Nonprofit Chief Executives Who Earned $1-Million or More
September 16, 2012 | Read Time: 1 minute
2010
| Name and organization | Salary | Bonus | Deferred compensation and retirement | Other payments | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Pardes, New York-Presbyterian Hospital* | $1,705,187 | $1,950,473 | $648,686 | $36,172,451 | |
| Peter Marzio, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston* | $3,208,266 | $625,000 | $109,879 | $31,868,105 | |
| Gary Gottlieb, Partners HealthCare System | $1,357,424 | $138,000 | $1,567,081 | $27,924,960 | |
| Delos Cosgrove, Cleveland Clinic Foundation | $2,032,720 | $246,644 | $24,862,455 | ||
| John Seffrin, American Cancer Society | $587,477 | $1,493,769 | $22,583,091 | ||
| Mark Wrighton, Washington University in St. Louis* | $761,732 | $1,145,223 | $13,152 | $20,501,845 | |
| James Mandell, Children’s Hospital Boston | $746,747 | $725,000 | $389,937 | $18,581,738 | |
| John Noseworthy, Mayo Clinic | $923,109 | $714,279 | $16,720,054 | ||
| Reynold Levy, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | $988,335 | $100,000 | $308,126 | $15,082,666 | |
| Michael Friedman, City of Hope | $717,890 | $469,740 | $49,772 | $148,556 | $13,686,205 |
| Placido Domingo, Los Angeles Opera | $1,350,000 | $12,300,247 | |||
| Michael Kaiser, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | $1,192,560 | $150,000 | $5,354 | $10,950,247 | |
| Paul LeClerc, New York Public Library* | $667,438 | $640,332 | $9,602,333 | ||
| John Sexton, New York University | $1,242,806 | $64,844 | $8,294,563 | ||
| Peter Gelb, Metropolitan Opera Association | $1,248,461 | $52,455 | $6,986,913 | ||
| Kenneth Davis, Mount Sinai Medical Center | $522,500 | $627,750 | $125,464 | $5,685,997 | |
| Richard Levin, Yale University | $1,026,605 | $160,162 | $4,410,283 | ||
| Max Nikias, University of Southern California | $709,291 | $250,000 | $186,242 | $3,223,516 | |
| Ronald Daniels, The Johns Hopkins University | $826,277 | $1,316 | $223,995 | $2,077,983 | |
| James Cuno, Art Institute of Chicago* | $622,528 | $403,867 | $1,026,395 |
2011
| Name and organization | Salary | Bonus | Deferred compensation and retirement | Other payments | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxanne Spillett, Boys & Girls Clubs of America* | $455,829 | $116,000 | $1,184,016 | $58,748 | $1,814,593 |
| Glenn Lowry, Museum of Modern Art | $651,523 | $295,528 | $247,836 | $6,856 | $1,201,743 |
| Edwin Feulner Jr., Heritage Foundation | $501,263 | $575,300 | $21,225 | $1,097,788 |
Note: These figures do not include benefits.
* Mr. Pardes, Mr. Cuno, Mr. LeClerc, and Ms. Spillett are no longer at these organizations. Mr. Wrighton’s compensation include $1,138,000 that had been reported in previous years’ tax forms. Mr. Marzio died in December 2010.
The Chronicle’s annual report on nonprofit pay is based on data from charities that ranked highest on its Philanthropy 400, the annual list of nonprofits that raise the most from private sources; from the nation’s wealthiest grant makers; and from nonprofit watchdog groups and associations. Read how the survey was conducted.
