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11
Sep

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 »

9
Sep

Executive Compensation at Oral Roberts Ministry (2022)

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 Linda Roberts.  Collectively, Richard and Linda Roberts have received more than $600,000 in compensation annually for years.

There are 11 voting members (trustees) of the governing body, 10 of whom are independent; although 8 are listed on the most recent Form 990:  5 of whom are male, 3 of whom are female.

According to the most recent Form 990 (2022 for the year ending April 30, 2023): Read more »

7
Sep

Where Does $100 to the Oral Roberts Ministry Go (2023)?

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 11 voting members (trustees) of the governing body, 10 of whom are independent; although only 8 are listed on the most recent Form 990 (2022):  5 of whom are male, 3 of whom are female.

According to the most recent Form 990 (2022 for the year ending April 30, 2023): Read more »

5
Sep

Executive Compensation at Wounded Warrior (2023)

The Wounded Warrior Project is one of the most well-known tax-exempt non-profit charitable organizations focused on rebuilding the lives of wounded veterans. Established in 2003, the Wounded Warrior Project (Wounded Warrior) is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida with about 1,000 employees. A 501 (c) (3) charitable organization, their mission is to “honor and empower wounded warriors.”

There are 13 independent voting members (directors) of the governing body;   6 directors are male and 7 are female. Read more »

3
Sep

Where Does $100 to Wounded Warrior Go (2023)

The Wounded Warrior Project is one of the most well-known non-profit charitable organizations focused on rebuilding the lives of wounded veterans. Established in 2003, the Wounded Warrior Project is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) charitable organization whose stated mission is to “honor and empower wounded warriors.”

Most donors want to know how their donations are spent.  If you gave $100 to the Wounded Warrior Project in 2023, the short answer is the organization spent $105 for every $100 raised in 2023 with revenue spent on five major categories:   Read more »

1
Sep

Executive Compensation at the BCBS Association (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.

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 (2022) of whom 28 (76%) are male while 9 (24%) are female.

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30
Aug

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.

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28
Aug

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 »

26
Aug

Executive Compensation at ChildFund International (2023)

ChildFund International USA (ChildFund) is one of 12 organizations  in the ChildFund Alliance that partners with local organizations in 24 countries to provide children with basic needs:  food, healthcare, and education. A tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 based in Richmond, VA, ChildFund has 18 independent voting members (directors) on its governing body (Board of Directors) with 10 females and 8 males.

In 2023, ChildFund reported total revenue of $194 million (compared to $200 million in 2022) most of which came from contributions, gifts and grants.  Expenses totaled $186 million (not including $4 million in depreciation) with the two largest expenses reported to be grants ($115 million) and compensation $34 million). Read more »

24
Aug

$39 a Month to ChildFund International: How Much Goes to the Child (2023)?

Way back in 1938, the China Children’s Fund was established by a Presbyterian minister to provide assistance to children in China  after the war (Sino-Japanese War) by starting a child sponsorship program where sponsors (typically in the US) would pay a monthly fee to sponsor a child so that the child would have basic needs (food, health, etc) provided.

In 1951, the name was changed to the Christian Childrens Fund when the program expanded to other countries.  In 2002, the Christian Childrens Fund along with 11 other child sponsorship organizations founded a worldwide network – the ChildFund Alliance, a group of 12 organizations that partner with local organizations in other countries.  In 2009, the Christian Childrens Fund changed its name to ChildFund International. Read more »