There was a list in one of the local rags recently that had CEO salaries and perks like houses as well how much or little went where it was supposed to. Of course now I can't find it.
Rec'd this in an email the other day.
. Charities That Thank You For Your Donation
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> Keep these facts in mind when "donating". As you open your pockets
> for yet another natural disaster, keep the following facts in
> mind; we
> have listed them from the highest (worse paid offender) to the lowest
> (least paid offender).
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> The worst offender was yet again for the 11th year in a row is,
> UNICEF -
> CEO, receives $1,200,000 per year, (plus use of a Royal Royce
> for his
> exclusive use where ever he goes, and an expense account that is
> rumoured to
> be well over $150,000.) Only pennies from the actual donations
> goes to the
> UNICEF
> cause (less than $0.14 per dollar of income).
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> The second worst offender this year is Marsha J. Evans,
> President and CEO of
> the American Red Cross...for her salary for the year ending in
> 2009 was
> $651,957 plus expenses. Enjoys 6 weeks - fully paid holidays
> including all
> related expenses during the holiday trip for her and her husband
> and kids.
> including 100% fully paid health & dental plan for her and her
> family, for
> life. This means out of every dollar they bring in, about $0.39
> goes to
> related charity causes.
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> The third worst offender was again for the 7th time was, Brian
> Gallagher,President of the United Way receives a $375,000 base
> salary (U.S. funds),
> plus so many numerous expense benefits it's hard to keep track
> as to what it
> is all worth, including a fully paid lifetime membership for 2
> golf courses
> (1 in Canada, and 1 in the U.S.A.), 2 luxury vehicles, a yacht club
> membership,
> 3 major company gold credit cards for his personal
> expenses...and so on.
> This equates to about $0.51 per dollar of income goes to charity
> causes.
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> Fourth worst offender who was also again in the fourth spot, for
> every year
> since this information has been made available from the start
> 1998 is
> amazingly yet again, World Vision President (Canada) receives
> $300,000 base
> salary, (plus supplied - a home valued in the $700,000 -
> $800,000 dollar
> value range, completely furnished,
> completely paid all housing expenses, including taxes, water/sewer,
> telephone/fax, HD/high speed cable, weekly maid service and pool/yard
> maintenance, fully paid private schooling for his children, upscale
> automobile and an $55,000 personal
> expense account for clothing/food, with a $125,000 business expense
> account). Get this, because it is a "religious based" charity,
> it pays,
> little to no taxes, can receive government assistance and does
> not have to
> declare were the money goes. Only about $0.52 of earned income
> per dollar is
> available for charity causes.
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> Of the sixty some odd "charities" we looked at, the lowest paid
> (President/C.E.O/Commissioner) was heading up a charity group
> right here in
> Canada. We found, believe it or not, it was......
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> It is, none other than...
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> The Salvation Army's Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary
> of only $13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2
> Billion dollar organization. Which means about $0.93 per dollar
> earned, is
> readily available and goes back out to local charity causes...truly
> amazing...and well done "Sally Anne"
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> No further comment is necessary..."Think Twice" before you give
> to your
> charity of choice as to which one really does the best for the
> most - or the
> least for the most, for that matter.
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