James Clements earned $643,879 from Clemson University Foundation by working 10 hours a week in 2020.
Clemson-based Clemson University Foundation amassed $65,187,016 in revenue in the tax year ending in 2020, spending $40,908,186.
There are 915 not-for-profit organizations registered in South Carolina.
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 South Carolina in 2020
| Rank | Executives | Not-for-profit Organization | Total salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Benjamin Jackson III | University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust | $1,228,992 |
| 2 | Jeffery A. Guy | University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust | $1,156,768 |
| 3 | Gregory Graboski | University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust | $1,132,017 |
| 4 | Christopher G. Mazoue | University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust | $1,098,455 |
| 4 | Christopher G. Mazoue | University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust | $1,098,455 |
| 6 | Guillaume Dumont | University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust | $946,337 |
| 7 | James Clements | Clemson University Foundation | $643,879 |
| 8 | Daniel G. Clair | University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust | $599,811 |
| 9 | Evans P. Whitaker | Anderson University | $591,493 |
| 10 | Elizabeth Davis | Furman University | $536,840 |
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