: Chief Financial & Strategy Officer Charity: American Cancer Society Compensation: $1,135,544 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

35 Name: Laurie Spieler Title: VP, Legal Charity: Shriners Hospitals for Children Compensation: $1,111,497 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

36 Name: Michael P. Boyle, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Compensation: $1,106,823 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

37 Name: Purnendu Gupta, M.D. Title: Chief of Staff Charity: Shriners Hospitals for Children Compensation: $1,086,969 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

38 Name: John Wattenbarger, M.D. Title: Physician Group Lead Charity: Shriners Hospitals for Children Compensation: $1,073,720 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2023

39 Name: Michael L. Reney Title: CFO Charity: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Compensation: $1,067,239 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2023

40 Name: Robert Doar Title: President Charity: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Compensation: $1,062,420 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2023

41 Name: Sanjayan Muttulingam Title: CEO Charity: Conservation International Foundation Compensation: $1,041,355 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2023

42 Name: Joanne Pike Title: President/CEO Charity: Alzheimer's Association Compensation: $1,000,194 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

CharityWatch's "A+" to "F" letter grade ratings and financial efficiency ratios take into account how a nonprofit's employee salaries and other compensation are allocated among program, management & general, and fundraising functions.

Nonprofits generally allocate compensation based on how each member of staff spends their time. For example, the salary of a doctor who spends 100% of their time on a charity's program activities, such as providing direct medical care, would generally be allocated 100% to program. A fundraising or development executive's salary would be allocated 100% to fundraising. An executive director or president of a charity might spent 40% of their time on program activities, 25% of their time managing their nonprofit, and 35% on fundraising, and this person's compensation would be allocated among program, management & general, and fundraising expenses commensurately.

Due to differences in the way compensation is allocated by charities in their IRS Form(s) 990 and audited financial statements, high salaries do not necessarily indicate inefficiencies just as low salaries are not always beneficial. Rather than perceiving a particular nonprofit executive's compensation as too high or too low based on its nominal value, appropriate salaries are better determined by considering factors such as special skills needed for the position, relevant education and experience, and the complexity of a charity's operations. CharityWatch encourages donors to view each nonprofit's letter grade rating to better understand how efficiently it is operating overall prior to making a giving decision.