Executive Compensation at Trinity Health (2020)
Trinity Health is a tax-exempt non-profit Catholic healthcare system that employee more than 123,000 in 88 hospitals and more than 135 continuing healthcare locations (i.e. senior living, hospice, home care, etc) in 26 states. Based in Livonia, Michigan, Trinity Health includes hundreds of related and affiliated organizations. This post reports the executive compensation at Trinity Health Corporation (THC), which overseas the entire healthcare system.
Governed by 14 directors (13 of whom are independent), THC has a board made up of 6 women and 8 men. Read more 
Executive Compensation at the Robin Hood Foundation (2021)
The Robin Hood Foundation (RHF) – a 501 (c) (3) based in New York City – is an organization that primarily awards grants to organizations fighting poverty by providing food, shelter, and healthcare and by helping people lift themselves out of poverty. They do this primarily by awarding grants (in 2021, the organization collected $140 million in revenue and awarded $172 million in grants) and reported $33 million in organization expenses (which is reportedly paid for by the 39 board members – an average of $850,000 each to fully cover operational expenses).
In 2021, RHF had 162 employees who were compensated $22 million, which equates to an average compensation of $135,000. However, only 75 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation. The 16 most highly compensated individuals were: Read more
How Revenue is Spent at the Robin Hood Foundation(2021)
The Robin Hood Foundation (RHF) is not a “rob from the rich, give to the poor” organization although RHF is known for having a wealthy Board of Directors who financially support the organization so that donations can be used to help alleviate poverty in New York City. How does RHF do this? Primarily by providing grants to other non-profits who provide food, shelter and health services along with education so that people can lift themselves out of poverty.
In a sense, RHF is a “United Way” for non-profits in New York City whose focus is on poverty. They solicit grants, screen the organizations, and disburse donations in the form of grants. Unlike United Way, the RHF states “100% of your donation goes directly to our community partners” on the front page of their website (www.robinhood.org) because “our board pays for all administrative costs.” That’s an amazing claim, especially for donors who are interested in their dollars going as far as possible to help alleviate poverty in a city where 1 in 5 people are estimated to live in poverty. Read more
Executive Compensation at Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts (PCT) was established by the Pew family as a “global public policy change agent” and was changed from a status of private foundation to tax-exempt, non-profit in 2004 which allows the organization to raise funds freely and devote up to 5% of annual expenditures to lobbying the public sector. Although PCT is “non-partisan,” the founders were conservative.
PCT appears to be involved in two major processes: making grants and supporting the staff who manage the organization and related organizations.
There are 10 members of the governing body, 9 of whom are independent; 7 of whom share the Pew name. Net assets were $1 billion at year-end. Read more
How Pew Charitable Trusts Spends Revenue (2021)
The Pew Charitable Trusts (PCT) was established by the Pew family as a “global public policy change agent” and was changed from a status of private foundation to tax-exempt, non-profit in 2004 which allows the organization to raise funds freely and devote up to 5% of annual expenditures to lobbying the public sector. Although PCT is “non-partisan,” the founders were conservative.
PCT appears to be involved in two major processes: making grants and supporting the staff who manage the organization and related organizations.
There are 10 members of the governing body, 9 of whom are independent; 7 of whom share the Pew name. Read more
Executive Compensation at Drexel University (2021)
Drexel University is a private research university in Philadelphia, PA (although there are satellite campuses) with about 24,000 students (an estimated 15,000 undergraduate students and 9,000 graduate students). The annual cost of tuition, room and board (undergraduate) is about $76,000.
In 2021, Drexel reported total revenue of $1.2 billion (compared to $1.3 billion in 2020) with the largest sources being tuition and fees ($966 million), government grants ($162 million), related organizations ($41 million) and contributions, gifts ,and grants ($39 million).
Expenses totaled $1.2 billion (not including $49 million in depreciation) with the largest expenses reported to be compensation-related ($494 million), grants ($426 million) – primarily to individuals ($403 million to 23,533 or an average of $17,000 each), office-related ($132 million), and fees ($59 million) – primarily other expenses of $50 million with no detail provided). Read more
Executive Compensation at the ASPCA (2021)
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 (2021) reports the ASPCA: Read more
Where Does $100 to the ASPCA Go (2021)?
