Executive Compensation at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) based in Rye Brook, New York with 1,302 employees who received total compensation of $97.8 million, which equates to an average of $75,000 per individual. However, the IRS Form 990 reports that 164 individuals received more than $100,000 in compensation in the year ending June 30, 2017.

The most highly compensated individuals (12) were compensated $4.1 million (an average of $342,000 each):

• $623,559:  Louis J Degennaro, President and CEO
• $451,090:  Mark Roithmayr, EVP, Chief Rel Officer – terminated 12/31/16
• $415,910:  Rosemarie A Loffredo, EVP and CFO
• $383,874:  Andrew S Coccari, EVP, Chief Prod Officer
• $344,374:  Lee M Greenberger, SVP, Chief Science Officer
• $339,547:  Paulette Damiano, VP, Organizational Development and Change – terminated 6/30/16
• $320,961:  Alice O’Rourke, EVP, Chief Development Officer
• $295,708:  Gordon Miller, Jr, SVP, Finance
• $266,361:  Coker Powell, SVP, LTN Campaign
• $261,097:  Deborah Matz, SVP, Legal and ERM
• $258,685:  Michele Przypyszny, Executive Director – terminated 7/21/16
• $111,126:  George J Omiros, EVP, Chief Camp and Field – terminated 4/15

Of the 10 most highly compensated individuals, 6 were men and 4 were women (men appear first, second, fourth, fifth, eighth, and ninth while women were third, sixth, seventh, and tenth).

Severance payments were made to the following individuals:

• $220,328:  Paulette Damiano
• $125,350:  Michele Przypszny
• $111,126:  George J Omiros

To read the IRS Form 990 (2016), click here.