Executive Compensation at Rotary International (2023)
Rotary International (RI) is a 501 (c) (4) – a social welfare organization that oversees 32,000 Rotary International Club organizations – based in Evanston, Illinois. Governed by a 19-member board (the president, president-elect, general secretary who is also the CEO, and Rotary Zone Directors), RI reported total revenue of $105 million most of which came from membership dues. Expenses totaled $108 million with the largest expense reported to be compensation (note: RI also paid nearly $3 million to Accion Labs of Bridgeville, PA for staffing and consulting and $1.9 million to Softserve for staffing and $1 million to Tesystems of Hanover, MD for staffing).
RI reported having 342 employees who were compensated $44 million which equates to an average compensation of $129,000. However, only 115 individuals received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 16 most highly compensated individuals listed below: Read more 
Executive Compensation at Rotary International (2022)
Rotary International (RI) is a 501 (c) (4) – a social welfare organization that oversees 32,000 Rotary International Club organizations – based in Evanston, Illinois. Governed by a 19-member board (the president, president-elect, general secretary who is also the CEO, and Rotary Zone Directors), RI reported total revenue of $104 million most of which came from membership dues. Expenses totaled $102 million with the largest expense reported to be compensation.
RI reported having 350 employees who were compensated $42 million which equates to an average compensation of $120,000. However, only 90 individuals received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 14 most highly compensated individuals listed below: Read more
Executive Compensation at Rotary International (2021)
Rotary International (RI) is a 501 (c) (4) – a social welfare organization that oversees 32,000 Rotary International Club organizations – based in Evanston, Illinois. Governed by a 19-member board (the president, president-elect, general secretary who is also the CEO, and Rotary Zone Directors), RI reported total revenue of $96 million most of which came from membership dues. Expenses totaled $86 million with the largest expense reported to be compensation.
RI reported having 343 employees who were compensated $41 million which equates to an average compensation of $120,000. However, only 88 individuals received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 15 most highly compensated individuals listed below: Read more
Executive Compensation at the Rotary Foundation (2017)
The Rotary Foundation (RF) is a 501 (c) (3) based in Evanston, Illinois (at the same address as Rotary International (RI)). Although the organizations are separate (RI is a 501 (c) (4)), they are related. In the most simplistic terms, RI overseas the 32,000 Rotary Clubs across the world while RF awards grants and manages a very large endowment (nearly $1.1 billion). The executive employees appear to work with both organizations.
Staffed with 281 employees who were compensated $27.8 million (an average compensation of $99,000), RF provided more than $100,000 in compensation to 45 employees. The most highly compensated individuals were: Read more
Executive Compensation at Rotary International (2017)
Rotary International (RI) is a 501 (c) (4) – a social welfare organization that oversees 32,000 Rotary International Club organizations – based in Evanston, Illinois. Governed by a 20-member board (the president, president-elect, general secretary who is also the CEO, and 17 Rotary Zone Directors), Rotary International reported having 330 employees who were compensated $34.3 million which equates to an average compensation of $104,000. However, only 60 individuals received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 14 most highly compensated individuals listed below: Read more
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