Where Does $100 to Oceana Go?
Oceana is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) ocean conservation organization that advocates for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life.
Based in Washington, DC, Oceana has offices across the world and is considered the largest ocean conservation advocacy group in the world. They do this by conducting their own scientific research, making policy recommendations, lobbying for specific legislative action, and filing and litigating lawsuits. Hence, the organization is staff intensive with 167 employees (as of 2017) that work on responsible fishing, plastics in the ocean, seafood fraud, climate change, and energy (i.e. drilling, blasting, and wind farms). Read more 
Daisy: 2007-2020
Last Sunday, my dog, Daisy passed away. When I first started writing this essay about losing her, the focus was on everything that happened in the last 17 hours of Daisy’s life: from the moment she had the first seizure to the moment she died in my arms. The story was so sad that I just cried as I read it and decided to start over. Daisy’s life was so much more than what happened at the end. Her death was tragic but her life was not so the focus had to be on the 13 years, 4 months and 2 days she lived on this earth.
Daisy was born in Interlaken, Switzerland on January 1, 2007 ringing in a new year with her arrival. We were “allowed” to purchase Daisy because we were living in a small town outside Geneva at the time and her breeders couldn’t show her (she had faults, namely her tear ducts were blocked). To us, she was just perfect: a Pembroke Welsh Corgi that looked like a chubby little fox. Her name was chosen by our daughter because she loved to eat daises in the spring fields. Read more
Executive Compensation at the American Dental Association
The American Dental Association (ADA) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (6) – a professional association representing more than 163,000 dentists (members) in all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the ADA has 53 state and 545 local dental societies.
Membership dues are $554 a year although recent dental school graduates, graduate students, internationals, active life and retired members pay a reduced rate.
In 2017, the ADA reported total revenue of $133 million, expenses of $130 million and had $113 million in net fund assets (or what is often referred to as the endowment).
$62 million (or 48% of total expenses) was used for compensation for the 510 employees, which equates to an average compensation of $122,000. 150 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 15 most highly compensated employees reported to be: Read more
How Revenue is Spent at the American Dental Association
The American Dental Association (ADA) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (6) – a professional association representing more than 163,000 dentists (members) in all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the ADA has 53 state and 545 local dental societies.
Membership dues are $554 a year although recent dental school graduates, graduate students, internationals, active life and retired members pay a reduced rate. Read more
Where Does $100 to the ASPCA Go (2018)?
If you donated $100 to the ASPCA in 2018 and want to know how your donation was spent, know that more than half ($52) went to pay staff, office-related expenses, travel and conferences. $26 went to pay advertising and promotion and fees for outside services, including professional fundraisers. $10 out of every $100 was spent on veterinary services, operating supplies, and grants to other non-profits whose mission is to help protect animals. $2 out of every $100 was spent on miscellaneous expenses leaving $10 unspent and allocated to the organization’s general fund. Read more
Executive Compensation at the ASPCA (2018)
The ASPCA is a non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) based in New York City, New York. As such, the organization submits a Form 990 to the IRS annually and makes a copy available to the public. The most recent IRS Form 990 (2018) reports the ASPCA: Read more
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