Doctors Without Borders USA CEO salary and executive pay
Doctors Without Borders USA paid its CEO, Avril Benoit, $386,961 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $94,322 (32.2%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $776,922,926, up 1.2% from $767,362,916 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. Doctors Without Borders USA ranks 44th of 45 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. Doctors Without Borders USA has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Also known as Médecins Sans Frontières USA or MSF USA.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-3433452, New York, NY.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$386,961
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Rasha Khoury (PRESIDENT AS OF 6/24), $66,263; Africa Stewart (PRESIDENT TO 5/24), $39,615.
- Total revenue
- $776,922,926
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 7%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202503179349303040.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 305th of 331 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.05% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is the US section of Médecins Sans Frontières. The international movement is based outside the US and does not file a Form 990.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
No one on the latest return was paid more than $500,000.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Avril Benoit CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $386,961 |
| Andres Maldonado SeglerDEPUTY TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL | $338,601 |
| Carrie TeicherCHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER | $319,594 |
| Rebekah VarelaCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $313,463 |
| Kavita MenonCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | $310,407 |
Also paid on the latest return: John Ryan Brooks (INT'L INFO SYSTEMS COORDINATOR), $307,317; Jay Chaudhuri (CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER), $297,338; Mikhaela Reid (SR.DIR.,INTEGRATED CHANNEL MARKETING), $287,698; Cameron Wrigley (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), $282,961; Deborah Garcia (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER), $281,016; Allison Westfield-James (CHIEF PEOPLE CULTURE & INCLUSION OFFICER), $276,049; Ellen Willmott (GENERAL COUNSEL), $264,920; Mary Vonckx (SR. DIRECTOR OF GRANTS), $261,408; Sheila Shettle (HEAD OF COMM. ACCESS CAMPAIGN), $258,013; Tiffany Wollin (SR. DIR., IND. GIVING & STRAT. PHILANTHROPY), $253,792; Alexa Adam (DIR., FOUNDATIONS & CORPORATIONS), $252,711; Sandra Murillo (MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR), $252,669; Elias Primoff (EDITORIAL DIRECTOR), $247,636; Northan Hurtado Heriera (HEAD OF MEDICAL UNIT), $244,141; Sarah Autry (SR. DIR., DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS), $236,824; and 6 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Jack Rack Gomer (VICE PRESIDENT), John Wetherington (TREASURER), Darlyn Rodriquez Hayes (SECRETARY AS OF 9/24), Sheronda Rochelle (SECRETARY TO 7/24), Isabelle Defourney (PRESIDENT, MSF FRANCE), Sandra Tacina (DIRECTOR), Christina Moore (DIRECTOR), Qusay Hossein (DIRECTOR), Monica Dhand (DIRECTOR), Aqsa Durrani (DIRECTOR AS OF 5/24), Jason Cone (DIRECTOR AS OF 5/24), Eamon Penney (DIRECTOR AS OF 5/24), Marc Levin (DIRECTOR TO 5/24), Elen Costigan (DIRECTOR TO 5/24), Adrienne Hurst (DIRECTOR TO 12/24).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Avril Benoit CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $386,961 | $776,922,926 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Avril Benoit CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $292,639 | $767,362,916 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 Amended | Avril Benoit CEO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $261,883 | $688,743,776 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202503179349303040.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Avril BenoitCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $351,008 | $35,953 | $351,008 | $0 | $0 | $18,650 | $17,303 | $386,961 |
| Andres Maldonado SeglerDEPUTY TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL | $289,162 | $49,439 | $289,162 | $0 | $0 | $15,818 | $33,621 | $338,601 |
| Carrie TeicherCHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER | $254,435 | $65,159 | $254,435 | $0 | $0 | $14,515 | $50,644 | $319,594 |
| Rebekah VarelaCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $268,631 | $44,832 | $268,631 | $0 | $0 | $15,068 | $29,764 | $313,463 |
| Kavita MenonCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | $246,024 | $64,383 | $246,024 | $0 | $0 | $13,739 | $50,644 | $310,407 |
These figures come from Doctors Without Borders USA'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 Doctors Without Borders USA compares
Ranked 44th of 45 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 43rd, Wounded Warrior Project, $404,382
- Next in this ranking: 45th, PETA, $41,631
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Plan International$168,840 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Public Health Management Corporation$974,587 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Educational Testing Service$2,184,468 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Foundation for the Carolinas$737,104 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Christian Healthcare Ministries$556,897 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Avril Benoit (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) was paid $386,961 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $351,008 from Doctors Without Borders USA and $35,953 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Avril Benoit, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $386,961.
This is the US section of Médecins Sans Frontières. The international movement is based outside the US and does not file a Form 990.
Doctors Without Borders USA paid its CEO, Avril Benoit, $386,961 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $94,322 (32.2%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Avril Benoit, paid $261,883. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $261,883 (Avril Benoit); December 2023, $292,639; December 2024, $386,961.
Doctors Without Borders USA's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $774,314,841 and total revenue of $776,922,926 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $2,608,085. Expenses were $856,531,073 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they fell 9.6%. The CEO's pay of $386,961 equals 0.05% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Doctors Without Borders USA filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 13, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.