LA homeless nonprofit paid Hawaii-based CEO over $1.6m in 2 years
A Los Angeles-based nonprofit, 1736 Family Crisis Center, paid its CEO Carol Adelkoff over $1.6 million in two years, drawing scrutiny from experts. The organization claims the high compensation was primarily due to a payout of decades of accrued vacation time.
Why it matters
The incident raises questions about executive compensation transparency and governance standards within the nonprofit sector.
A Southern California nonprofit that operates domestic violence shelters and homelessness programmes paid its chief executive more than $1.6 million over the last two years covered by its public tax filings. The unusually large compensation has drawn questions from nonprofit experts because the CEO, Carol Adelkoff, has maintained a primary residence in Hawaii while leading the Los Angeles-based organisation, according to a report by LA Times.Adelkoff is the longtime CEO of 1736 Family Crisis Center, a nonprofit that runs shelters, crisis hotlines and support programmes in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
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