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Highest Paid Nonprofit CEOs in Massachusetts

50 nonprofit CEO salaries in Massachusetts. The highest-paid earns $105.2M at Mass General Brigham Incorporated And Affiliates Group Rtn.

For Massachusetts's highest-paid nonprofit CEOs, the data below comes from IRS Form 990 Schedule J — the compensation schedule required for tax-exempt organizations with revenue above certain thresholds. 69 Massachusetts nonprofits file the relevant schedule.

Reading officer compensation requires context: $1M in aggregate officer pay at a $50M nonprofit reads very differently than the same figure at a $5B hospital system. The ratio columns below normalize compensation against organizational revenue. Form 990 Schedule J data has a 12-18 month lag from the calendar year the compensation covers — what you see here is the most recent filing year, not the current year.

#OrganizationOfficer PayGrade
1Mass General Brigham Incorporated And Affiliates Group Rtn
Health
$105.2MA
2Umass Memorial Health Care Inc
Health
$21.2MA
3Childrens Hospital Corporation
Health
$19.4MB
4Iso New England Inc
Environment & Animals
$16.9MB
5President And Fellows Of Harvard College
Education
$14.7MC
6Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Education
$13.5MC
7Northeastern University
Education
$12.3MB
8Trustees Of Tufts College
Education
$10.3MC
9Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Medical Research
$9.8MA
10Trustees Of Amherst College
Education
$8.5MD
11Boston College Trustees
Education
$7.5MC
12Trustees Of The Smith College
Education
$7.3MC
13Commonwealth Care Alliance Inc
Health
$6.4MA
14Brandeis University
Education
$6.4MC
15Mcphs University
Education
$5.5MC
16Boston Medical Center Health Plan Inc
Health
$5.4MB
17Clean Air Task Force Inc
Environment & Animals
$5.2MC
18Suffolk University
Education
$4.7MB
19Trustees Of Phillips Academy
Education
$4.7MC
20Year Up Inc
Education
$4.5MB
21Wgbh Educational Foundation
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$4.3MC
22Clark University
Education
$4.2MC
23Boston Medical Center Corporation
Health
$4.2MA
24Bentley University
Education
$4.0MB
25Merrimack College
Education
$4.0MA
26Williams College
Education
$3.8MC
27Wellesley College
Education
$3.8MC
28New England Aquarium Corporation
Environment & Animals
$3.6MB
29Trustees Of The College Of The Holy Cross
Education
$3.6MC
30Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$3.6MB
31Wentworth Institute Of Technology
Education
$3.6MB
32Facing History & Ourselves Inc
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$3.5MD
33Museum Of Fine Arts
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$3.4MF
34Trustees Of Mount Holyoke College
Education
$3.3MC
35Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc
Health
$2.9MA
36Babson College
Education
$2.8MC
37Springfield College
Education
$2.8MB
38Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$2.7MD
39Ceres Inc
Environment & Animals
$2.4MB
40Massachusetts Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals
Environment & Animals
$2.3MB
41Wheaton College
Education
$2.3MB
42Museum Of Science
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$2.0MC
43Endicott College
Education
$1.9MC
44Berklee College Of Music Inc
Education
$1.9MB
45Trustees Of Reservations
Environment & Animals
$1.8MD
46Appalachian Mountain Club
Environment & Animals
$1.8MC
47Emerson College
Education
$1.8MC
48Stonehill College Inc
Education
$1.6MB
49Simmons University
Education
$1.4MC
50Boston Ballet Inc
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$1.4MB

Frequently Asked Questions

Based on IRS 990 filings, the highest-paid nonprofit CEO in Massachusetts earns $105.2M. Compensation varies widely based on organization size, sector, and location.

All compensation data comes from IRS Form 990 filings, which tax-exempt organizations must file annually. These filings are public records and include detailed compensation for officers and key employees.