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America's highest-paid charity and non-profit organisation bosses

Highest salaries in the third sector
22) Elizabeth Blackburn of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies: $938,686 (£737,056)
21) Carter Roberts of the World Wildlife Fund: $953,130 (£748,397)
20) Soledad Gompf of FINCA International: $1,008,323 (£791,735)
19) Ron Robinson of Young America's Foundation: $1,016,874 (£798,449)
18) Kevin Rudd of the Asia Society: $1,038,572 (£815,486)
17) Brian Gallagher of United Way Worldwide: $1,087,498 (£853,903)
16) Marc H. Morial of the National Urban League: $1,091,806 (£857,286)
15) Meir Klifi-Amir of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces: $1,106,685 (£868,969)
14) Harry Johns of the Alzheimer's Association: $1,172,505 (£920,650)
13) Thomas E. Merchant of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: $1,249,628 (£981,207)
12) Jonathan W. Simons of the Prostate Cancer Foundation: $1,288,873 (£1,012,023)
11) Cristian Samper of the Wildlife Conservation Society: $1,320,978 (£1,037,231)
10) Michael Salem of National Jewish Health: $1,342,674 (£1,054,267)
9) Scott A. Blackmun of the United States Olympic Committee: $1,358,212 (£1,066,468)
8) James W. DeMint of the Heritage Foundation: $1,398,676 (£1,098,240)
7) Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association: $1,433,977 (£1,125,958)
6) Edward J. Benz, Jr. of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: $1,503,221 (£1,180,329)
5) Nancy Brown of the American Heart Association: $1,733,963 (£1,361,507)
4) Joseph C. Cahoon of the American Cancer Society: $1,959,600 (£1,538,677)
3) Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research: $2,236,549 (£1,756,138)
2) Robert W. Stone of City of Hope & Affiliates: $2,246,069 (£1,763,613)
1) Craig B. Thompson of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: $5,303,958 (£4,164,667)
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Highest salaries in the third sector

Many charities have a mission of giving to those in need. So in that context some of the salaries the CEOs of the biggest charities and non-profit organisations take home might surprise you. We take a look at the 22 highest-paid bosses in the so-called 'third sector' in the US, as compiled by CharityWatch.

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Mab Jones

19 July 2019

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