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Executive compensation fell in 2020 for nonprofits hit hardest by COVID, such as private colleges, theaters and museums. Calculations show the percent change in combined executive compensation from 2019 to 2020 for executives who made at least $150,000 in 2020 and had their compensation listed on a Form 990 Schedule J. The figures only include executives listed both years.

Health care increase drops to -0.1% if you exclude Cleveland Clinic adviser/former CEO Toby Cosgrove, whose compensation increased by $7.6 million due to the Cleveland Clinic forgiving a loan on a split dollar life insurance plan. Social services increase drops to 5.1% if you exclude Wingspan Care Group CEO Adam Jacobs, whose 2020 compensation includes $725,418 in deferred compensation from a supplement nonqualified retirement plan.
Chart: Crain's Cleveland Business Source: 990 data compiled for Crain's Nonprofit Compensation Mega List Get the data