Executive Compensation at the National Association of Home Builders
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is a trade association – a 501 (c) 6 – that represents the home building industry. With an estimated 140,000 members among 700 sate and local associations, NAHB is based in Washington, DC and has 76 voting members on its governing board, 71 of whom are independent (although 125 directors are listed on the 2023 Form 990; 111 (89%) of whom are male while 14 (11%) are female). Read more 
How the National Association of Home Builders Spends Revenue
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is a trade association – a 501 (c) 6 – that represents the home building industry. With an estimated 140,000 members among 700 sate and local associations, NAHB is based in Washington, DC and has 76 voting members on its governing board, 71 of whom are independent (although 125 directors are listed on the 2023 Form 990; 111 (89%) of whom are male while 14 (11%) are female). Read more
40 Employees at Mass General Brigham Received $240 Million in Compensation
Mass General Brigham (formerly known as Partners HealthCare) is a non-profit, tax-exempt healthcare provider with 16 member institutions that include hospitals, medical centers, urgent and emergency care facilities, community health centers, physician and rehabilitation networks, a teaching organization, health insurance plan, and more in the Boston area who changed its name to Mass General Brigham (taking the name of two premier hospitals: Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s) in November, 2019.
With an estimated 90,000 employees (including 6,500 physicians and 9,100 registered nurses), Mass General Brigham is the largest private employer and healthcare provider in Massachusetts. The Mass General Brigham healthcare network has dozens of related and affiliated tax-exempt organizations and several taxable as a corporation, partnership, or trust (see Schedule R of the Form 990’s). Read more
$250 Million in Legal Fees at the NRA
The NRA has been embroiled in litigation for years with multiple legal charges and actions including corruption, tax fraud, mismanagement, bankruptcy, illegal campaign conduct, and other legal issues. To defend against the charges (and other minor suits), the NRA used revenue (primarily membership dues and contributions) and relied on accumulated funds in the general fund to pay $250 million in legal fees over the past decade (although the bulk of the legal fees were paid between 2018-2023). Read more
30 Kaiser Health Executives Received $430 Million in Compensation
Kaiser Health is one of many terms (Kaiser, Kaiser Permanente, etc) that refers to one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health care insurers and providers with more than 12.5 million members (primarily in California but also in Hawaii, Colorado, Georgia, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia). With 40 hospitals, more than 600 medical offices, and about 223,000 employees, Kaiser Health is considered one of the leaders in the industry.
30 of the most highly compensated employees received $430 million in compensation from 2017-2023 (and several have only been employed by the organization for just one year): Read more
Executive Compensation at Kaiser Permanente (2023)
Kaiser Health is one of many terms (Kaiser, Kaiser Permanente, etc) that refers to one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health care insurers and providers with more than 12.5 million members (primarily in California but also in Hawaii, Colorado, Georgia, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia). With 40 hospitals, more than 600 medical offices, and about 223,000 employees, Kaiser Health is considered one of the leaders in the industry.
Kaiser Health is comprised of the health plan (Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc), the hospitals (Kaiser Foundation Hospitals) and the medical groups (Permanente Medical Groups) although there are numerous non-profits that make up the entire organization. The focus of this post is on the executive compensation reported on the Form 990 of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (KFHP) because this organization reports the compensation for the key executives including the Chairman and CEO (as opposed to a related organization reporting compensation from a related organization). Read more
Executive Compensation at Goodwill (2023)
Goodwill Industries was established in 1902 and is widely known across the country as the place where we all donate clothing and household goods to help others. There are 161 Goodwill Industries autonomous organizations and more than 4,200 retail stores in the US and Canada and 12 countries that generated an estimated $7.6 billion in revenue in 2023.
Goodwill Industries International, Inc is the executive member association organization that provides oversight, support, expertise, and products to local agencies (each local agency/organization is a separate 501 (c) (3) that operates independently and pays membership dues to support Goodwill Industries International, Inc.). Read more
Executive Compensation at Providence Health and Services (WA) 2022
Providence Health and Services – Washington (PH&S) is part of the Providence St Joseph Health (PSJH), a non-profit, tax-exempt integrated healthcare provider associated with the Catholic Church. With 51 hospitals and nearly 1,000 clinics staffed by 122,000 employees across seven western states (Washington, Oregon, Montana, New Mexico, California, Texas, and Alaska), the Providence St Joseph Health system came to be when PH&S merged with Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH), in 2016. (note: PSJH – the overall executive management arm – is the sole member of PH&S).
There are 111 tax-exempt organizations, 49 taxable partnerships, and 47 taxable corporations or trusts that make up the network. These organizations pay PH&S about $4 billion annually for management and oversight. Read more
Executive Compensation at the National Association of Realtors (NAR) 2023
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is the largest professional trade association in the US. A non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) (6) based in Chicago, Illinois, NAR represents 1.5 million members (although this number could greatly decline with the most recent judicial proceedings that eliminate rules on commissions, as agents leave the industry when faced with lower commissions) who belong to one or more of the 1,300 associations/boards and 54 state or territory associations. Members can be residential or commercial brokers, sales people, property managers, real estate appraisers, counselors and others who work in the real estate industry.
NAR functions as a self regulatory agency, a lobbying organization, and as a provider of accreditation and certification of designations. Read more
How Membership Dues are Spent at the National Association of Realtors (NAR) 2023
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is the largest professional trade association in the US. A non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) (6) based in Chicago, Illinois, NAR represents 1.5 million members (although this number could greatly decline with the most recent judicial proceedings that eliminate rules on commissions, as agents leave the industry when faced with lower commissions) who belong to one or more of the 1,300 associations/boards and 54 state or territory associations. Members can be residential or commercial brokers, sales people, property managers, real estate appraisers, counselors and others who work in the real estate industry.
NAR functions as a self regulatory agency, a lobbying organization, and as a provider of accreditation and certification of designations. Read more
