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People behind America's nonprofits

The people behind America's nonprofits — 131,208 executives, directors, and trustees, each profiled straight from the IRS Form 990 filings they appear on. Leading with the leaders whose work the most foundations back — then the compensation record, by cause, state, and metro.

People profiled
131,208
Most-backed leaders
1,882
Compensation leaders ranked
93,746

Most-backed nonprofit leaders

The people running the operating charities that the most foundations chose to fund — breadth of institutional backing, straight from IRS Form 990 grant records. Open any name for the grounded profile.

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Nancy Brown Ceo · American Heart Association Inc 4,724
Valderez Gonzalez Svp Of Finance/Cfo (Thru 08/23) · World Central Kitchen Inc 3,762
Brian McPeek Chief Conservation Off(Thru 7/19) · The Nature Conservancy 3,259
Michael S Linnington Chief Executive Officer (Thru 3/24) · Wounded Warrior Project Inc 2,995
James R Downing President/Ceo · St Jude Children'S Research Hospital 2,857
Sharika Parkes Board · Planned Parenthood 2,783
Diana Aviv Until 118 Former Ceo · Feeding America 2,692
David Miliband Dir/Ceo/Pres · International Rescue Committee Inc 2,185
Jonathan Greenblatt Ceo & National Director · Anti-Defamation League 1,808
Carter Roberts President & Ceo · World Wildlife Fund Inc 1,728
Margaret Huang President/Ceo · Southern Poverty Law Center Inc 1,671
Larry P Arnn President · Hillsdale College 1,620
Newt Crenshaw President/Ceo · Young Life 1,572
Michael W Krzyzewski Coach · Duke University 1,499
John McCabe Exec Vice President · Shriners Hospitals For Children 1,491
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Highest-paid nonprofit leaders

Ranked by compensation reported on the organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII) — the filed figure, not net worth.

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James Skogsbergh Chief Executive Officer · Advocate Aurora Health Inc · IL $28.9M
McIlroy Rory Player Director · Pga Tour Inc · FL $28.3M
Lloyd H Dean Chief Executive Officer · Dignity Health · CA $25.8M
Steven J Corwin President & Ceo/Trustee · The New York And Presbyterian Hospital · NY $23.3M
Christopher J Wiernicki Chairman, President And Ceo · American Bureau Of Shipping · TX $23.0M
Dr Amy Gutmann Pres.,Ex-Off Trustee-Thru 3/22 · Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania · PA $22.8M
Mario Cristobal Head Coach, Football · University Of Miami · FL $22.7M
Woods Eldrick Tiger Player Director, As Of 08/01 · Pga Tour Inc · FL $20.6M
Scott P Serota President And Ceo · Blue Cross Blue Shield Association · IL $19.8M
Lincoln Riley Head Football Coach · University Of Southern California · CA $19.6M
Blom David P Frm Ceo · Ohiohealth Corporation · OH $19.2M
Teresa Campbell Ceo & President · San Diego County Credit Union · CA $18.8M
Douglas Ferraro Bod Member/President/Ceo · Bellco Credit Union · CO $18.8M
Daniel Mullen Head Coach, Football · University Athletic Association Inc · FL $18.7M
Ernie Sadau President & Ceo · Christus Health · TX $17.9M
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CEO & leader salaries by cause

Hospitals26,761General Hospitals15,306Medical care13,711Community Health Systems6,685Colleges & universities5,848Education4,173Universities3,566Ambulatory & Primary Health Care3,160Human services3,129Hospitals2,952Community Clinics2,633Community development2,248Arts & culture2,010Specialty Hospitals1,818Foundations & grantmakers1,721Group Health Practices1,565

Highest-paid by state

New York10,372California8,982Massachusetts4,705Pennsylvania4,625District Of Columbia4,581Illinois4,538Texas4,503Virginia3,638Florida3,358Ohio2,959Missouri2,818Maryland2,534Michigan2,364Georgia2,242Washington2,116New Jersey2,029

Nonprofit CEO salaries by metro

New York City5,788New York City5,788Washington, D.C.4,556Washington, D.C.4,556Boston2,208Boston2,208Chicago2,197Chicago2,197Dallas–Fort Worth1,613Dallas–Fort Worth1,613San Francisco Bay Area1,517San Francisco Bay Area1,517Los Angeles1,516Los Angeles1,516Philadelphia1,215Philadelphia1,215
Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Figures are presented without evaluation; we do not rate, score, or rank organizations. · philanthropy.org