How Much the Leaders of America's Biggest Charities and Foundations Make

CEO Pay Grew Last Year, but a Slowdown Expected in 2009 and Beyond
Leaders of nonprofit groups saw their pay increase by a median of 7 percent last year, The Chronicle's survey found, but now many chief executives are taking pay cuts in response to the recession.

• Table: How Much Chief Executives Took in Pay Cuts — and How They Are Making Other Personnel Changes to Save Money
• Table: How Much Chief Executives Earned in Bonuses
• Table: Executives Who Earned $100,000 or More in Fringe Benefits
• Table: Executives Who Earned More Than Their Organization's Top Leader
• Table: Organizations that made non-CEO staff salary cuts

Who Earns the Most
A look at the charity leaders who topped The Chronicle's annual list.

Gates Chief Leads Foundation CEO's in Pay
The head of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations earns nearly $1-million, more than any other leader of a big foundation.

New Chief Executives Offered Less Lucrative Pay Deals
The recession has caused charities to trim the amount they offer to chief executives who have started since the recession began wreaking havoc on charity finances.

How The Chronicle's salary survey was conducted

Report Analyzes Pay Trends of Charity CEOs
Thanks to persistently bigger raises over the past several years, chief executives at the largest nonprofit organizations now earn almost 10 times as much as leaders of small charities, a new study by a charity watchdog group has found.

• Table: See how salaries of men and women executives differ in 10 types of nonprofit leadership jobs

Slide show: See how much seven executives earned, in pictures

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