There are 29,415 not-for-profit executives registered in the state.
"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."
100 Highest numbers of not-for-profit executives working in Arizona in 2020
| Not-for-profit Organization | City | Numbers of executive |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry | Phoenix | 496 |
| Greater Phoenix Economic Council | Phoenix | 356 |
| Western Maricopa Coalition | Glendale | 318 |
| Safari Club International | Tucson | 313 |
| Desert Botanical Garden, Inc. | Phoenix | 252 |
| Arizona Science Center | Phoenix | 224 |
| Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce | Phoenix | 224 |
| Arizona National Livestock Show, Inc. | Phoenix | 220 |
| Phoenix ART Museum | Phoenix | 196 |
| Arizona Business & Education Coalition | Phoenix | 176 |
| Chicanos Por LA Causa CPLC, Inc. | Phoenix | 176 |
| Chiricahua Community Health Centers | Douglas | 168 |
| Arizona Community Foundation | Phoenix | 168 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona | Phoenix | 160 |
| Valley of the Sun United Way | Phoenix | 156 |
| Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau | Phoenix | 152 |
| Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council, Inc. | Phoenix | 152 |
| Arizona Christian University | Glendale | 144 |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation | Phoenix | 140 |
| Phoenix Symphony Association | Phoenix | 140 |
| Umom New Day Centers, Inc. | Phoenix | 140 |
| Arizona Center for Nature Conservation | Phoenix | 136 |
| Phoenix Performing ARTS Center, Inc. | Phoenix | 136 |
| Fresh Start Women's Foundation | Phoenix | 136 |
| Arizona Education Association | Phoenix | 132 |
| International Secure Information Governance & Management Association | Phoenix | 132 |
| Arizona Opera Company | Phoenix | 128 |
| Community Legal Services | Phoenix | 128 |
| Valle Del Sol, Inc. | Phoenix | 128 |
| Southwest Human Development | Phoenix | 128 |
| Arizona Community Action Association | Phoenix | 116 |
| Planned Parenthood Arizona, Inc. | Phoenix | 116 |
| Arizona Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. | Phoenix | 116 |
| Arizona Council on Economic Education | Phoenix | 116 |
| Oneaz Credit Union | Phoenix | 116 |
| Ballet Arizona | Phoenix | 116 |
| Glendale Chamber of Commerce | Glendale | 114 |
| The Phoenix Theatre Company | Phoenix | 112 |
| Expect More Arizona | Phoenix | 104 |
| AZ State American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization | Phoenix | 104 |
| Arizona Jewish Historical Soci | Phoenix | 100 |
| Arizona Justice Project | Phoenix | 100 |
| Children's Museum of Phoenix | Phoenix | 100 |
| Association for Education Finance & Policy | Chandler | 96 |
| St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance | Phoenix | 96 |
| Free ARTS for Abused Children of Arizona | Phoenix | 96 |
| Phoenix Jewish Free Loan Association | Phoenix | 96 |
| Promusica Arizona Chorale & Orchestra | Phoenix | 92 |
| Vitalyst Health Foundation | Phoenix | 92 |
| Circle the City | Phoenix | 92 |
| Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc. | Phoenix | 92 |
| Arizona Citizens for the Arts | Phoenix | 92 |
| National Kidney Foundation of Arizona | Phoenix | 88 |
| Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona, Inc. | Phoenix | 88 |
| American College of Emergency Physicians Arizona Chapter | Phoenix | 88 |
| Arizona Soccer Association | Phoenix | 88 |
| Valley Youth Theatre | Phoenix | 88 |
| Arizona YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix | Glendale | 84 |
| Helios Education Foundation | Phoenix | 80 |
| Winslow Indian Health Care Center, Inc. | Winslow | 80 |
| Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants | Phoenix | 80 |
| Arizona Association for Economic Development | Phoenix | 80 |
| Kitchen on the Street, Inc. | Phoenix | 76 |
| St. Joseph the Worker | Phoenix | 76 |
| Mesa United Way, Inc. | Mesa | 76 |
| 100 Club of Arizona | Phoenix | 76 |
| Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona | Peoria | 76 |
| Xavier Foundation, Inc. | Phoenix | 76 |
| Teen Lifeline, Inc. | Phoenix | 76 |
| Gilbert Historical Society, Inc. | Gilbert | 76 |
| Ican Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods | Chandler | 76 |
| Phoenix Gospel Mission | Phoenix | 76 |
| Human Services Campus, Inc. | Phoenix | 76 |
| Rocky Mountain Information Network, Inc. | Phoenix | 72 |
| Arizona Heritage Alliance | Phoenix | 72 |
| Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestice Violence, Inc. | Phoenix | 72 |
| Choices Pregnancy Centers of Greater Phoenix, Inc. | Glendale | 72 |
| Arizona Lions Vision and Hearing Foundation of 21, M.D. | Phoenix | 72 |
| Jobs for Arizonas Graduates | Phoenix | 72 |
| Phoenix Union High School District Classroom Teachers Association | Phoenix | 72 |
| Homeward Bound | Phoenix | 72 |
| Chandler Education Foundation, Inc. | Chandler | 72 |
| Arizona Coalition to END Sexual and Domestic Violence, Inc. | Phoenix | 72 |
| A New Leaf, Inc. | Mesa | 72 |
| Arizona Helping Hands | Phoenix | 68 |
| Aclu Foundation of Arizona | Phoenix | 68 |
| Greater Phoenix Urban League | Phoenix | 68 |
| Arizona Public Health Association | Phoenix | 68 |
| Leading for Change, Inc. | Phoenix | 68 |
| Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, Inc. | Phoenix | 68 |
| Arizona Burn Foundation, Inc. | Phoenix | 68 |
| Associated Minority Contractors of | Phoenix | 68 |
| Raising Special Kids, Inc. | Phoenix | 68 |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation | Phoenix | 68 |
| Spotlight Youth Theatre | Glendale | 66 |
| Winslow Chamber of Commerce | Winslow | 65 |
| Arizona Housing Coalition | Phoenix | 64 |
| Arizona Council of Human Service Providers | Phoenix | 64 |
| Verde Valley Regional Economic Organization, Inc. | Cottonwood | 64 |
| Arizona Interscholastic Association, Inc. | Phoenix | 64 |
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