Executive Compensation at Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a private research university with an acceptance rate at about 20% of applicants. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, BU has about 35,000 students, of which 17,500 are undergraduates. The annual tuition, room, board, and fees is about $80,000.
In 2020, BU’s total revenue was $2.6 billion (compared to $2.7 billion in 2019) with most of the income coming from 2 sources: contributions, gifts, and grants ($572 million) and tuition, fees, and services ($1.9 biillion). Expenses were $2.4 billion (not including $133 million in depreciation). At year-end, BU had $4.2 billion in net fund assets. Read more 
Executive Compensation at Duke University (2020)
Duke University (Duke) is one of the most academically competitive schools in the country with an acceptance rate at about 8% of applicants. Located in Durham, North Caroline, Duke has about 17,000 students, of which 6,800 are undergraduates. The annual tuition is about $65,000 while room and board adds another $15,000 for a total annual cost of about $80,000.
In 2020, Duke’s total revenue was $3.2 billion (compared to $3.3 billion in 2019) with most of the income coming from 3 sources: contributions, gifts, and grants ($1.6 billion), tuition and academic fees ($1.1 billion) and investment income/sale of assets, and royalties ($450 million). Expenses were $3.1 billion (not including $300 million in depreciation). At year-end, Duke had $10.9 billion in net fund assets. Read more
Executive Compensation at Northwell Health (2019)
Northwell Health is New York’s largest healthcare provider with 23 hospitals and 750 outpatient facilities with more than 74,000 employees across the network (which includes many organizations).
The focus of this post is on the executive compensation of Northwell Healthcare, Inc. (NHI), a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) that provides advisory and administrative support services to the affiliated healthcare organizations that comprise Northwell Health. This means the primary source of income for NHI is the revenue the affiliated organizations give, which amounted to $1.5 billion in 2019 (out of a total $1.6 billion).
Expenses for NHI totaled $1.5 billion (not including $144 million in depreciation)n with the largest expenses reported to be compensation($737 million), office-related expenses ($393 million), fees for services ($265 million), and interest ($85 million). Read more
Executive Compensation at the National Retail Federation (2020)
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (6) – a membership based trade association – whose mission is to “advance and protect the interests of the retail industry and to help retailers achieve excellence in all areas of their business.” That’s quite a mission, given the retail environment in this country. Retailers – both national chains and local – are closing daily with on-line presence a virtual requirement for survival.
Governed by 33 board members, 32 of whom are independent (40 are reported on the Form 990 due to timing differences; 28 are male while 12 are female), NRF is based in Washington, DC. Read more
Executive Compensation at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (2020)
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (also known as “The Joint” or the JDC) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) with about 150 employees in New York City, NY. The governing board – 164 independent board members although 188 board members are listed on the Form 990 (the difference appears to be due to timing issues and is comprised of 102 males and 86 females.
As one of the leading humanitarian organizations that works in 70 countries, the JDC works to rescue and provide aid to Jews in the advancement of Jewish life across the globe, primarily through awarding grants: in 2020, $254 million, or 64% of revenue was used for grants (primarily to foreign organizations). Read more
How Revenue is Spent at the American Jewish Joint Distribution (2020)
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (also known as “The Joint” or the JDC) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) with about 150 employees in New York City, NY. The governing board – 164 independent board members although 188 board members are listed on the Form 990 (the difference appears to be due to timing issues and is comprised of 102 males and 86 females.
As one of the leading humanitarian organizations that works in 70 countries, the JDC works to rescue and provide aid to Jews in the advancement of Jewish life across the globe, primarily through awarding grants: in 2020, $254 million, or 64% of revenue was used for grants (primarily to foreign organizations). Read more
Executive Compensation at the National Association of Manufacturers (2019)
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is a tax-exempt, non-profit advocacy group (trade association) representing more than 14,000 manufacturing companies. Based in Washington, DC, NAM is primarily engaged in lobbying for policies in all areas that affect labor and employment in manufacturing.
The governing body has 198 voting members (board members), 197 of whom are independent. 163 of the 198 (82%) board members are male while 35 of the 204 (18%) are female. Read more
Executive Compensation at the Girl Scouts (2021)
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (Girl Scouts) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) based in New York, NY. With more than 2.5 million members (an estimated 1.8 million girl members and about 700,000 member volunteers) the Girl Scouts works to build “courage, confidence, and character” in young girls.
There are 29 independent voting members (board members) of the governing body (board), although 41 are listed on the Form 990 (2020 for the year ending September 30, 2021) – 36 of the 41 (88%) are female while 5 of the 41 (12%) are male. Read more
How Revenue is Spent at the Girl Scouts (2021)
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (Girl Scouts) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) based in New York, NY. With more than 2.5 members (an estimated 1.8 million girl members and about 700,000 member volunteers) the Girl Scouts works to build “courage, confidence, and character” in young girls.
There are 29 independent voting members (board members) of the governing body (board), although 41 are listed on the Form 990 (2020 for the year ending September 30, 2021) – 36 of the 41 are female while 5 of the 41 are male.
In 2021, the Girl Scouts reported total revenue of $131 million (compared to $112 million in 2020 and $122 million in 2019) which came from: Read more
Executive Compensation at Wounded Warriors (2021)
The Wounded Warrior Project is one of the most well-known tax-exempt non-profit charitable organizations focused on rebuilding the lives of wounded veterans. Established in 2003, the Wounded Warrior Project (Wounded Warrior) is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida with about 800 employees. A 501 (c) (3) charitable organization, their mission is to “honor and empower wounded warriors.”
There are 13 independent voting members (directors) of the governing body although 15 are listed on the Form 990 (2020 for the year ending September 30, 2021) which appears to be due to timing differences. 10 directors (67%) are male and 5 (33%) are female. Read more
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