How Revenue is Spent at the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (2021)
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 founded by a rabbi in 1983 as a way to “bless Israel and the Jewish people around the world with humanitarian care and life-saving aid” while “building bridges between Christians and Jews.”
How is revenue spent at IFCJ? The short answer is that about half of revenue is spent on grants to Jewish organizations – in the US and in Israel – while the other half is spent on fundraising, printing and postage, television and radio airtime, staff compensation, fees for services, office-related expenses, and travel. For more detail, read on. Read more 
Executive Compensation at the American Hospital Association (2021)
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is a trade organization that is a tax-exempt non-profit 501 (c) (6) that represents and works on behalf of its members (hospitals/owners of hospitals) to advocate their positions to government entities (i.e. Congress, Senate, etc) and provide education and assistance to its members.
In 2021, the AHA raised $129 million (compared to $120 million in 2020, $143 million in 2019 and $134 million in 2018) primarily through membership dues, education and licensing) and spent $116 million (not including $3 million in depreciation), with unspent revenue allocated to the fund balance. With nearly $300 million in net fund assets, the organization reported about $34 million in unrealized gains on investments.
Based in Chicago, Illinois, the AHA has 426 employees who were compensated $71 million in 2021 which equates to an average compensation of $167,000. However, only 209 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation which means a smaller amount of employees received significant higher compensation. The 18 most highly compensated employees were compensated $15 million and were reported to be: Read more
Executive Compensation at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 6 – a trade association – for food and nutrition specialists. Claiming to be “your source for science-based food and nutrition information, AND has been in the news recently for “making millions from junk food makers” by investing in food stocks (i.e. Pepsi), and from accepting donations from junk food, sugar and soda makers (i.e. Coca-Cola, Kellogg, Hershey, Nestle, and Conagra). Professional nutrition specialists partnering with processed food companies does not fare well on the national stage with the public who looks to the organization for unbiased and science-based advice. Read more
Executive Compensation at American Investment Council (2020)
The American Investment Council (AIC) is a very small tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 “lobbying, advocacy, and research (the organization paid an outside vendor $1.3 million in 2020 for research) organization” based in Washington, DC governed by 22 voting members (21 of whom are independent) of its governing body. 18 of the 22 (82%) are male while 4 of the 22 (18%) are female – which is an improvement over the year before when 81% of the directors were male and 17% were female. Read more
Executive Compensation at the National Federation of Independent Business
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 6 is a Chamber of Commerce of sorts for small and independent businesses (the typical member employs 10 and has $500,000 in gross sales annually) across the country.
Based in Nashville, TN, NFIB is managed by 12 voting members (directors) of the governing body, 11 of whom are independent, although the most recent Form 990 (2020) list 12 directors: 9 (75%) of whom are male while 3 (25%) are female. Read more
Executive Compensation at St Joseph Health System (2020)
St. Joseph Health System (SJH) is a California-based non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) that is part of Washington-based Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH). Affiliated with the Catholic church, SJH is an integrated healthcare system serving residents in northern California with 5 hospitals and numerous healthcare facilities staffed by thousands of employees. Note: SJH which also served West Texas and East New Mexico merged with Providence Health and Services (PH&S) to form PSJH in 2016. Read more
Executive Compensation at Providence St Joseph (2019)
In 2016, Providence Health & Services (PH&S) and St. Joseph Health System (SJHS) merged to form the Providence St. Joseph Health system, a non-profit, tax-exempt integrated healthcare provider associated with the Catholic Church. With 52 hospitals and 950 clinics staffed by 120,000 employees across seven western states (Washington, Oregon, Montana, New Mexico, California, Texas, and Alaska), the Providence St Joseph Health system asserts “we use our voice to advocate for vulnerable populations and needed reforms in healthcare.” Read more
Executive Compensation at University of Southern California (2021)
The University of Southern California (USC) is a research university located in Los Angeles, CA with about 50,000 students (21,000 undergraduates and 29,000 graduate students including 13,000 international students). With an annual tuition and board of $85,000, the cost of a 4-year degree is approximately $340,000 for the 12% of applicants admitted.
There are 45 voting members (trustees) of the governing body, 40 of whom are independent. The Form 990 lists 47 trustees (due to timing differences. 31 of the 47 (66%) of the trustees listed are male while 16 of the 47 (34%) are female (note: The Form 990 does not disclose gender; determinations were made based on name and google searches). Read more
Executive Compensation at the Alliance Defending Freedom (2021)
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 that is described as a conservative legal advocacy group that works to curtail rights of LGBTQ people while expanding “christian practices” in public schools and government (who serve all people), and to prevent access to a woman’s right to choose. How do they do this? Primarily through challenges in the legal system and taking on cases that further their mission and goals including the most recent case about a Colorado-based web page designer who “does not want to” (note: she hasn’t been asked to) create wedding websites for gay couples. Read more
Where Does $100 to Doctors Without Borders Go (2021)?
Doctors Without Borders (DWB) or “Médicins Sans Frontiers” in French, is an international humanitarian medical organization – tax-exempt and non-profit – of French origin that provides emergency and medical care around the world. The US office is one of 24 worldwide offices that is governed by 14 voting members (directors), 13 of whom are independent, of the governing body (board of directors).
So, if you made a donation to the US office of DWB, how was the money used? The short answer is that 75% of the revenue raised was given via grants to 7 non-profits in Europe that in turn used the funds to provide medical care primarily in Sub-Sahara Africa and the Middle East and Northern Africa. Read more
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