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Top dollar
Salaries paid to the heads of many private foundations are dramatically higher than what is considered typical for foundation chief executives. A sampling:

FOUNDATION ASSETS CHIEF EXECUTIVE SALARY MEDIAN SALARY*
Paul and Virginia Cabot Charitable Trust, Needham $4,996,454 Paul C. Cabot Jr. $1,318,240 $59,750
William T. Morris Foundation, New York $51,333,357 Edward A. Antonelli $809,750 $110,000
Gerda Lissner Foundation, New York $12,465,143 Betty Smith $281,153 $80,000

*For heads of foundations of similar asset size, according to Association of Small Foundations, 2002 Membership Survey Report

SOURCE: 2002 federal tax returns (2001 for Morris Foundation)
Graphic: Globe Staff / David Butler