If you donated $100 to the ASPCA in 2021 and want to know how your donation was spent, know:
- $46 went to pay staff, office-related expenses, travel and conferences.
- $23 went to pay advertising and promotion and fees for outside services, including professional fundraisers.
- $6 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 $23 unspent and allocated to the organization’s general fund (which had more than $500 million at year-end). Read more
Where Does $100 to Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation Go?
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation (SSTTF) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 that honors the sacrifice of firefighter Stephen Siller, who died on September 11, 2001 while trying to save others, by paying off mortgages and building homes, and the provision of other programs to combat homelessness and helping fallen first responder families.
There are 7 voting members (directors) of the governing body, 6 of whom are independent although it appears that 5 of the 7 directors (Frank Siller, George Siller, Janis Hannon, Regina Vogt, and Mary Scallin) are related (siblings of Stephen Siller for whom the foundation was formed).
Based in Staten Island, NY, SSTTF reported total revenue of $264 million in 2021 (compared to $114 million in 2020) with the largest source of revenue reported to be contributions, gifts, and grants.
Expenses totaled $148 million (56% of revenue) and can be categorized as follows:
- $57 million (22% of revenue): Grants
- $37 million (14% of revenue): In the Line of Duty Program
- $15 million (6% of revenue): Never Forget Program
- $14 million (5% of revenue): Advertising and Promotion
- $ 9 million (3% of revenue): Compensation
- $ 5 million (2% of revenue): Office-Related Expenses
- $ 4 million (1% of revenue): Other Expenses (no detail provided)
- $ 3 million (1% of revenue): Bank Charges
- $ 2 million (1% of revenue): Travel and Conferences
- $ 2 million (1% of revenue): Fees for Services/Consultants
As illustrated above, the three largest expenses are program-related expenses. Grants (primarily mortgage payments for 263 recipients) but also 21 grants to other non-profits, In the Line of Duty programs (where mortgage free homes are provided), and the Never Forget Program (a mobile exhibit that provides a firsthand account of 9/11 and its aftermath that honors the 343 fallen FDNY officers) account for $109 million (42% of revenue).
Organization expenses (compensation,, office, advertising, bank charges, fees, travel, and other costs) account for $39 million (14% of revenue).
Using the above information every $100 in revenue was spent as follows:
$100: Revenue
-$ 22: Grants
-$ 14: In the Line of Duty Program
-$ 6: Never Forget Program
-$ 42: Subtotal Grants and Special Programs
$ 58: Remaining Revenue
-$ 5: Advertising and Promotion
-$ 3: Compensation
-$ 2: Office-Related Expenses
-$ 1: Other Expenses
-$ 1: Bank Charges
-$ 1: Travel and Conferences
-$ 1: Fees for Services/Consultants
-$ 14: Subtotal: Organization Expenses
-$ 56: Total Expenses
$ 44: Remaining Revenue: To General Fund
As illustrated above, $42 out of every $100 in revenue reported was spent on grants and programs while $14 out of evert $100 was spent on organization expenses, leaving $44 out of every $100 allocated to the general fund.
SSTTF has significantly increased it’s net assets: At the beginning of 2020, FSTTF had $21 million in net assets. After adding unspent revenue ($57 million), net assets were $78 million at year-end. In 2021, unspent revenue was $117 million bringing net assets to $195 million at year-end 2021. This is a significant increase: going from $21 million in net assets to nearly $200 million in 2 years is noteworthy. What FSTTF ends up doing with these funds will be even more noteworthy.
To read the IRS Form 990 (2021), click here.
Executive Compensation at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (2020)
The Zoological Society of San Diego is more popularly known, and does business as the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA). A tax-exempt, non-profit conservation organization, SDZWA has been advertising in the Wall Street Journal trying to raise funds (total revenue dipped from $422 million in 2019 to $247 million in 2020 and hen rose to $356 million in 2021).
Perhaps more widely known for the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, SDZWA claims to have 440,000 members (320,000 adults and 120,000 children) who generated $3.6 million in dues in 2021 (an average of less than $10 each).
There are 10 independent voting members (trustees) of the governing body (although 11 are listed on the Form 990 due to timing differences), 7 (64%) of whom are male while 4 (36%) are female (note: The 990 does not report gender; determinations were made based on name and google searches). Read more
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