$1 Million Charity Compensation Packages: 2024 Update

Apr 25, 2024

The list below includes the top three compensation packages of $1 million or more at each nonprofit, and is based on CharityWatch’s most current information as of April 25th, 2024. ...

Yikes! $1 Million Charity Salaries

Oct 2, 2023

The list below includes the top three compensation packages of $1 million or more at each nonprofit, and is based on CharityWatch’s most current information as of October 2nd, 2023. ...

Nonprofit Compensation Packages of $1 Million or More

Jul 14, 2022

Does your favorite charity pay $1 million or more in compensation to its leader or other staff members? View this list of highly paid leaders in the nonprofit sector...

New Tax on Nonprofits with $1 Million Plus Pay Packages

Apr 11, 2019

Thanks to the new tax law passed in December 2017, nonprofits that pay their top officials compensation in excess of $1 million a year must now pay a tax to...

The Cost of Doing Good: CBS Minnesota Investigates Salvation Army Spending

Feb 11, 2019

Watch CharityWatch president, Daniel Borochoff, on CBS Minnesota commenting on the compensation and benefits practices of Salvation Army officers...

Immigrant shelter’s CEO among highest paid charity leaders

Jun 21, 2018

Watch CharityWatch's president on CNN discuss the nearly $1.5 million salary of the CEO of Southwest Key Programs, the non-profit that is now providing one-half of the housing for migrant...

Reported Charity Salaries May Not Tell the Full Story

Apr 4, 2017

Donors often seek out information on charity executive salaries when considering whether or not to donate to a particular nonprofit. Unfortunately, the presentation of such salary data often causes donors...

Plus Size Retirement Payouts Continue at American Cancer Society

Mar 2, 2015

Executives at the American Cancer Society certainly have not been strangers to CharityWatch's list of Top 25 Compensation Packages and have come under fire before for eye-popping pay. So it's...

Charity Salaries

Jul 31, 2014

Is it acceptable for the head of a nonprofit to earn a seven-figure salary? Upon what criteria should a salary be based? A recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals...

Million Dollar Pay at Nonprofit Hospitals

Nov 19, 2013

Is it acceptable for the head of a nonprofit to earn a seven-figure salary? Upon what criteria should a salary be based? A recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals...

Eye-Popping Pay

Dec 1, 2011

The head of the American Cancer Society since 1992, John Seffrin made $1.3 million in total compensation and benefits in fiscal 2009. His payout in fiscal 2010 was boosted to...

CharityWatch Calls for Full Disclosure of Charity Executive Compensation

Aug 1, 2011

Current IRS rules allow charities to hide from the public certain payments made to a nonprofit's individual officers, directors, trustees, and key employees. We believe this is wrong on several...