Executive Compensation at the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (2023)
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 founded by a rabbi in 1983 as a way to “bless Israel and the Jewish people around the world with humanitarian care and life-saving aid” while “building bridges between Christians and Jews.”
There are 8 independent voting members (directors) of the governing body; 6 of the 8 directors listed are male while 2 are female (note: the Form 990 does not report gender; determinations were made based on name and google searches). Read more 
Executive Compensation at the V Foundation (2023)
The V Foundation and Don’t Ever Give Up, Inc. are two separate non-profit 501 (c) (3)’s that can be best described as follows:
V Foundation: Formed in 1993 by Jim Valvano to raise money to fund cancer research; and
Don’t Ever Give Up, Inc.: Formed in 2015 to raise funds for the V Foundation, this organization is the fundraising support arm for the V Foundation. Read more
Executive Compensation at Harvard Management (2023)
Harvard Management Company (Harvard Management) provides investment management services to Harvard, a private university with $60 billion in net assets. Consequently, revenue comes from Harvard to pay the expenses associated with managing Harvard Management (most of which is compensation and fees for outside services).
To manage these assets, Harvard Management has 128 employees who received $90 million in compensation which equates to an average compensation of $700,000. However, only 97 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 12 most highly compensated to be: Read more
Executive Compensation at the Air Line Pilots Association (2022)
The Airline Pilots Association International (ALPA) is the largest airline pilot union in the world with more than 77,000 pilots from 41 US and Canadian airlines. Based in McLean, Virginia, ALPA is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (5) whose membership dues are approximately $3,000-$4,000 annually (based on 1.95% of gross income which appears to be about $200,000 annually or taking total membership revenue ($229 million) divided by total pilots (77,000)).
In 2022, ALPA reported total revenue of $246 million, most of which came from membership dues ($229 million). Expenses totaled $214 million (including $3 million in depreciation) with the largest expense reported to be compensation.
367 employees received $82 million in compensation which equates to an average compensation of $223,000. 261 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 25 most highly compensated reported to be: Read more
How the Girl Scouts Spends Revenue (2023)
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 30 independent voting members (board members) of the governing body (board), although 43 are listed on the Form 990 (2022 for the year ending September 30, 2023) due to timing differences – 35 of the 43 (81%) listed are female while 8 of the 43 (19%) are male.
In 2023, the Girl Scouts reported total revenue of $116 million (compared to $120 million in 2022, $131 million in 2021, $112 million in 2020 and $122 million in 2019) which came from: Read more
Executive Compensation at the BCBS Association (2021)
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 4 (a social welfare organization) based in Chicago, Illinois that serves as a national association of 36 independent BCBS companies that provide health insurance to more than 115 million people.
BCBSA also own and manage the BCBS trademarks and names in more than 170 countries around the world. Consequently, revenue comes from the members of BCBSA whose revenue comes from insurance premiums. In other words, part of your BCBS health insurance premiums are paid to BCBSA.
There are 36 voting members of the governing body, of whom 35 are independent, although there are 37 listed on the Form 990 (2021) of whom 28 (76%) are male while 9 (24%) are female.
How the BCBS Association Spends Revenue (2022)
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 4 (a social welfare organization) based in Chicago, Illinois that serves as a national association of 36 independent BCBS companies that provide health insurance to more than 115 million people.
They also own and manage the BCBS trademarks and names in more than 170 countries around the world. For example, BCBS of Florida, Inc. (DBA Florida Blue), Health Options, Inc. (DBA Florida Blue HMO), Florida Combined Life Insurance Company (DBA Florida Combined Life) are independent licensees of BCBSA. Consequently, revenue comes from the members of BCBSA whose revenue comes from insurance premiums. In other words, part of your BCBS health insurance premiums are paid to BCBSA. Read more
Executive Compensation at Mercy Health (Wisconsin) 2022
Mercyhealth is a regional healthcare system with 7 hospitals and about 85 facilities in 50 communities in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Headquartered in Janesville, Wisconsin, Mercyhealth consists of many non-profit, tax-exempt organizations (9) and also owns several organizations that are taxed as corporations including Mercycare Insurance Company, Rockford Health Insurance (which is domiciled in Bermuda), Mercycare HMO (which consolidated with Mercycare Insurance Company), and Janesville Medical Center, Inc (management of union employees). Read more
Executive Compensation at the Nature Conservancy (2022)
The Nature Conservancy – a 501 (c) (3) based in Arlington, Virginia – whose mission is “to conserve land and waters on which all life depends” has been around since 1951 and is one of the most popular and wealthy non-profits in the country.
There are 23 voting members (directors) of the governing body, 21 of whom are independent, although the Form 990 lists 25 directors (due to timing differences) – 13 (52%) of whom are male and 12 (48%).of whom are female.
The most recent financial information (the 2021 IRS Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2022) reports the organization raised $1.3 billion and spent $1 billion. The difference between revenue raised and revenue spent was $300 million which along with nearly $700 million in net unrealized losses on investments and other changes in assets helped decrease net fund assets from $7.8 billion at the beginning of the year to $7.5 billion at the end of the year. Read more
Executive Compensation at the JDRF (2022)
JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) is a tax-exempt non-profit based in New York City. Overseen by 15 voting members (board members) of the governing body (board), the JDRF raises about $240 million annually ($239 million, $223 million, $213 million, and $239 million in 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively).
Although JDRF touts itself as the “leading global organization funding Type 1 diabetes research,” $241 million was allocated to the general fund while $259 million was allocated to research grants over the past 4 years: Read more
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