Employees Who Earned More Than Their Organization’s Chief Executive
Organization Employee 2004 compensation Columbia University (New York) David N. Silvers, Clinical Professor of Dermatology $3,721,741 Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.) Zev Rosenwaks, Professor of Medicine 2,744,000 New York University James Grifo, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2,588,000…
Pay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation
Government’s scrutiny of nonprofit compensation is cited as key reason for stagnant wages, in the Chronicle’s survey of big organizationsLeaders of the nation’s largest nonprofit groups received pay increases that kept up with inflation last year -- but ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Executive Compensation…
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Annual Philanthropy 400 Rankings
The Chronicle‘s 15th annual Philanthropy 400 uses financial data gathered from nonprofit organizations to determine which charities raised the most from individuals, ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Executive Compensation SurveyPay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation foundations, and…
By Cassie J. Moore and Leah Kerkman
Pay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation
Government’s scrutiny of nonprofit compensation is cited as key reason for stagnant wages, in the Chronicle’s survey of big organizations Leaders of the nation’s largest nonprofit groups received pay increases that kept up with inflation last year -- but ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Executive Compensation…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
Following are the interest rates, provided by the Internal Revenue Service, for computing charitable deductions for charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and some other deferred gifts. October 2005 5.0% September 5.0% August 4.8% July 4.6% June 4.8% May 5.2% April…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Detroit Institute of Arts January 2005 Open $180,000,000 $54,000,000 For endowment, operating support, and renovations New York U. School of Law…
Founder of Storytelling Center Plots New Opportunities for His Charity
Johnson City, Tenn. It’s 7:30 a.m. and Jimmy Neil Smith is sitting in a booth at an IHOP restaurant here. Dressed in a casual suit topped by a bolo tie, he is meeting two longtime friends, businessmen who teach a course together in entrepreneurship at East Tennessee State University. The three are…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
How Charities Handle Good –Â and Bad –Â Reviews From Nonprofit Watchdogs
IN THE TRENCHES By Eman Quotah One day about three years ago, the mail brought unexpected good news to Thomas Bailey. Mr. Bailey, executive director of Little Traverse Conservancy, a land trust in Harbor Springs, Mich., received a letter from Charity Navigator, in Mahwah, N.J., congratulating the…
By Eman Quotah
Contributor
Tackling Social Problems at the Local Level
Solutions for America: Inventing Civic Solutions, A How-to Guide on Launching and Sustaining Community Programs, offers advice on how people can find solutions to problems facing their neighborhoods. The report is based on a national study of community-led programs that have succeeded in…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor