American Heart Association CEO salary and executive pay
American Heart Association paid its CEO, NANCY BROWN, $4,563,563 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $174,718 (4.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. American Heart Association ranks 10th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. American Heart Association has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as AHA.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-5613797, Dallas, TX.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$4,563,563
- Total revenue
- $1,070,192,712
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 92%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202610729349300211.View the filing
Peers: the 179 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 14th of 180 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.43% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 4 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| NANCY BROWN CEO CEO | $4,563,563 |
| LESLIE UPTONCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $1,307,550 |
| LARRY D CANNONCAO/CORP SECRETARY | $1,270,798 |
| MARIELL JESSUPCHIEF SCIENCE & MEDICAL OFFICER | $1,259,134 |
| JOHN MEINERSCHIEF OF MISSION ALIGNED BUSINESS | $953,926 |
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | NANCY BROWN CEO CEO | $4,563,563 | $1,070,192,712 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | NANCY BROWN CEO CEO | $4,388,845 | $972,755,203 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | NANCY BROWN CEO CEO | $4,145,055 | $925,828,648 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | NANCY BROWN CEO CEO | $3,172,723 | $855,744,080 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202610729349300211.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| NANCY BROWNCEO | $4,472,946 | $90,617 | $1,056,928 | $3,247,122 | $168,896 | $48,300 | $42,317 | $4,563,563 |
| LESLIE UPTONCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $1,201,179 | $106,371 | $601,059 | $600,120 | $0 | $87,812 | $18,559 | $1,307,550 |
| LARRY D CANNONCAO/CORP SECRETARY | $1,178,877 | $91,921 | $584,197 | $585,117 | $9,563 | $73,362 | $18,559 | $1,270,798 |
| MARIELL JESSUPCHIEF SCIENCE & MEDICAL OFFICER | $1,176,206 | $82,928 | $591,089 | $585,117 | $0 | $73,306 | $9,622 | $1,259,134 |
| JOHN MEINERSCHIEF OF MISSION ALIGNED BUSINESS | $887,067 | $66,859 | $496,544 | $365,700 | $24,823 | $48,300 | $18,559 | $953,926 |
These figures come from American Heart Association's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How American Heart Association compares
Ranked 10th of 46 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion:
Nova Southeastern University$1,800,665 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Loyola University Chicago$1,202,923 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Rochester Institute of Technology$1,421,925 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Southern Methodist University$2,319,722 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
DePaul University$1,189,697 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
NANCY BROWN (CEO) was paid $4,563,563 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $4,472,946 from American Heart Association and $90,617 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). American Heart Association ranks 10th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, NANCY BROWN, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $4,563,563. Next was LESLIE UPTON (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER), at $1,307,550. On the latest return, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 4 of them more than $1 million.
American Heart Association paid its CEO, NANCY BROWN, $4,563,563 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $174,718 (4.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was NANCY BROWN, paid $3,172,723. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $3,172,723 (NANCY BROWN); June 2023, $4,145,055; June 2024, $4,388,845; June 2025, $4,563,563.
From the 4 Form 990 returns American Heart Association filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.