Executive Compensation at the Robin Hood Foundation (2018)
The Robin Hood Foundation (RHF) – a 501 (c) (3) based in New York City – is an organization that primarily awards grants to organizations fighting poverty by providing food, shelter, and healthcare and by helping people lift themselves out of poverty. They do this primarily by awarding grants (in 2018, the organization collected $133 million in revenue and awarded $173 million in grants – $40 million more than the organization raised).
In 2018, RHF had 135 employees who were compensated $18 million, which equates to an average compensation of $136,000. However, only 54 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation. The 12 most highly compensated individuals were: Read more 
Executive Compensation at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Go?
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE – pronounced “I Triple E”) is a non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) – a professional association for electrical and electronic engineers that serves the public good through its scientific and education (making their work available on a non-discriminatory basis (note: a 501 (c) (6) serves an industry – not the public – and does not need to make their work available to the public in a non-discriminatory basis).
Headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, IEEE reported having 1,289 employees who were compensated $175 million in 2018, which equates to an average compensation of $135,800. 502 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 13 most highly compensated employees listed below: Read more
Where Does $100 to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Go?
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE – pronounced “I Triple E”) is a non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) – a professional association for electrical and electronic engineers that serves the public good through its scientific work and education (making their work available on a non-discriminatory basis (note: a 501 (c) (6) serves an industry – not the public – and does not need to make their work available to the public in a non-discriminatory basis).
Headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, IEEE has more than 420,000 members from 160 countries. Membership dues vary by country and whether the member is a professional or student. In the USA, a professional membership is about $200 a year whereas a student membership is $32. Read more
Executive Compensation at the Americas Society
The Americas Society is a non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) headquartered on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side in New York City, NY. Described as an organization dedicated to education, dialogue and debate on economic, social, and political issues that affect the Americas (United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean), the Americas Society appears to be a cultural center. Read more
Where Does $100 to the Americas Society (AS) Go?
The Americas Society is a non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) headquartered on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side in New York City, NY. Described as an organization dedicated to education, dialogue and debate on economic, social, and political issues that affect the Americas (United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean), the Americas Society appears to be a cultural center.
So what does that really mean? It means the Americas Society organizes exhibitions, readings, interviews, speeches, concerts, performances, reports, and more at its headquarters, which is a building on the National Register of Historical Places. And, AS also publishes REVIEW Magazine (an English language journal of literature from Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean), and Americas Quarterly (a policy journal) with the assistance of Council of Americas, another non-profit, tax-exempt organization, that just happens to be headquartered at the same address. Read more
Executive Compensation at Goodwill (2018)
Goodwill Industries was established in 1902 and is widely known across the country as the place where people donate clothing and household goods to help others.
There are 157 Goodwill Industries agencies (community-based and autonomous) and more than 3,300 retail stores in the US and 12 other countries that generate about $5 billion in revenue annually. Goodwill Industries International, Inc (Goodwill) is the executive member association organization that provides oversight, support, expertise, grants, and products to local agencies (each is a separate 501 (c) (3)) that operates independently but who collectively pay membership dues (revenue) to support Goodwill. There are dozens of Goodwill Industries organizations, each of whom have a CEO whose compensation is substantial. To see these, look to the specific Form 990’s (available at Pro Publica and Charity Navigator) Read more
Executive Compensation at Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is a non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) based out of New York City. Dedicated to protecting human rights around the world, HRW investigates human rights abuses, exposes the facts of the investigations, and presses for changes. As such, HRW is a staff intensive organization (318 employees in 2018) whose employees were compensated $48 million, which equates to an average compensation of $151,000. However, only 98 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation.
The 25 most highly compensated employees were: Read more
Where Does $100 to Human Rights Watch Go?
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is a non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) headquartered in New York City. Dedicated to protecting human rights around the world, HRW investigates human rights abuses, exposes the facts of the investigations, and presses for changes. As such, HRW is a staff intensive organization (318 employees in 2018) whose focus is on providing a service to the world. Read more
How Membership Dues are Spent at the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA)
The Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) is a non-profit 501 (c) (5) – an agricultural, horticultural, or labor organization. As such, revenue is supposed to be derived primarily through membership dues which are based on the number of cattle ($120: less than 100 head; $370: up to 500 head; $620: up to 1,000 head, etc). Although these dues are not tax deductible at the federal level, the organization reports that 92% of the dues – the portion not directly allocated to lobbying – are deductible as a business expense. Read more
Where Does $100 to RIP Medical Debt Go?
Most recently, the national news has given quite a bit of airtime to a non-profit known as RIP Medical Debt, calling the organization out for doing good deeds like paying off medical bills for people unable to settle these debts. Seems RIP Medical Debt has been acquiring bad debt (debt sent to collection agencies) for pennies and paying off that debt thereby erasing a person’s obligation to pay accumulated medical bills.
Established in 2014 by two former debt collection executives, RIP Medical Debt was created to collect donations to buy large bundles of medical debt and then forgive that debt with no tax consequences (although the donor making the donation to RIP Medical Debt gets the deduction). Read more
