James Zellner earned $1,468,661 from Memorial Health Care System, Inc. by working 50 hours a week in 2020.
Chattanooga-based Memorial Health Care System, Inc. amassed $564,430,640 in revenue in the tax year ending in 2020, spending $595,006,052.
There are 1,517 not-for-profit organizations registered in Tennessee.
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 Tennessee in 2020
| Rank | Executives | Not-for-profit Organization | Total salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey R. Balser | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $2,791,658 |
| 2 | James R. Downing | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. | $2,269,403 |
| 3 | C. Wright Pinson | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $2,226,696 |
| 4 | Alan Levine Presidentceo | Ballad Health | $2,155,621 |
| 5 | Byron F. Stephens II | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $2,076,443 |
| 6 | Scott L. Parker | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $1,989,189 |
| 7 | Ken Kozawa | Sweetwater Hospital Association | $1,758,371 |
| 8 | Kenneth L. Bishop | National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Inc. | $1,496,935 |
| 9 | James Zellner | Memorial Health Care System, Inc. | $1,468,661 |
| 10 | Ginger Holt | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $1,465,080 |
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