17 Employees of Samaritan’s Purse Took Home $44 Million in Compensation
17 of the most highly compensated employees of Samaritan’s Purse in 2024 (a nondenominational Christian organization that provides “spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world” primarily through grants (i.e. transporting shoebox gifts: a box filled with toys, supplies, and hygiene items) which for the past few years averages 28% of revenue because Samaritan’s Purse focused on strengthening their balance sheet by increasing savings and to do this they spent significantly less than they collected: Samaritan’s Purse has spent about 50-75% of revenue over the past few years which allowed them to put $200-$750 million annually into savings or nearly $2 billion from 2020-2024 so that by year-end 2023, Samaritan’s Purse had $2.5 billion in net assets) took home $44 million in compensation from 2015-2024 (note: any highly compensated employee in any of the years 2015 – 2023 but not in 2024 is not included in the list): Read more 
Executive Compensation at Samaritan’s Purse (2024)
Samaritan’s Purse is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) established in 1970 by Bob Pierce who died in 1978. W. Franklin Graham (son of Billy Graham) became Chairman, President, and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse in 1979 and has held the position since although he is also an evangelist for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Based in Boone, North Carolina, Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational Christian organization that provides “spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.” How do they do this? Primarily through grants (i.e. transporting shoebox gifts: a box filled with toys, supplies, and hygiene items) which for the past few years averages 28% of revenue because Samaritan’s Purse focused on strengthening their balance sheet by increasing savings and to do this they spent significantly less than they collected: Samaritan’s Purse has spent about 50-75% of revenue over the past few years which allowed them to put $200-$750 million annually into savings or nearly $2 billion from 2020-2024 so that by year-end 2023, Samaritan’s Purse had $2.5 billion in net assets. Read more
Where Does $100 to Samaritan’s Purse Go (2024)
Samaritan’s Purse is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) established in 1970 by Bob Pierce who died in 1978. W. Franklin Graham (son of Billy Graham) became Chairman, President, and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse in 1979 and has held the position since although he is also an evangelist for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Based in Boone, North Carolina, Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational Christian organization that provides “spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.” How do they do this? Primarily through grants (i.e. transporting shoebox gifts: a box filled with toys, supplies, and hygiene items) which prior to 2020 averaged 40% of revenue. But in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 the percentage was lower at 28%, 27%, 28%, 32% and 22%, respectively because Samaritan’s Purse focused on building up net assets and to do this they spent significantly less than they collected: Read more
Executive Compensation at the National Retail Federation (2024)
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 – view an on-line presence a virtual requirement for survival.
Governed by 31 board members, 30 of whom are independent although 33 are listed on the most recent Form 990 (2024) due to timing differences; 25 of the 33 (76%) are male while 8 of the 33 (24%) are female, NRF is based in Washington, DC. Read more
22 Employees of Advent Health Take Home $203 Million in Compensation
22 of the most highly compensated employees of AdventHealth (formerly known as Adventist Health System until 2019 when the 501 (c) (3) “rebranded” itself) is one of the largest non-profit health care providers in the United States with 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites in 9 states. Based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, AdventHealth is a very large system with 87 tax-exempt non-profits, 16 organizations taxable as partnerships, and 21 organizations taxable as a corporation or trust) received $203 million in compensation from 2016-2023 (with several employees only recently joining the organization, which means the highly compensated employees employed in any of the years from 2016-2022 but not in 2023 are not included – including Daryl Tol who received $13 million from 2016-2022, Michael Schultz who received $12 million from 2016-2022, and Eddie Soler who received $10 million from 2016-2022 – which means the total amount would be even higher if all the most highly compensated employees were included): Read more
Executive Compensation at Advent Health (2023)
AdventHealth (formerly known as Adventist Health System until 2019 when the 501 (c) (3) “rebranded” itself) is one of the largest non-profit health care providers in the United States with 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites in 9 states. Based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, AdventHealth is a very large system with 87 tax-exempt non-profits, 16 organizations taxable as partnerships, and 21 organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
This post looks at the executive compensation at Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation (AHSSHC), the tax-exempt, non profit organization that provides management, leadership, and oversight to the affiliates. It is important to note there are dozens of other related and affiliated non-profits and for profit organizations related to AdventHealth that are not covered in this post. Read more
10 Employees at the US Chamber of Commerce Took Home $117 Million in Compensation
10 of the most highly compensated employees at the US Chamber of Commerce (also known as the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the US Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in the United States representing businesses. A tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 6 organization, the US Chamber of Commerce (USCOC) is based in Washington, DC) in 2023 took home $117 million in compensation from 2017-2023: Read more
Executive Compensation at the US Chamber of Commerce (2023)
The US Chamber of Commerce (also known as the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America) is the largest business organization in the United States representing businesses. A tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 6 organization, the US Chamber of Commerce (USCOC) is based in Washington, DC.
The USCOC raised $197 million in 2022 (compared to $210 million in 2022, $204 million in 2021, $230 million in 2020 and $173 million in 2019), primarily from contributions, gifts and grants with only $4 million coming from membership dues).
Expenses totaled $207 million, with the largest expense reported to be compensation ($106 million), followed by fees for services ($42 million), office-related expenses ($20 million). A $5 million adjustment to net assets allowed the organization to close the year with $86 million in net assets (compared to $81 million at the beginning of the year). Read more
20 Employees at St Jude Take Home $100 Million in Compensation
20 of the most highly compensated employees at St Jude in 2024 received more than $100 million in compensation from 2017-2024. It is important to note St Jude is actually two organizations:
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St Jude): the 73-bed children’s hospital with more Han 7,300 employees that provides research and medical care; and
- American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC): the fundraising arm; an organization with 2,100 employees that exists to raise funds for St. Jude’s
Although most non-profits do not separate fundraising from services, St. Jude’s does,: St. Jude relies on ALSAC for the majority of it’s revenue and has a beneficial interest in the organization. Read more
Executive Compensation at St Jude (2024)
When people think of St. Jude’s, they often associate the organization with the children’s research hospital but St Jude’s is actually two organizations:
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St Jude): the 73-bed children’s hospital with 7,374 employees that provides research and medical care; and
- American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC): the fundraising arm; an organization with 2,100 employees that exists to raise funds for St. Jude’s
Although most non-profits do not separate fundraising from services, St. Jude’s does, so both organizations need to be analyzed because St. Jude’s relies on ALSAC for the majority of it’s revenue and has a beneficial interest in the organization. Read more
