Shriners Hospitals for Children CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on Shriners Hospitals for Children's return for the fiscal year ending December 2025 was Robert Bernstein, at $2,387,804. On the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024, the highest-paid person was John McCabe, paid $4,000,753. Total revenue on that return was $1,582,506,437, down 14.2% from $1,843,836,782 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. Shriners Hospitals for Children ranks 13th of 45 major nonprofits on this site by top pay. Shriners Hospitals for Children has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as Shriners Children's or Shriners.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 36-2193608, Tampa, FL.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending December 2025
$2,387,804
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Total revenue
- $1,582,506,437
- Top pay vs. peers
- Higher than 50%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2025, IRS object ID 202611989349301101.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 166th of 331 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.15% 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 hospital system. Shriners International and its local temples are separate fraternal organizations. No one on these returns has a chief executive title; the top executive is listed as Executive Vice President, and the highest-paid person in the latest year is a chief of staff.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 5 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Robert BernsteinCHIEF OF STAFF | $2,387,804 |
| John McCabeEXEC VICE PRESIDENT | $1,480,956 |
| Purnendu GuptaCHIEF OF STAFF | $1,203,697 |
| Frances FarleyCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | $1,145,230 |
| Amer SamdaniCHIEF OF SURGERY | $1,077,533 |
Also paid on the latest return: Scott Kozin (CHIEF OF STAFF), $999,760; Glen Baird (CHIEF OF STAFF), $977,967; Richard G Burke (DIRECTOR), $57,265; Brad T Koehn (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD), $50,000; Leslie D Stewart MD (PRESIDENT), $18,000.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Lawrence J Leib (1ST VICE PRESIDENT), Mark E Hartz (2ND VICE PRESIDENT), Scott A Schuster (TREASURER), Matthew Sturlaugson (SECRETARY), Martin L Bartlett (ASSISTANT SECRETARY), Jim Cain (DIRECTOR), Ron Devoll (DIRECTOR), David C Hamm (DIRECTOR), Timothy D Forbis (DIRECTOR), Rick Holloway (DIRECTOR (TERM START 7/1/25)), Dale R Vrsalovich (DIRECTOR), Ricaurte A Arrocha (TRUSTEE), Ronald L Capps (TRUSTEE), Kenneth G Craven (TRUSTEE), Dennis W Hewatt (TRUSTEE (TERM START 7/1/25)), Timothy Ludwig (TRUSTEE), William B Rasner (TRUSTEE), Kevin R Costello (PAST 1ST VP (TERM END 05/30/25)), James E Stolze Jr (DIRECTOR (TERM END 06/30/25)).
Top pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return, or the highest-paid person where no one has a chief executive title.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | Robert BernsteinCHIEF OF STAFF (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $2,387,804 | $1,582,506,437 | Filing |
| Dec 2024 | John McCabeEXEC VICE PRESIDENT (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $4,000,753 | $1,843,836,782 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Laurie SpielerVP, LEGAL (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $1,111,497 | $1,106,846,145 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Ellen RaneyORTHOPEDIC SURGEON, PROFESSOR (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $3,366,552 | $1,034,087,247 | 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 202611989349301101.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Robert BernsteinCHIEF OF STAFF | $2,331,625 | $56,179 | $901,297 | $0 | $1,430,328 | $10,500 | $45,679 | $2,387,804 |
| John McCabeEXEC VICE PRESIDENT | $1,455,165 | $25,791 | $1,016,812 | $0 | $438,353 | $10,500 | $15,291 | $1,480,956 |
| Purnendu GuptaCHIEF OF STAFF | $1,057,718 | $145,979 | $1,054,106 | $0 | $3,612 | $99,706 | $46,273 | $1,203,697 |
| Frances FarleyCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | $1,055,534 | $89,696 | $1,026,490 | $0 | $29,044 | $84,311 | $5,385 | $1,145,230 |
| Amer SamdaniCHIEF OF SURGERY | $1,024,681 | $52,852 | $1,004,069 | $0 | $20,612 | $10,500 | $42,352 | $1,077,533 |
These figures come from Shriners Hospitals for Children'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 Shriners Hospitals for Children compares
Ranked 13th of 45 major nonprofits by top pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 12th, AARP, $2,871,820
- Next in this ranking: 14th, American Cancer Society, $2,242,645
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
NCAA$3,439,897 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Samaritan's Purse$624,763 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Aerospace Corporation$2,257,756 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Big Ten Conference$5,824,743 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
The Nature Conservancy$936,855 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending December 2025 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, Robert Bernstein (CHIEF OF STAFF), was paid $2,387,804: $2,331,625 from Shriners Hospitals for Children and $56,179 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Robert Bernstein (CHIEF OF STAFF), at $2,387,804.
This is the hospital system. Shriners International and its local temples are separate fraternal organizations.
The highest-paid person on Shriners Hospitals for Children's return for the fiscal year ending December 2025 was Robert Bernstein, at $2,387,804. On the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024, the highest-paid person was John McCabe, paid $4,000,753. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the highest-paid person was Ellen Raney, paid $3,366,552. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $3,366,552 (Ellen Raney); December 2023, $1,111,497 (Laurie Spieler); December 2024, $4,000,753 (John McCabe); December 2025, $2,387,804 (Robert Bernstein).
Shriners Hospitals for Children's return for the fiscal year ending December 2025 reports total expenses of $1,193,256,330 and total revenue of $1,582,506,437 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $389,250,107. Expenses were $1,115,031,505 for the fiscal year ending December 2024, so they rose 7.0%. The highest-paid person's pay of $2,387,804 equals 0.20% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Shriners Hospitals for Children filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on July 17, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.