William Burger received the fifth highest annual salary among Vermont not-for-profit executives, according to Non-Profit Light.
William Burger earned $489,750 from President and Fellows of Middlebury College by working 40 hours a week in 2020.
Middlebury-based President and Fellows of Middlebury College amassed $400,272,194 in revenue in the tax year ending in 2020, spending $360,929,342.
There are 510 not-for-profit organizations registered in Vermont.
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.”
| Rank | Executives | Not-for-profit Organization | Total salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald J. Laackman | Champlain College Incorporated | $687,892 |
| 2 | Ruth Crose | Northeast Washington County Community Health, Inc. | $575,896 |
| 3 | Laurie L. Patton | President and Fellows of Middlebury College | $564,591 |
| 4 | Richard Schneider | Norwich University | $494,371 |
| 5 | William Burger | President and Fellows of Middlebury College | $489,750 |
| 6 | Peter Eden | Landmark College, Inc. | $447,022 |
| 7 | David Provost | President and Fellows of Middlebury College | $420,184 |
| 8 | Lorraine Sterritt | Saint Michael’s College | $403,962 |
| 9 | Shane Jacobson | University of Vermont And State Agricultural COLLEGE FOUNDATION, Inc. | $384,828 |
| 10 | Michael Thomas | President and Fellows of Middlebury College | $369,395 |
