Executive Compensation at the ASPCA (2020)
The ASPCA is a non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) based in New York City, New York. As such, the organization submits a Form 990 to the IRS annually and makes a copy available to the public. The most recent IRS Form 990 (2020) reports the ASPCA: Read more 
Where Does $100 to the ASPCA Go (2020)?
If you donated $100 to the ASPCA in 2020 and want to know how your donation was spent, know that nearly half ($48) went to pay staff, office-related expenses, travel and conferences. $25 went to pay advertising and promotion and fees for outside services, including professional fundraisers. $8 out of every $100 was spent on veterinary services, operating supplies, and grants to other non-profits whose mission is to help protect animals. $2 out of every $100 was spent on miscellaneous expenses leaving $17 unspent and allocated to the organization’s general fund. Read more
Executive Compensation at Scripps Health (2019)
Scripps Health is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) healthcare provider that includes hospitals (5), clinics, medical centers, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, hospice care, surgery centers, specialty care centers and health plans. Although “Scripps Health” often refers to an entire healthcare system, it is important to point out that Scripps Health consists of many organizations – both non-profit and for-profit.
The executive compensation reported on the Form 990 (2018 for the year ending September 30, 2019) for “Scripps Health,” the non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) – a single entity – is the subject of this post. Governed by 18 voting members (trustees) of a board, 17 of whom are independent, board composition is 13 males and 6 females (note: the Form 990 listed 19 voting members with one member a partial year member). Read more
Executive Compensation at Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp (2019)
Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp is a tax-exempt non-profit 501 (c) (3) and one of many organizations within Advocate Aurora Health (which was formed when Advocate Health Care (in Illinois) and Aurora Health (in Wisconsin) merged into one healthcare system (Advocate Aurora Health) in 2018. Based in Downers Grove, Illinois, AAH operates 26 hospitals and more than 500 out patient care sites staffed by 75,000 employees.
It is important to note AAH consists of numerous types of organizations including non-profits and for profit organizations. This post addresses the executive compensation at AHHC – one of the largest organizations in the network.
Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp (AHHC) is governed by 12 voting members (directors), 9 of whom are independent; 8 of the 12 (67%) are male while 4 of the 12 (33%) are female. 10 of the directors receive between $4,000 – $91,000 annually for an average of 1 hour of work per week. Read more
Executive Compensation at the Federalist Society
The Federalist Society is legally known as the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies but generally goes by the shortened version of its name. A tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3), the Federalist Society is an organization of conservatives and libertarians (a membership organization with three levels of memberships: student, lawyer, and faculty) who are “committed to the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be.”
There are 12 voting members of the governing body, 8 of whom are independent, and all of whom are male. Read more
Executive Compensation at Save The Children (2020)
Save the Children – the Fairfield, Connecticut-based non-profit in the US – is formally known as Save The Children Federation, Inc. and is part of the Save the Children Alliance (a group of 30 Save the Children groups throughout the world that also support Save the Children International). Established in 1932, Save the Children is a 501 (c) (3) and one of the most well-known charities in the world.
There are 31 voting members (trustees) of the governing body, 30 of whom are independent, although the Form 990 lists 38 (which appears to be due to timing differences), of whom 18 are female and 20 are male (note: The Form 990 does not disclose gender; determinations were made based on name and google searches). Read more
Where Does $100 to Save The Children Go (2020)?
The Save the Children Fund is one of the most recognizable charitable organizations in the world. Established more than a hundred years ago in 1919, the organization is legally known as Save the Children Federation, Inc. in the United States, but is often simply referred to as “Save the Children.”
On the Save the Children website (www.savethechildren.org), the organization reports that “85% of all expenditures went to program services” with the key word being “expenditures.” Expenses are normally analyzed as a percentage of revenue, not as a percentage of total expenditures because both parts of the equation – revenue and expenses – are important to understand how an organization is operating. Without revenue, it doesn’t matter how much of an organization’s expenditures were spent in a single category. Both sides of the equation have to be considered. Read more
Executive Compensation at Disabled American Veterans (DAV) 2020
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization is a 501 (c) (4) – a social welfare organization – that was created by Congress in 1920 to assist disabled military veterans and their families. Based in Cold Spring, Kentucky, DAV provides services nationwide to disabled veterans through staff, national service offices and more than 1,200 local chapters.
There are 7 voting members (directors) on the governing body, 6 of whom are independent. All of the directors are male.
Where Does $100 to Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Go (2020)?
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization is a 501 (c) (4) – a social welfare organization – that was created by Congress in 1920 to assist disabled military veterans and their families. Based in Cold Spring, Kentucky, DAV provides services nationwide to disabled veterans through staff, national service offices and more than 1,200 local chapters. Read more
Executive Compensation at the Association of National Advertisers
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) is a trade association representing the advertising industry. A non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) 6, the ANA is headquartered in New York and Washington, DC. With more than 1,300 members, dues are based on annual advertising expenditures for advertisers (can can range from just under $10,000 annually to 6 figures) but are significantly less for law firms, ad agencies, PR agencies and vendors who can choose among a platinum, gold or silver membership.
The ANA is managed by 41 voting members (directors) of its governing body, although the most recent Form 990 (2019) lists 46 (due to timing differences). 24 of the 46 (52%) are female while 22 of the 46 (48%) are male. Read more
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