2020: Which not-for-profit executives earned the highest salaries in Maine?

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David A. Greene received the second highest annual salary among Maine not-for-profit executives, according to Non-Profit Light.

David A. Greene earned $1,070,819 from President & Trustees of Colby College by working 40 hours a week in 2020.

Waterville-based President & Trustees of Colby College amassed $292,366,000 in revenue in the tax year ending in 2020, spending $212,296,000.

There are 625 not-for-profit organizations registered in Maine.

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 Maine in 2020
Rank Executives Not-for-profit Organization Total salary
1 Paula Volent Bowdoin College $4,170,808
2 David A. Greene President & Trustees of Colby College $1,070,819
3 Tarek Radwan Central Maine Medical Center $1,065,102
4 Lisa Rutstein Central Maine Medical Center $966,234
5 Faddy Asslo MaineGeneral Health and Affiliates $943,155
6 George Polkinghorn MaineGeneral Health and Affiliates $940,789
7 Joseph Scordino Penobscot Bay Physicians & Association $928,019
8 Paul Weldner Central Maine Medical Center $906,142
9 Charles Hays MaineGeneral Health $886,354
10 Sean McGarr Central Maine Medical Center $826,280


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