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Oct

Executive Compensation at Stanford Health Care (2023)

Stanford Health Care (SHC) is a tax-exempt non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide patient care services through its 19,000 employees at 3 hospitals and 60 clinics in the Palo Alta, California area.  SHC consists of 22 tax-exempt non profit organizations, 43 related organizations taxed as a partnership, and 30 organizations taxed as a corporation or trust. Read more »

7
Oct

Executive Compensation at the American Beverage Association (2023)

The American  Beverage Association is a Washington, DC-based non-profit 501 (c) (6) trade association representing America’s non-alcoholic beverage industry. Originally established in 1919 as the American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages, the organization was renamed the National Soft Drink Association in 1966, when the soft drink market began growing rapidly in the USA.

In 2004, the organization’s name was changed to the American Beverage Association (ABA), which coincidently was about the time negative press was on the upswing calling out the soft drink industry for the copious amount of sugar and high fructose corn syrup in soft drinks. In subsequent years, as the government imposed taxes on these beverages siting the lack of nutritional benefits and the great cost to the consumer and the health care industry, the ABA has fought attempts by stepping up their lobbying efforts. Read more »

5
Oct

How the American Beverage Association Spends $100 Million Annually (2023)

I don’t drink soda.   ~ Guy Fieri

The American  Beverage Association is a Washington, DC-based non-profit 501 (c) (6) trade association representing America’s non-alcoholic beverage industry. Originally established in 1919 as the American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages, the organization was renamed the National Soft Drink Association in 1966, when the soft drink market began growing rapidly in the USA.

In 2004, the organization’s name was changed to the American Beverage Association (ABA), which coincidently was about the time negative press was on the upswing calling out the soft drink industry for the copious amount of sugar and high fructose corn syrup in soft drinks. In subsequent years, as the government imposed taxes on these beverages siting the lack of nutritional benefits and the great cost to the consumer and the health care industry, the ABA has fought attempts by stepping up their lobbying efforts. Read more »

3
Oct

20 Things I Wish I Knew About Home Improvements When I Was 20

Over the past few decades, I’ve lived in more than a dozen places, bought and sold homes, and remodeled/renovated more places than I care to recall.  Along the way, I learned a lot – sometimes at great expense and at other times through trial and error.  Looking back, I wish I had a quick guide to alert me to issues so I compiled the following list: Read more »

1
Oct

Non-Profits 101

Non-profit organizations are a big business in the United States with most of the population supporting these organizations through donations, membership dues, time, or purchases.  So, it’s important to understand key issues of non-profits: Read more »