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: Robert W. Stone Title: President/CEO Charity: City of Hope & Affiliates Compensation: $5,460,799 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2024

Note: Includes $2,198,672 bonus & incentive compensation and $1,627,785 retirement and other deferred compensation.

3 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.

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: Michael S. Salem, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: National Jewish Health Compensation: $2,610,232 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

Note: Includes $1,000,000 bonus & incentive compensation.

7 Name: Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Compensation: $2,459,825 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2024

8 Name: Annette M. Walker Title: President, COH OC Cancer Center Charity: City of Hope & Affiliates Compensation: $2,313,135 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2024

Note: Includes $1,117,453 bonus & incentive compensation.

9 Name: Harlan Alcon Levine, M.D. Title: President, Health Innovation & Policy Charity: City of Hope & Affiliates Compensation: $2,158,254 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2024

10 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.

11 Name: James R. Downing, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Compensation: $1,837,190 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

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

13 Name: Deborah W. Brooks Title: Co-Founder/CEO Charity: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Compensation: $1,524,299 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2024

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

15 Name: Richard C. Shadyac, Jr. Title: Ex-Officio Director Charity: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Compensation: $1,421,785 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

16 Name: Louis J. DeGennaro Title: Past President/CEO Charity: Blood Cancer United Compensation: $1,383,794 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

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

18 Name: William Hahn, M.D. Title: COO/Executive VP Charity: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Compensation: $1,349,728 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2024

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

20 Name: Gail McGovern Title: President/CEO Charity: American Red Cross Compensation: $1,313,605 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

21 Name: Fred Krupp Title: President & EDF Action Executive Director Charity: Environmental Defense Fund Compensation: $1,302,005 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2024

22 Name: Sarah C. Hirshland Title: CEO Charity: United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Compensation: $1,291,598 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2024

23 Name: Carter Roberts Title: President/CEO Charity: World Wildlife Fund Compensation: $1,290,569 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

24 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.

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

26 Name: Jonathan Greenblatt Title: CEO/National Director Charity: Anti-Defamation League & Foundation Compensation: $1,283,886 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

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

28 Name: Todd Sherer Title: Chief Mission Officer Charity: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Compensation: $1,263,822 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2024

29 Name: Elizabeth Liebow Title: Former Key Employee Charity: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Compensation: $1,257,451 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2024

30 Name: David Miliband Title: President/CEO Charity: International Rescue Committee Compensation: $1,246,992 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2024

31 Name: Michael Dyer Title: Chair Charity: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Compensation: $1,237,373 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

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

33 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

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

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

36 Name: Robert Doar Title: President Charity: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Compensation: $1,123,965 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

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

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

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

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

41 Name: Sanjayan Muttulingam Title: CEO Charity: Conservation International Foundation Compensation: $1,023,822 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2024

42 Name: Sohini Chowdhury Title: Chief Program Officer Charity: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Compensation: $1,008,076 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2024

43 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.