March of Dimes CEO salary and executive pay
March of Dimes paid its CEO, Cynthia H Rahman, $488,009 for the fiscal year ending December 2025. That is up $134,448 (38.0%) from the fiscal year ending December 2024. Total revenue on that return was $85,191,655, up 1.9% from $83,573,258 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. March of Dimes ranks 42nd of 45 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. March of Dimes has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-1846366, Arlington, VA.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2025
$488,009
- Total revenue
- $85,191,655
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 60%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2025, IRS object ID 202622679349301467.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 82nd of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.57% 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
No one on the latest return was paid more than $500,000.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Cynthia H Rahman CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $488,009 |
| Kelly ErnstSVP, MARKET IMPACT | $338,880 |
| Candice ChristopherCFO | $335,000 |
| L'Kel C LittleSR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | $320,003 |
| Deirdre MaloneySVP, HUMAN RESOURCES | $318,703 |
Also paid on the latest return: Alison A Ale (SVP, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER), $314,088; Christina S Cavucci (SVP MARKET DEVELOPMENT), $255,083; Stacey Brayboy (SVP PUB POL/ GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS), $243,742; Chauncey McCall Acting Cmo ((01/25-06/25)/VP MKTG. (07/25-12/25)), $234,494; Michael D Warren MD CHIEF (MED. & HEALTH OFF. (AS OF 06/25)), $205,323.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Ellen Kelsay (CHAIR), Dana Martin (VICE CHAIR), Amy L Casseri (VICE CHAIR), Andrew J Dahle (TREASURER), Karen W Johnson (SECRETARY), Nicole Alexander-Scott MD (TRUSTEE), Judy L Aschner MD (TRUSTEE), Craig Best MD (TRUSTEE), Phyllis A Dennery MD (TRUSTEE), Emma Goltz (TRUSTEE), Jay S Greenspan MD (TRUSTEE), Tonya Lewis Lee (TRUSTEE (END 06/25)), Judette Louis MD (TRUSTEE (END 06/25)), Sharon Mills Higgins (TRUSTEE), Austin Pittman (TRUSTEE (END 12/11/25)), Sue Schick (TRUSTEE), Tim Spilker (TRUSTEE), Ellen Stang MD (TRUSTEE), Brian Thompson MD (TRUSTEE (END 06/25)).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | Cynthia H Rahman CEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $488,009 | $85,191,655 | Filing |
| Dec 2024 | Cynthia H Rahman CEO INTERIM PRESIDENT/CEO (BEG 06/24) | $353,561 | $83,573,258 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Elizabeth K Cherot CEO CMO (END 7/23); PRES/CEO (BEG 7/23) | $452,534 | $88,512,222 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Stacey D Stewart CEO PRESIDENT & CEO (END 12/22) | $652,343 | $104,990,667 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2025, IRS object ID 202622679349301467.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Cynthia H RahmanPRESIDENT/CEO | $474,009 | $14,000 | $473,583 | $0 | $426 | $14,000 | $0 | $488,009 |
| Kelly ErnstSVP, MARKET IMPACT | $313,557 | $25,323 | $297,077 | $15,500 | $980 | $12,400 | $12,923 | $338,880 |
| Candice ChristopherCFO | $322,730 | $12,270 | $306,750 | $15,000 | $980 | $12,270 | $0 | $335,000 |
| L'Kel C LittleSR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | $309,539 | $10,464 | $309,161 | $0 | $378 | $5,875 | $4,589 | $320,003 |
| Deirdre MaloneySVP, HUMAN RESOURCES | $294,639 | $24,064 | $280,159 | $13,500 | $980 | $11,124 | $12,940 | $318,703 |
These figures come from March of Dimes' 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 March of Dimes compares
Ranked 42nd of 45 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 41st, Sierra Club, $524,826
- Next in this ranking: 43rd, Wounded Warrior Project, $404,382
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Miami Jewish Health$1,521,278 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
United Way Worldwide$929,417 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Goodwill Industries Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada$680,201 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024- Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York$329,280 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Advocate Aurora Health$30,862,679 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Cynthia H Rahman (PRESIDENT/CEO) was paid $488,009 for the fiscal year ending December 2025: $474,009 from March of Dimes and $14,000 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Cynthia H Rahman, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $488,009.
March of Dimes paid its CEO, Cynthia H Rahman, $488,009 for the fiscal year ending December 2025. That is up $134,448 (38.0%) from the fiscal year ending December 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Stacey D Stewart, paid $652,343. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $652,343 (Stacey D Stewart); December 2023, $452,534 (Elizabeth K Cherot); December 2024, $353,561 (Cynthia H Rahman); December 2025, $488,009.
March of Dimes' return for the fiscal year ending December 2025 reports total expenses of $84,167,068 and total revenue of $85,191,655 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $1,024,587. Expenses were $86,667,092 for the fiscal year ending December 2024, so they fell 2.9%. The CEO's pay of $488,009 equals 0.58% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns March of Dimes filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on September 24, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.