Executive Compensation at the American Hospital Association (2022)

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is a trade organization that is a tax-exempt non-profit 501 (c) (6) that represents and works on behalf of its members (hospitals/owners of hospitals) to advocate their positions to government entities (i.e. Congress, Senate, etc) and provide education and assistance to its members.

In 2022, the AHA raised $139 million (compared to $129 million in 2021, $120 million in 2020, $143 million in 2019 and  $134 million in 2018) primarily through membership dues, education and licensing) and spent $130 million  (not including $2 million in depreciation) with the largest expense reported to be compensation ($71 million) followed by office expenses ($21 million),, travel and conferences ($17 million) and fees for services ($16 million).  With nearly $300 million in net fund assets, the organization  reports to represent nearly 5,000 hospitals.

Based in Chicago, Illinois, the AHA has 442 employees who were compensated $71 million in 2022 which equates to an average compensation of $161,000.  However, only 197 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation which means a smaller amount of employees received significant higher compensation.  The 18 most highly compensated employees were compensated $15 million and were reported to be: Read more