CEO pay at US nonprofit health organizations other than hospitals, ranked
This list ranks 12 nonprofit health organizations other than hospitals and clinics by what they paid their CEO, using each one's latest full-year IRS Form 990. Every row links to the return it comes from. This is a partial list: 76 of the 97 health organizations that meet the definition do not have pages on this site yet.
Last updated from IRS e-file data.
What counts as a health organization here
Health nonprofits that are not hospitals, clinics or senior care providers: blood centers, organ and tissue banks, physician groups, health networks, standards bodies and similar groups. Hospitals, community health centers and senior care each have their own ranking. Each must report at least $100 million in total revenue (Part I, line 12) on its latest full-year return. 97 organizations meet the definition: 12 are ranked here, and 76 do not have pages on this site yet.
Each row is the return that reports the chief executive's pay, and the revenue shown is that return's own. Affiliates that list the same executive as the ranked return are left out so one person's pay is not listed twice.
The best-known national charities are ranked on the major nonprofits list, not here. Six more that meet the definition, Texas Essential Healthcare Partnerships Foundation, Florida Essential Healthcare Partnerships Foundation, Sante Health Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Global, Wellness Worx and Folx Foundation, aren't ranked because their latest returns report no pay for anyone listed. One more is not ranked here: The Children's Hospital (Cincinnati) files a separate return that lists no pay for anyone; executive pay for the same system is reported on the return ranked as Cincinnati Children's on the hospital systems list. Two more that meet the definition, SCL Health and AH Georgia, aren't ranked because their latest full-year returns list no paid lead person.
The ranking
The chief executive on each organization's latest full-year return, or the highest-paid person where no title marks one. Each row is a different return, so each links to its own filing.
The percentile compares each row's pay / revenue with organizations of similar revenue across this site, not only this list, because the site has fewer than 20 health organizations. Rows in different revenue bands are compared with different groups, so similar shares can show different percentiles.
| Rank | Organization and CEO | Total pay | Year ending | Revenue | Pay / revenue | Share percentile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LifeNet HealthMr Rony ThomasCEO CEO | $4,117,970 | Dec 2024 | $598,564,898 | 0.69% | 98% | Filing |
| 2 |  Alfred I. duPont Charitable TrustDavid D GoninoCEO PRESIDENT/CIO | $3,438,367 | Dec 2024 | $498,778,461 | 0.69% | 70% | Filing |
| 3 |  Joint CommissionJonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHACEO President & CEO | $2,825,944 | Dec 2024 | $222,257,508 | 1.27% | 92% | Filing |
| 4 |  New York Blood CenterChristopher D HillyerCEO PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $2,678,053 | Dec 2025 | $629,039,352 | 0.43% | 93% | Filing |
| 5 |  UVA Physicians GroupCraig Kent MDCEO CEO UVA Health/Ex-officio director (THRU 02.25)See note 1. | $2,317,533 | Jun 2025 | $702,399,669 | 0.33% | 88% | Filing |
| 6 | National Board of Medical ExaminersPeter J Katsufrakis CEO President & CEO | $2,172,839 | Dec 2024 | $189,758,430 | 1.15% | 88% | Filing |
| 7 |  NMDPAmy RonnebergCEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $2,152,247 | Sep 2025 | $741,231,321 | 0.29% | 85% | Filing |
| 8 |  VitalantDavid GreenCEO PRESIDENT/CEO | $1,802,965 | Dec 2024 | $739,592,382 | 0.24% | 77% | Filing |
| 9 | OneBloodGeorge Bud Scholl CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $1,772,301 | Dec 2024 | $450,740,907 | 0.39% | 51% | Filing |
| 10 |  American Board of Internal MedicineRichard J BaronCEO PRESIDENT/CEO TO AUGUST 2024See note 2. | $1,566,325 | Jun 2025 | $108,351,701 | 1.45% | 94% | Filing |
| 11 |  United States PharmacopeiaRonald T PiervincenziCEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & EX-OFFICIO | $1,104,534 | Jun 2025 | $357,720,644 | 0.31% | 36% | Filing |
| 12 |  AIDS Healthcare FoundationMichael WeinsteinCEO PRESIDENT | $668,273 | Dec 2024 | $2,193,782,492 | 0.03% | 3% | Filing |
- 1.More than one person held the top job during the year this return covers. The row shows Craig Kent MD ("CEO UVA Health/Ex-officio director (THRU 02.25)"); the return also lists Wendy Michelle Horton ("Chief Executive Officer, UVA Medical Center/ex-officio director"), $1,345,477 and Scott Just MD ("Chief Executive Officer"), $989,465.
- 2.More than one person held the top job during the year this return covers. The row shows Richard J Baron ("PRESIDENT/CEO TO AUGUST 2024"); the return also lists Furman S McDonald ("PRESIDENT/CEO AS OF SEPTEMBER 2024"), $769,945.
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About the data
Every figure comes from a Form 990 e-file return the organization submitted to the IRS, which the IRS publishes as open data. Each row uses one return and links to it. We don't estimate, round or combine years; column F is the organization's own estimate of other compensation.
- Which return
- The most recent return that covers a full year. Short-year returns, filed when an organization changes its fiscal year, cover only a few months and are not used as the latest year. Where a return was amended, the amended version is used.
- What “total” means
- Part VII columns D, E and F added together: reportable pay from the organization, reportable pay from related organizations, and estimated other compensation. We add them up; each organization's page shows the three amounts separately.
- Timing
- Returns are due up to 10½ months after the fiscal year ends and appear in IRS data anywhere from about 4 to 18 months after the year ends, so the latest year here is often a year or more old.
- Who counts as CEO
- The person whose filed title names them chief executive (CEO, chief executive officer or executive director), or, where no one has one of those titles, a plain "President" or head of school. At a university it is the president or chancellor. If no one has any of these titles, we show the highest-paid person and say so. Totals and percentages labeled as calculated are our arithmetic on figures from one filing.
The full rules are on the methodology page. To report an error or ask for a review, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
Common questions
Of the 12 ranked so far, the top total is $4,117,970 for Mr Rony Thomas, CEO of LifeNet Health, on its return for the fiscal year ending December 2024. Next is David D Gonino of Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust at $3,438,367. Totals are Part VII columns D, E and F added together, so they include pay from related organizations and the organization's estimate of other compensation, such as retirement contributions. This is a partial list: 76 more that meet the definition do not have pages on this site yet.
Across these 12 the median is $2,162,543 (our calculation). 11 reported $1,000,000 or more for their CEO or top-paid person, and all 12 reported $500,000 or more. The median share is 0.41% of the ranked return's revenue, our calculation from the same return.
The list covers organizations whose latest full-year Form 990 reports at least $100 million in total revenue, one row per organization. Affiliates that list the same executive as another return are left out so one person's pay is not counted twice. The best-known national charities are on the major nonprofits ranking instead. 76 more that meet the definition do not have pages on this site yet.