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22
Dec

Where Does $100 to the Oral Roberts Ministries Go?

The Oral Roberts Ministries is legally known as the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (OREA) – a Tulsa, Oklahoma based non-profit 501 (c) (3) whose “evangelistic mission is to pray for healing of the whole man.”  Established in 1947 by Oral Roberts, a televangelist, OREA is now run by Oral’s son, Richard Roberts, along with his wife, Linda Salem Roberts who also appears to be known as Lindsay Roberts.

There are 7 voting members (trustees) of the governing body, 6 of whom are independent:  5 of whom are male, 2 of whom are female.

According to the most recent Form 990 (2023 for the year ending April 30, 2024): Read more »

16
Nov

16 Employees at Texas Christian University Took Home $109 Million in Compensation

15 of the most highly compensated employees at Texas Christian University (a private, tax-exempt non-profit research university in Fort Worth, Texas that is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) that has 11,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students pursuing 114 undergraduate areas of study and 98 graduate degrees on the 300 acre campus a few miles from downtown Fort Worth) in 2024 took home $109 million in compensation from 2017-2024 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2023 but not in 2024 are not included (i.e.  Gary Patterson, the former football coach who received $45 million in compensation from 2017-2022): Read more »

14
Nov

Executive Compensation at Texas Christian University (2024)

Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private, tax-exempt non-profit research university in Fort Worth, Texas that is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).  Approximately 11,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students are pursuing 114 undergraduate areas of study and 98 graduate degrees on the 300 acre campus a few miles from downtown Fort Worth.

Tuition, room and board are approximately $80,000 annually for an undergraduate student (with about 80% receiving financial aid). With an acceptance rate of 40% (20,000 applications in 2024 of which 8,000 were accepted, and about 3,000 chose to attend), TCU counts about 55% of its students coming from out of state.

The bottom line:  TCU took in enough revenue to pay all university expenses (including $7 million to the head football coach), give out $320 million in cash scholarships, and add nearly $200 million to the general fund (that had more than $3.4 billion in net assets at year-end).

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2
Nov

15 Employees of Texas Christian University (TCU) Took Home Nearly $100 Million in Compensation

15 of the most highly compensated employees at Texas Christian University (a private, tax-exempt non-profit research university in Fort Worth, Texas that is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) that has 11,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students pursuing 114 undergraduate areas of study and 98 graduate degrees on the 300 acre campus a few miles from downtown Fort Worth) in 2023 took home nearly $100 million in compensation from 2017-2023 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2022 but not in 2023 are not included (i.e.  Gary Patterson, the former football coach who received $45 million in compensation from 2017-2022): Read more »

31
Oct

10 Employees of Texas Christian University Took Home $114 Million in Compensation

10 highly compensated employees of Texas Christian University (a private, tax-exempt non-profit research university in Fort Worth, Texas that is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with 11,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students pursuing 114 undergraduate areas of study and 98 graduate degrees on the 300 acre campus a few miles from downtown Fort Worth) in 2022 took home $110 million in compensation from 2017-2022 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2021 but not in 2022 are not included): Read more »

29
Oct

Executive Compensation at Texas Christian University (2023)

Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private, tax-exempt non-profit research university in Fort Worth, Texas that is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).  Approximately 11,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students are pursuing 114 undergraduate areas of study and 98 graduate degrees on the 300 acre campus a few miles from downtown Fort Worth.

Tuition, room and board are approximately $80,000 annually for an undergraduate student (with about 80% receiving financial aid). With an acceptance rate of 40% (20,000 applications in 2023 of which 8,000 were accepted, and about 3,000 chose to attend), TCU counts about 55% of its students coming from out of state.

The bottom line:  TCU took in enough revenue to pay all university expenses (including $5 million to the head football coach), give out nearly $300 million in cash scholarships, and add more than $140 million to the general fund (that had more than $3 billion in net assets at year-end).

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25
Sep

How Revenue is Spent at Turning Point USA (2024)

Turning Point USA is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 that advocates conservative principles on high school, college, and university campuses and in convention centers that focus on attracting high schoolers, college students, and young adults ages 15-25 who they often refer to as activists.

Established in 2012 by the late Charles Kirk, Turning Point USA has three (3) related tax exempt organizations:

  • Turning Point Endowment, Inc.:  a 501 (c) 3 described as a “supporting org to Turning Point USA”
  • America’s Turning Point, Inc:  a 501 (c) 3  described as “education of students”
  • Turning Point Action, Inc.:  a 501 (c) 4  described as “education of students” where contributions are not tax deductible

Turning Point USA is overseen by 5 voting members (directors) of the governing body, 4 of whom are independent. All directors are male. Read more »

1
May

Executive Compensation at the Conservative Partnership Institute (2023)

The Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) is a tax-exempt, no-profit organization based in Washington, DC that provides assistance in the form of staffing, education, training, incubation, and coalition building for congressional offices and conservative groups.

Formed in 2017, CPI has 7 voting members on its governing board, 4 of whom are independent. With 30 employees, CPI is a right wing lobbying group that emerged from being virtually unheard of in 2017 to a major “host” of events for Republican members of Congress by 2021 (From 2017-2020, CPI was a very small non-profit that raised $2-$6 million annually. In 2021-2022, revenue jumped to $46 million and $36 million, respectively primarily because of an increase in contributions. But expenses did not increase in accordance with revenue as CPI also appears to be focused on saving – at year-end 2022, CPI had $43 million in net assets meaning they did not spend all the revenue they received). Read more »

29
Apr

How Revenue is Spent at the Conservative Partnership Institute(2023)

The Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) is a tax-exempt, no-profit organization based in Washington, DC that provides assistance in the form of staffing, education, training, incubation, and coalition building for congressional offices and conservative groups.

Formed in 2017, CPI has 7 voting members on its governing board, 4 of whom are independent. Read more »

23
Apr

Executive Compensation at Alliance Defending Freedom (2023)

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 »