How NPR Spends Revenue (2024)
NPR (National Public Radio) – the radio station that people love to love or love to hate- is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization that works with its member stations to foster a more informed public by providing a deeper understanding of events, ideas, and cultures. In the news recently, criticized by conservatives for having a leftist slant, NPR has challenges in convincing the public of its nonpartisan reporting of the news.
Based in Washington, DC, NPR is also noteworthy for its on air fundraising although most people would be surprised to learn that public support in the form of contributions, gifts, and grants is not the number one source of revenue. Instead, program service revenue (station programming fees, digital media sponsorships, membership dues from member stations, distribution, and digital services) is the primary source of revenue for NPR followed by contributions, gifts, and grants. So, the viability of NPR’s future rests with the stations that purchase their content and the support of the public.
So, if you gave $100 to NPR, how was it spent? Read more 
Almond Horn Cookies (Vegan and Refined Sugar Free)
I have always loved crescent or horseshoe-shaped Almond Horn Cookies which are really just almonds, sugar, and egg whites (although these cookies are often finished with chocolate dipped ends). From a nutrition standpoint, I am not offended by egg whites (I prefer not to support the animal agriculture industry) but I avoid refined sugar and prefer date sugar which is just dates. Unable to find a vegan version of this icon of a cookie, I took the standard recipe from @sivanskitchen and made adjustments: Read more
10 Employees at the Alzheimer’s Association Take Home Nearly $50 Million in Compensation
10 of the most highly compensated employees of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association (Alzheimer’s Association) in 2024 received close to $50 million in compensation from 2017-2024 (note: highly compensated employees from 2017-2023 but not in 2024 are not included in the list below): Read more
Executive Compensation at the Alzheimer’s Association (2024)
The Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association is commonly referred to as the Alzheimer’s Association. A tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 whose goal is to eliminate Alzheimers Disease through research but also offer support, information/public awareness, and education on the disease, the Alzheimer’s Association raised $444 million in 2024 (compared to $412 million in 2023, $502 million in 2022, $405 million in 2021, $403 million in 2020 and $390 million in 2019), primarily from contributions, gifts, and grants ($435 million including $31 million from the government). Read more
Where Does $100 to the Alzheimer’s Association Go (2024)?
The Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association is commonly referred to as the Alzheimer’s Association. A tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 whose goal is to eliminate Alzheimers Disease through research but also offer support, information/public awareness, and education on the disease, the Alzheimer’s Association raised $444 million in 2024 (compared to $412 million in 2023, $502 million in 2022, $405 million in 2021, $403 million in 2020 and $390 million in 2019), primarily from contributions, gifts, and grants ($435 million including $31 million from the government). Read more
17 Employees of Samaritan’s Purse Took Home $44 Million in Compensation
17 of the most highly compensated employees of Samaritan’s Purse in 2024 (a nondenominational Christian organization that provides “spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world” primarily through grants (i.e. transporting shoebox gifts: a box filled with toys, supplies, and hygiene items) which for the past few years averages 28% of revenue because Samaritan’s Purse focused on strengthening their balance sheet by increasing savings and to do this they spent significantly less than they collected: Samaritan’s Purse has spent about 50-75% of revenue over the past few years which allowed them to put $200-$750 million annually into savings or nearly $2 billion from 2020-2024 so that by year-end 2023, Samaritan’s Purse had $2.5 billion in net assets) took home $44 million in compensation from 2015-2024 (note: any highly compensated employee in any of the years 2015 – 2023 but not in 2024 is not included in the list): Read more
Executive Compensation at Samaritan’s Purse (2024)
Samaritan’s Purse is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) established in 1970 by Bob Pierce who died in 1978. W. Franklin Graham (son of Billy Graham) became Chairman, President, and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse in 1979 and has held the position since although he is also an evangelist for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Based in Boone, North Carolina, Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational Christian organization that provides “spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.” How do they do this? Primarily through grants (i.e. transporting shoebox gifts: a box filled with toys, supplies, and hygiene items) which for the past few years averages 28% of revenue because Samaritan’s Purse focused on strengthening their balance sheet by increasing savings and to do this they spent significantly less than they collected: Samaritan’s Purse has spent about 50-75% of revenue over the past few years which allowed them to put $200-$750 million annually into savings or nearly $2 billion from 2020-2024 so that by year-end 2023, Samaritan’s Purse had $2.5 billion in net assets. Read more
Where Does $100 to Samaritan’s Purse Go (2024)
Samaritan’s Purse is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) established in 1970 by Bob Pierce who died in 1978. W. Franklin Graham (son of Billy Graham) became Chairman, President, and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse in 1979 and has held the position since although he is also an evangelist for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Based in Boone, North Carolina, Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational Christian organization that provides “spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.” How do they do this? Primarily through grants (i.e. transporting shoebox gifts: a box filled with toys, supplies, and hygiene items) which prior to 2020 averaged 40% of revenue. But in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 the percentage was lower at 28%, 27%, 28%, 32% and 22%, respectively because Samaritan’s Purse focused on building up net assets and to do this they spent significantly less than they collected: Read more
Executive Compensation at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2024)
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 6 – a trade association – for food and nutrition specialists. Claiming to be “your source for science-based food and nutrition information, AND has been in the news recently for “making millions from junk food makers” by investing in food stocks (i.e. Pepsi), and from accepting donations from junk food, sugar and soda makers (i.e. Coca-Cola, Kellogg, Hershey, Nestle, and Conagra). Professional nutrition specialists partnering with processed food companies does not fare well on the national stage with the public who looks to the organization for unbiased and science-based advice. Read more
Executive Compensation at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2023)
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 6 – a trade association – for food and nutrition specialists. Claiming to be “your source for science-based food and nutrition information, AND has been in the news recently for “making millions from junk food makers” by investing in food stocks (i.e. Pepsi), and from accepting donations from junk food, sugar and soda makers (i.e. Coca-Cola, Kellogg, Hershey, Nestle, and Conagra). Professional nutrition specialists partnering with processed food companies does not fare well on the national stage with the public who looks to the organization for unbiased and science-based advice. Read more
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