Top Compensation Packages
The salary information below was calculated by adding the IRS Form 990 categories of “Compensation,” “Contributions to employee benefit plans,” and “Expense accounts and other allowances.” Not included are any benefits received but not reported in the charity’s IRS Form 990. Information is based on the most current IRS Form 990 available.
When information is given only on the national headquarters and the charity does not include its affiliates in its financial statements, “National Office” appears after the group’s name.
NOTE:
CharityWatch grades are not based on the salary ranges reported in the IRS Form 990. DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN THE WAY SALARIES MIGHT BE ALLOCATED, HIGH SALARIES DO NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE INEFFICIENCIES JUST AS LOW SALARIES ARE NOT ALWAYS A PLUS.
| NAME & TITLE | CHARITY | COMPENSATION | FISCAL YEAR | NOTES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig B. Thompson, M.D. President/CEO |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | $ 5,303,958 | 12/31/2017 | Includes $2,084,620 bonus & incentive compensation, and $1,276,326 retirement and other deferred compensation. |
| 2 | Robert W. Stone President/CEO |
City of Hope & Affiliates | $ 2,246,069 | 09/30/2017 | Includes $1,039,014 bonus & incentive compensation. |
| 3 | Arthur Brooks President |
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | $ 2,236,549 | 06/30/2018 | Includes $1,300,000 bonus & incentive compensation. |
| 4 | Joseph C. Cahoon Past Senior EVP, Field Operations |
American Cancer Society | $ 1,959,600 | 12/31/2017 | Includes $1,607,326 supplemental retirement benefits, $340,246 contractual payment, and $486,108 retirement & deferred compensation. |
| 5 | Jeffrey Ackman Orthopedic Surgeon |
Shriners Hospitals for Children | $ 1,899,826 | 12/31/2017 | Includes $1,354,893 retirement and other deferred compensation. |
| 6 | Nancy Brown CEO |
American Heart Association | $ 1,733,963 | 06/30/2018 | Includes $802,060 bonus & incentive compensation. |
| 7 | Edward J. Benz, Jr., M.D. Past President/CEO |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | $ 1,503,221 | 09/30/2017 | |
| 8 | Wayne LaPierre CEO/Executive VP |
National Rifle Association (NRA) | $ 1,433,977 | 12/31/2017 | |
| 9 | James W. DeMint Past President |
Heritage Foundation | $ 1,398,676 | 12/31/2017 | Includes $621,163 severance payment and $575,000 bonus & incentive compensation. |
| 10 | Scott A. Blackmun Past CEO |
United States Olympic Committee | $ 1,358,212 | 12/31/2017 | Includes $610,783 bonus & incentive compensation. |
| 11 | Jack Mahler, M.D. Chief Investment Officer |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $ 1,349,390 | 12/31/2017 | Includes $650,000 bonus & incentive compensation. |
| 12 | Michael Salem, M.D. President/CEO |
National Jewish Health | $ 1,342,674 | 06/30/2018 | |
| 13 | Cristian Samper President/CEO |
Wildlife Conservation Society | $ 1,320,978 | 06/30/2017 | |
| 14 | Jonathan W. Simons, M.D. President/CEO |
Prostate Cancer Foundation | $ 1,288,873 | 12/31/2017 | Includes $620,000 bonus & incentive compensation. |
| 15 | Thomas E. Merchant Chair |
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | $ 1,249,628 | 06/30/2017 | |
| 16 | Harry Johns President/CEO |
Alzheimer's Association (National Office) | $ 1,172,505 | 06/30/2018 | |
| 17 | Meir Klifi-Amir National Director/CEO |
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $ 1,106,685 | 12/31/2017 | |
| 18 | Marc H. Morial President/CEO |
National Urban League (National Office) | $ 1,091,806 | 12/31/2017 | |
| 19 | Brian Gallagher President/CEO |
United Way Worldwide | $ 1,087,498 | 12/31/2017 | |
| 20 | Kevin Rudd President, Asia Society Policy Institute |
Asia Society | $ 1,038,572 | 06/30/2017 | |
| 21 | Ron Robinson President |
Young America's Foundation | $ 1,016,874 | 12/31/2017 | |
| 22 | Soledad Gompf Senior VP/Philanthropic Advisor |
FINCA International | $ 1,008,323 | 12/31/2017 | Includes $794,498 in net deferred compensation, including tax gross-up payment. |
| 23 | Kelli Jo Shidler, M.D. Physician |
Boys Town | $ 1,001,076 | 12/31/2017 | |
| 24 | Carter Roberts President/CEO |
World Wildlife Fund | $ 953,130 | 06/30/2017 | |
| 25 | Elizabeth Blackburn President |
Salk Institute for Biological Studies | $ 938,686 | 06/30/2017 |