The highest paid executive of a Minnesota not-for-profit organization earned $2,432,299 from Essentia Health in 2020.
There were 5,382 not-for-profit organizations registered in Minnesota in 2020.
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.”
100 Average salaries of not-for-profit executives working in Minnesota in 2020
| Not-for-profit Organization | City | Average salary |
|---|---|---|
| Centracare Clinic | St. Cloud | $1,179,734 |
| The Duluth Clinic, Ltd. | Duluth | $816,368 |
| Brainerd Medical Center, Inc. | Brainerd | $781,841 |
| St. Cloud Hospital | St. Cloud | $679,690 |
| Avera Marshall | Marshall | $590,649 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation Investment Advisors | Minneapolis | $537,987 |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center | Crosby | $493,632 |
| Community Memorial Hospital Association | Cloquet | $438,735 |
| Centracare Health System | St. Cloud | $420,621 |
| University of Minnesota Physicians | Minneapolis | $406,687 |
| Macalester College | St. Paul | $384,757 |
| Essentia Health | Duluth | $378,673 |
| University of St. Thomas | St. Paul | $329,894 |
| Carleton College | Northfield | $315,708 |
| Minnesota Public Radio American Public Media | St. Paul | $307,717 |
| American Public Media Group | St. Paul | $280,290 |
| Saint Elizabeth's Hospital of Wabasha, Inc. | Wabasha | $272,776 |
| St. Mary's Medical Center | Duluth | $267,061 |
| St. Francis Medical Center | Breckenridge | $262,218 |
| Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. | St. Paul | $255,432 |
| South Metro Human Services | St. Paul | $249,730 |
| Trustees of the Hamline University of Minnesota | St. Paul | $239,323 |
| Wilderness Inquiry, Inc. | St. Paul | $232,037 |
| Essentia Health Foundation | Duluth | $226,732 |
| Metro Minnesota Council on Graduate Medical Education | Minneapolis | $226,476 |
| Planned Parenthood North Central States | St. Paul | $225,559 |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | St. Paul | $221,434 |
| American Academy of Neurology | Minneapolis | $220,303 |
| Missions Programs, Inc. | Plymouth | $216,462 |
| Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc. | Minneapolis | $212,882 |
| Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest, Inc. | St. Paul | $210,900 |
| Eventide | Moorhead | $209,108 |
| Autism Opportunities Foundation | Minnetonka | $201,834 |
| Minnesota Trucking Association | Brooklyn Center | $200,328 |
| Walker ART Center | Minneapolis | $198,659 |
| Minneapolis Society of Fine ARTS | Minneapolis | $198,418 |
| Aim Higher Foundation | St. Paul | $195,921 |
| Goodwill Industries, Inc. | St. Paul | $194,223 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis | $192,656 |
| Nexus-Woodbourne Family Healing | Plymouth | $192,390 |
| Breck School | Minneapolis | $191,157 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Minnesota | St. Paul | $189,490 |
| St. Catherine University | St. Paul | $188,827 |
| Fair Contracting Foundation of Minnesota | St. Paul | $188,615 |
| Saint John's University | Collegeville | $188,435 |
| Concordia College Corporation | Moorhead | $188,321 |
| Summit Academy Oic | Minneapolis | $188,108 |
| Interlachen Country Club | Edina | $187,585 |
| The Wildflower Foundation | Minneapolis | $186,827 |
| University of Minnesota Alumni Association | Minneapolis | $186,703 |
| College of Saint Benedict | St. Joseph | $185,516 |
| Saint Therese of New Hope | St. Louis Park | $184,654 |
| Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, Inc. | Minneapolis | $183,572 |
| Animal Humane Society | Golden Valley | $183,341 |
| Alight | Minneapolis | $182,216 |
| Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota | St. Paul | $181,103 |
| St. Olaf College | Northfield | $180,298 |
| Caringbridge | Eagan | $179,815 |
| Functional Industries, Inc. | Buffalo | $178,220 |
| Circus of the Star | St. Paul | $176,892 |
| Pheasants Forever, Inc. | St. Paul | $174,347 |
| Affordable Housing Connections, Inc. | St. Paul | $173,500 |
| AVIVO | Minneapolis | $173,011 |
| Crown College | St. Bonifacius | $172,914 |
| College of St. Scholastica, Inc. | Duluth | $172,120 |
| Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota | St. Paul | $170,957 |
| Bridging, Inc. | Bloomington | $170,807 |
| Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association | Roseville | $170,723 |
| Upper Midwest Automated Clearing House Association, Inc. | Brooklyn Park | $170,403 |
| American Baptist Homes of the Midwest | Eden Prairie | $170,364 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's School | Faribault | $170,103 |
| Edina Country Club | Edina | $169,572 |
| On Being Project | Minneapolis | $169,434 |
| Feed My Starving Children, Inc. | Coon Rapids | $168,744 |
| Minnesota Private College Council, Inc. | St. Paul | $168,297 |
| Deer River Healthcare Center, Inc. | Deer River | $168,185 |
| Lifeworks Services, Inc. | Eagan | $167,981 |
| Professional Liability Underwriting Society | Minneapolis | $167,650 |
| Montessori Training Center of Minnesota, Inc. | St. Paul | $166,900 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis | $166,649 |
| Saint Paul Rivercentre Convention and Visitors Authority | St. Paul | $166,394 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | St. Peter | $165,853 |
| BestPrep | Brooklyn Park | $165,835 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | St. Paul | $165,601 |
| Minnesota Grocers Association | St. Paul | $165,367 |
| Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America | Fort Snelling | $164,570 |
| Independent Lifestyles a Center for Independent Living, Inc. | Sauk Rapids | $164,526 |
| Parents in Community Action, Inc. | Minneapolis | $164,032 |
| Lakewood Health Center | Baudette | $163,728 |
| Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals | Arden Hills | $162,822 |
| God's Child Project | Golden Valley | $162,673 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | Minneapolis | $162,594 |
| Voans Senior Community Care of Colorado, Inc. | Eden Prairie | $162,422 |
| Women's Foundation of Minnesota | Minneapolis | $162,234 |
| Center for Energy and Environment | Minneapolis | $162,107 |
| Northwestern Health Sciences University | Bloomington | $161,878 |
| The Homestead at Anoka, Inc. | Eden Prairie | $161,681 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Inc. | St. Paul | $161,456 |
| Como Friends | St. Paul | $161,385 |
| St. Marys University of Minnesota | Winona | $161,146 |
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