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The 10 highest-paid nonprofit executives in Iowa

Chong C Lee MD of Mercy Medical Center tops the list with $3.3 million in total compensation, about 47 times the $71.5K that the best-paid person at a typical Iowa nonprofit earns. 66 people at Iowa nonprofits were paid $1 million or more.

Top pay
$3.3 million
Typical top pay
$71.5K
median, best-paid person per organization
Paid $1 million or more
66

The list

Total compensation reported on Form 990 Part VII: pay from the organization and its related organizations, plus other compensation.

  1. 1Chong C Lee MDPhysician · Mercy Medical Center$3.3M
  2. 2Scott Kizer Board SecretaryEx-Officio Member/CEO · Iowa Health System$2.4M
  3. 3Himanshu Tandon MDPhysician · Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation$2.3M
  4. 4Daniel Carpenter ChiefStrategy Officer SVP (To 07/24) · Iowa Health System$2.2M
  5. 5Bhavik Patel MDPhysician · Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation$2.2M
  6. 6Rajeev Fernando MDPhysician · Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation$2M
  7. 7Ahsan Maqsood MDPhysician - Cardiology · Covenant Medical Center Inc$1.9M
  8. 8Richard Naylor DoPhysician - Orthopedics · Covenant Medical Center Inc$1.9M
  9. 9Palmer Gary EPresident, CEO · Prairie Meadows Race Track & Casino Inc$1.9M
  10. 10Tauseef Khan MDPhysician · Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation$1.8M

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