Rony Elias earned $4,538,330 from Cornell University by working 55 hours a week in 2020.
Ithaca-based Cornell University amassed $5,126,693,316 in revenue in the tax year ending in 2020, spending $5,178,905,382.
There are 5,092 not-for-profit organizations registered in New York.
How not-for-profit executives and staff are paid is an issue consistently under the microscope.
“We urge donors to be wary of charities that pay salaries hovering near or above $1 million,” Ken Berger, president and CEO of Charity Navigator, said. “The purpose of a charity is to provide a public benefit. Every donor and tax payer subsidizes the charitable sector with that purpose in mind, not creating a class of millionaire CEOs.”
Top 10 not-for-profit executives by total salary in New York in 2020
| Rank | Executives | Not-for-profit Organization | Total salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zev Rosenwarks | Cornell University | $8,805,077 |
| 2 | Hey-Joo Kang | Cornell University | $6,039,733 |
| 3 | Mark Pfisterer | AmeriCU Credit Union | $4,675,628 |
| 4 | Rony Elias | Cornell University | $4,538,330 |
| 5 | Steven Spandorfer | Cornell University | $4,234,332 |
| 6 | Leonard Girardi | Cornell University | $4,193,574 |
| 7 | Dino Babers | Syracuse University | $3,449,938 |
| 8 | Antonio M. Gotto | Cornell University | $2,794,016 |
| 9 | James Boeheim | Syracuse University | $2,703,515 |
| 10 | Augustine Mk Choi | Cornell University | $2,485,635 |
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