Nonprofit Compensation Packages of $1 Million or More

1 Name: Chris Cox Title: Past Executive Director, NRA Institute for Legislative Action Charity: National Rifle Association (NRA) Compensation: $6,183,381 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

Note: Chris Cox, former officer, ended his employment on June 26, 2019, and received taxable compensation of $2,437,951 as part of a litigation settlement, plus payments for his attorneys' fees made directly to his attorneys and reported on Form 1099-NEC in the amount of $3,745,430.

2 Name: Ellen Raney, M.D. Title: Orthopedic Surgeon/Professor Charity: Shriners Hospitals for Children Compensation: $3,366,552 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2022

Note: Includes $2,664,737 defined benefit supplemental executive retirement plan payment.

3 Name: Robert W. Stone Title: President/CEO Charity: City of Hope & Affiliates Compensation: $3,282,563 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2021

Note: Includes $1,371,000 bonus & incentive compensation.

4 Name: Nancy Brown Title: CEO Charity: American Heart Association Compensation: $3,172,723 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

Note: Includes $2,082,615 bonus & incentive compensation.

5 Name: Craig B. Thompson, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Compensation: $2,948,983 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

6 Name: Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Compensation: $2,802,980 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2022

7 Name: Jason Klein Title: Senior VP/Chief Investment Officer Charity: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Compensation: $2,801,783 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

Note: Includes $1,073,126 deferred compensation.

8 Name: Babak Mehrara, M.D. Title: Chief Attending, Surgery Charity: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Compensation: $2,639,003 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

9 Name: Michael S. Salem, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: National Jewish Health Compensation: $2,020,146 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

10 Name: Harlan Levine, M.D. Title: President, Strategy & Business Ventures Charity: City of Hope & Affiliates Compensation: $1,926,219 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2021

11 Name: Myra Biblowit Title: President/CEO Charity: Breast Cancer Research Foundation Compensation: $1,837,111 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

12 Name: David Ellison Title: Chair, Pathology/Director, Neuropathology Charity: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Compensation: $1,829,593 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

Note: Includes $1,035,264 non-qualified deferred compensation plan payment.

13 Name: Jack Mahler, M.D. Title: Chief Investment Officer Charity: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Compensation: $1,709,375 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

14 Name: Annette Walker Title: President, COH Orange County Cancer Center Charity: City of Hope & Affiliates Compensation: $1,696,372 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2021

15 Name: Emily Naus, M.D. Title: Past Anesthesiologist Charity: Shriners Hospitals for Children Compensation: $1,547,530 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2022

Note: Includes $1,005,253 defined benefit supplemental executive retirement plan payment.

16 Name: James R. Downing Title: President/CEO Charity: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Compensation: $1,546,372 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

17 Name: Brian Gallagher Title: Past CEO Charity: United Way Worldwide Compensation: $1,538,953 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

18 Name: Harry Johns Title: Past President/CEO Charity: Alzheimer's Association Compensation: $1,468,134 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

19 Name: Deborah W. Brooks Title: Co-Founder/CEO Charity: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Compensation: $1,423,665 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2022

20 Name: Edward J. Benz, Jr., M.D. Title: President/CEO Emeritus Charity: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Compensation: $1,396,571 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2022

21 Name: Maureen Maciel, M.D. Title: Past Chief of Staff Charity: Shriners Hospitals for Children Compensation: $1,334,258 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2022

22 Name: Todd Sherer Title: Chief Mission Officer Charity: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Compensation: $1,310,814 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2022

23 Name: Kelli Jo Shidler, M.D. Title: Physician Charity: Boys Town Compensation: $1,305,424 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

24 Name: David M. Yarnold Title: Past President/CEO Charity: National Audubon Society Compensation: $1,276,173 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

25 Name: Jonathan A. Greenblatt Title: CEO/National Director Charity: Anti-Defamation League & Foundation Compensation: $1,251,732 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

26 Name: Charles Ryan, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: Prostate Cancer Foundation Compensation: $1,248,911 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2022

27 Name: Cristian Samper Title: President/CEO Charity: Wildlife Conservation Society Compensation: $1,237,933 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

28 Name: Thomas E. Merchant Title: Chair, Radiation Oncology Charity: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Compensation: $1,232,030 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

29 Name: Marc H. Morial Title: President/CEO Charity: National Urban League (National Office) Compensation: $1,195,802 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

30 Name: Sarah C. Hirshland Title: CEO Charity: United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Compensation: $1,175,947 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2022

31 Name: John Allen Title: Past President Charity: Brookings Institution Compensation: $1,172,263 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

32 Name: Carter Roberts Title: President/CEO Charity: World Wildlife Fund Compensation: $1,160,844 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

33 Name: Michael L. Lomax Title: President/CEO Charity: UNCF/United Negro College Fund Compensation: $1,149,543 Fiscal Year: 03/31/2022

34 Name: Wayne R. LaPierre Title: Ex-Officio & NRA Executive VP Charity: National Rifle Association (NRA) Foundation Compensation: $1,143,868 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

Note: Compensation is paid by the related National Rifle Association (NRA).

35 Name: David Miliband Title: President/CEO Charity: International Rescue Committee Compensation: $1,142,414 Fiscal Year: 09/30/2022

36 Name: Michael P. Boyle, M.D. Title: President/CEO Charity: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Compensation: $1,124,922 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

37 Name: Marc S. Ginsky Title: Past COO Charity: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Compensation: $1,105,711 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2021

38 Name: Leslie Upton Title: COO Charity: American Heart Association Compensation: $1,102,406 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

39 Name: Louis J. DeGennaro Title: Past President/CEO Charity: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Compensation: $1,062,390 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

40 Name: Mariell Jessup Title: Chief Science & Medical Officer Charity: American Heart Association Compensation: $1,038,293 Fiscal Year: 06/30/2022

41 Name: Saro Jahani Title: President/CEO Charity: HelpMeSee Compensation: $1,023,399 Fiscal Year: 12/31/2022

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.