We examine the associations between board chair-CEO relation, board chair characteristics, and top executive compensation in U.S. nonprofit organizations. Using a sample of 2,153 organization-year observations in our empirical tests, we find a significant positive association between board chair-CEO relation and top executive compensation. We find that board chair characteristics such as board chair’s tenure, gender, and co-chairing are not significantly associated with top executive compensation. The findings should be helpful to further understand influencing factors on nonprofit executive compensation.

Board Chair CEO Relation, Board Chair Characteristics,and Nonprofit Executive Compensation.

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