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The 10 highest-paid nonprofit executives in Minnesota

Teresa Rasmussen of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans tops the list with $23.3 million in total compensation, about 310 times the $75.2K that the best-paid person at a typical Minnesota nonprofit earns. 243 people at Minnesota nonprofits were paid $1 million or more.

Top pay
$23.3 million
Typical top pay
$75.2K
median, best-paid person per organization
Paid $1 million or more
243

The list

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

  1. 1Teresa RasmussenCEO · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans$23.3M
  2. 2David RoyalEvp, CFO · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans$8.6M
  3. 3R Frank WeidnerPresident/CEO · Wings Financial Credit Union$7.6M
  4. 4Paul JohnstonEvp, General Counsel · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans$6.9M
  5. 5Holly SchoenbauerExecutive Director · Project Friendship Inc$6M
  6. 6Mary Jane FortinEvp, COO (Former) · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans$5.8M
  7. 7James HerefordPresident & CEO · Fairview Health Services$5.7M
  8. 8Farrugia MD GianricoDirector/CEO/President · Mayo Clinic Group Return$4.9M
  9. 9Eric BilgerFinancial Associate · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans$4.7M
  10. 10Jonathan DoeringFinancial Associate · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans$4.5M

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