Executive Compensation at the American Association For Justice
The American Association For Justice (AAJ), formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America is a tax-exempt, non-profit advocacy and lobbying membership organization (a 501 (c) 6)) for trial lawyers. With 316 independent board members comprising the governing body, AAJ has a reported 56,000 members.
AAJ directly controls four (4) other tax-exempt organizations:
- AAJ Education Fund: a 501 (c) 3
- AAJ Foundation: a 501 (c) 3
- AAJ Political Action Committee: a 527
- AAJ Robert L Habush Endowment: a 501 (c) 3
The Bystander Effect is Alive and Well
The first time I heard of the “bystander effect,” I was a child listening to adults talk about the Kitty Genovese murder in Queens, New York. Apparently bystanders heard the screams for help of 28-year old Kitty Genovese as she was being stabbed to death outside her apartment building but didn’t come to her aid, out of fear. The phrase was coined to shame those who were complicit or didn’t come to the aid of a victim in need out of fear for their own personal safety. Nearly 60 years later – thanks to social media – the world is now “watching” human beings being murdered and a country – Ukraine – be destroyed in what could be collectively called the NATO Bystander Effect: 30 countries afraid to really help out of fear of a madman. Read more 
Executive Compensation at the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (2020)
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 9 independent voting members (directors) of the governing body, although 10 are listed on the most recent Form 990 (2020) (with 2 directors – Ed Frankel (a director through 6/20) and Keith Frankel related), which appears to be due to timing differences. 8 of the directors 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
How Revenue is Spent at the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (2020)
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.”
How is revenue spent at IFCJ? The short answer is that about half of revenue is spent on grants to Jewish organizations – in the US and in Israel – while the other half is spent on fundraising, printing and postage, television and radio airtime, staff compensation, fees for services, office-related expenses, and travel. For more detail, read on. Read more
Executive Compensation at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) 2020
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) 3 established in 1913 in the District of Columbia to defend “democratic ideals and eliminate anti-Semitism and bigotry in the United States and around the world, while providing knowledgeable leadership on a national level for the American Jewish community.”
Based in New York City, the ADL has staff in 26 offices nationwide. It is important to point out the ADL really consists of two entities: the ADL and the Anti-Defamation League Foundation (Foundation) – both of whom operate out of the same office in New York City. The Foundation helps support the mission of the ADL by providing funds and by managing the endowment and assets held by the Foundation. Read more
How Revenue Is Spent at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) (2020)
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) 3 established in 1913 in the District of Columbia to defend “democratic ideals and eliminate anti-Semitism and bigotry in the United States and around the world, while providing knowledgeable leadership on a national level for the American Jewish community.”
Based in New York City, the ADL has staff in 26 offices nationwide. It is important to point out the ADL really consists of two entities: the ADL and the Anti-Defamation League Foundation (Foundation) – both of whom operate out of the same office in New York City. The Foundation helps support the mission of the ADL by providing funds and by managing the endowment and assets held by the Foundation. In addition, the organizations share many employees. Read more
Executive Compensation at the American Council on Education
The American Council on Education (ACE) is “the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities” to shape policy which would lead one to think the ACE is a trade association. Although ACE is a membership organization (with a reported 1,700 colleges and universities as members that paid about $4,700 each annually), membership dues only make up about 20% of revenue. ACE is actually a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 reliant on several sources of revenue: membership dues, royalties, government contracts, rent income, contributions, gifts, and grants, and registration fees. Read more
Executive Compensation at the American Gaming Association
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is a tax-exempt, non-profit trade association (a 501 (c) 6) that promotes, educates, and lobbies on behalf of its members in the gaming industry including casino operators and makers and suppliers of gaming products.
There are 50 independent voting members (directors) of the governing body, although 49 (46 males and 3 females) are listed on the most recent Form 990. Based in Washington, DC, AGA also sponsors the annual major gaming trade show referred to as “The Global Gaming Expo” in Las Vegas, Nevada but also hosts a trade show (the Global Gaming Expo Asia) annually (in Macau or Manila in the past). Read more
Executive Compensation at the American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) isn’t really a “union” (a trade organization) but instead a tax-exempt non-profit 501 (c) (3) with a reported 130,000 “enthusiasts” interested in Earth and space science. How does AGU do this? Primarily through publications and meetings.
AGU has 14 independent voting members in its governing body, 7 of whom are male and 7 of whom are female. Read more
Executive Compensation at the American Investment Council
The American Investment Council (AIC) is a very small tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 “lobbying, advocacy, and research organization” based in Washington, DC and governed by 18 voting members (17 of whom are independent) of its governing body. 15 of the 18 (83%) are male while 3 of the 18 (17%) are female.
AIC reports about $13 million in revenue annually, primarily from membership dues. Expenses total nearly $13 million with most revenue spent on two items: compensation ($6 million) and fees to public and government affairs consultants and lobbyists ($5 million). Read more
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