Nonprofit Executive Compensation

Client Experience

Nonprofit Executive Compensation Clients

James’ clients are from all sectors of the nonprofit industry – performing arts, social service, foundations, NGOs, health care organizations, and others. He provides best practices and benchmarking for boards, negotiates contracts for CEOs, and uses compensation to assist in succession planning.

Arts & Culture

  • Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Blumenthal Center for the Arts / Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music
  • Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Diversity-Focused Organizations

  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (also in Arts & Culture – can go either or both)
  • Heckscher Foundation for Children
  • US Fund for UNICEF
  • WBGO, Newark, NJ

Education, Social Services & NGOs

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City
  • Damian Family Care Centers
  • Greater Greenfield United Way
  • Indiana University Foundation
  • United Way of Greenville County
  • National Public Radio
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Foundations

  • Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation
  • Heckscher Foundation for Children (also in Diversity-Focused)
  • Onassis Foundation USA
  • Saul Steinberg Foundation
  • Terra Foundation for American Art
  • Victoria Foundation, Newark, NJ

Museums & Science Centers

  • Detroit Institute of Arts
  • Indianapolis Museum of Art
  • Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
  • Liberty Science Center
  • National Aquarium in Baltimore

International Organizations

  • Onassis Foundation USA
  • US Fund for UNICEF

Zoos, Aquariums & Gardens

  • Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
  • Detroit Zoo
  • Mystic Aquarium
  • National Aquarium in Baltimore
  • Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary

Arts & Culture Clients

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Blumenthal Center for the Arts / Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Cabot Performing Arts Center
Carmel Center for the Arts
Cleveland Playhouse Square Foundation / Playhouse Square Foundation
Count Basie Theatre
Fox Theatre, Atlanta
Gaillard Performing Arts Center
International Society for the Performing Arts
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Mark Morris Dance Group
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Orpheum Theatre Group, Memphis
Peace Center, Greenville, SC
Providence Performing Arts Center
Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
School of American Ballet
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Walton Arts Center
Cabot Theater
Wang Theater

Museums & Science Centers Clients

Detroit Institute of Arts
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Liberty Science Center
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Newark Museum
Pacific Science Center
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Smithsonian Institution
American Astronomical Society
Society for Neuroscience
Ecological Society of America