Skip to content

Archive for

30
Oct

How Membership Dues at the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers Are Spent

Most people are aware of the “writers” strike in Hollywood but it’s important to know that this strike represents thousands and thousands of different types of employees who work in the film industry and are represented by numerous unions and trade associations.  One of those organizations is the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) – a trade association (a 501 c 6) representing more than 350 motion picture and television producers (including companies)  – Read more »

28
Oct

Executive Compensation at Disabled American Veterans (DAV) 2022

The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization is a 501 (c) (4) – a social welfare organization – that was created by Congress in 1920 to assist disabled military veterans and their families.  Based in Cold Spring, Kentucky, DAV provides services nationwide to disabled veterans through staff, national service offices and more than 1,200 local chapters. Read more »

26
Oct

Where Does $100 to Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Go (2022)?

The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization is a 501 (c) (4) – a social welfare organization – that was created by Congress in 1920 to assist disabled military veterans and their families.  Based in Cold Spring, Kentucky, DAV provides services nationwide to disabled veterans through staff, national service offices and more than 1,300 local chapters. Read more »

24
Oct

Executive Compensation at the Heritage Foundation (2022)

The Heritage Foundation (Heritage) is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization staffed by conservative “experts” who provide advice on political, economic, social, and financial problems in the United States.

Based in Washington, DC, Heritage is governed by 17 voting members, of whom 15 are independent, although the Form 990 lists 22 voting members (trustees) of the governing body (Board of Trustees). 17 of the 22 (77%) are male while 5 of the 22 (23%) are female.

Heritage raises about $100 million annually, has historically spent less (usually about 70-80%) and has consequently accumulated $332 million in net assets by the end of 2022.

Read more »

22
Oct

Where Does $100 to the Heritage Foundation Go (2022)?

The Heritage Foundation (Heritage) is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization staffed by conservative “experts” who provide advice on political, economic, social, and financial problems in the United States. Based in Washington, DC Heritage raises about $100 million annually, spends less than they raise and therefore has about $330 million in net fund assets.

There are 17 voting members of the governing body, 15 of whom are independent – although 22 are listed on the Form 990 (which appears to be due to timing differences) of which 17 (77%) are male while 5 (23%) are female. Read more »

20
Oct

Executive Compensation at the Heritage Foundation (2021)

The Heritage Foundation (Heritage) is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization staffed by conservative “experts” who provide advice on political, economic, social, and financial problems in the United States.

Based in Washington, DC, Heritage is governed by 22 voting members (trustees) of the governing body (Board of Trustees), 19 of whom are independent. 17 of the 22 (77%) are male while 5 of the 22 (23%) are female.

Heritage raises about $100 million annually, has historically spent less (usually about 70-80%) and has consequently accumulated $367 million in net assets by the end of 2021.

Read more »

18
Oct

12 Things I Wish I Knew About Life When I Was 20

Life has a way of teaching us lessons that are often painful, expensive, or just inconvenient.  Whenever I have an experience and question how I missed something or what took me so long, I make a mental note to make sure to tell my daughter so she doesn’t make the same mistake.  That said, read on for a list of 12 things (in no particular order) I would have told my 20-year old self: Read more »

16
Oct

Executive Compensation at the V Foundation (2022)

The V Foundation and Don’t Ever Give Up, Inc. are two separate non-profit 501 (c) (3)’s that can be best described  as follows:

V Foundation:  Formed in 1993 by Jim Valvano to raise money to fund cancer research; and

Don’t Ever Give Up, Inc.:  Formed in 2015 to raise funds for the V Foundation, this organization is the fundraising support arm for the V Foundation. Read more »

14
Oct

Where Does $100 to the V Foundation Go (2022)?

The V Foundation was founded by Jim Valvano, the legendary basketball coach who died in 1993 when he was 47 years old. Based in Cary, North Carolina, the V Foundation was established to raise funds for cancer research so the organization engages in primarily two functions:  fundraising and awarding grants.  However, it is also important to note that an affiliate organization – Don’t Ever Give Up, Inc. – a non-profit 501 (c) (3) – that operates out of the same office – exists to raise funds for the V Foundation.

It is unclear why Don’t Ever Give Up, Inc. was established (in 2015) to raise funds when one of the two purposes of the V Foundation is to raise funds.  Sometimes non-profits form an affiliate organization to focus solely on fundraising so that the primary organization’s fundraising costs appear lower than what they actually are.  To fully understand the V Foundation, it is necessary to look at the IRS Form 990’s of BOTH organizations. If both organizations were considered collectively (since Don’t Ever Give Up, Inc. exists to support the V Foundation), then a more accurate picture of revenue and expenses are revealed. Read more »

12
Oct

Executive Compensation at Baylor College of Medicine (2022)

Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor CM) is a medical school and research center within the Texas Medical Center (the world’s largest medical center) in Houston, Texas.  With more than 10,000 faculty and staff and nearly 4,000 medical students, residents, graduate students, health professionals, fellows, and participants, Baylor CM has 4 academic components (School of Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, and the National School of Tropical Medicine) and is not a part of Baylor College (they separated from Baylor College in 1969 and became an independent institution). Each year, the school matriculates nearly 200 students. Read more »