MJF for PD Research - is listed as a 4 star charity...
 

http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...ary&orgid=7597

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Rediculous Salaries
Posted by Clarence Munson | December 29, 2009 7:16:39 AM

If these people were sincere about a cure for Parkinson's Disease they would donate their expertise and be satisfied to have their expenses covered. I'm sure they are wealthy and don't need the money to survive. I have donated before seeing the report but no more unless there is a drastic change. Sorry.

Executive Salaries
Posted by DARBE | December 1, 2009 6:10:38 AM

Our Foundation considered donating to this organization. However, after seeing the exhorbitant salaries paid, we have changed our mind.

Fox is absolute disappointment, a shame
Posted by botox | September 3, 2009 5:49:32 AM

Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, CA is considerably better in addressing needs of Parkinson's patients, as well furthering scientific research. Michael Fox' pales in comparison. Simply compare output, and Fox's unacceptable overhead. Michael you ought do better! Shame on you!!!

Salaries
Posted by beamy37 | August 18, 2009 8:22:42 AM

I have to agree with the previous statement by Jurgen1919- The co-founder is paid far too much! I had actually thought of donating to Michael J Fox Foundation, but with those kinds of figures, I don't think I will be. It's too bad too because I've always adored Michael J Fox and the work he's done. If those salaries would come down I would then think about donating.

salary info not visible on 990 on fox website
Posted by jane22 | April 8, 2009 10:33:42 AM

There is no salary info on the Fox Foundation 2007 990 that is posted on their site - it is missing for the five highest paid employees (statement 39, page 62) and for the current officers, directors and trustees (statement 36, page 59). I say missing because there IS salary info on the 2007 Fox Foundation 990 that is posted on Guidestar, and that one is identified as having come from the IRS. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the only info that can legally be concealed on a 990 is donor info.

High Paid
Posted by Jurgen1919 | January 2, 2009 6:45:46 AM

$470,599 is a lot of money to pay the president. It is one of the highest figures I've seen. I wold give to a similar organization that was more frugal with the its donor money, especially since almost all of its donors make significantly less than its president. We are paying to find a cure, not to may the co-founder rich.

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the 990 -
 

the 990 is a return of the organization - exempt from income tax.
if you wish to see it it is open to public inspection
OMB#1545-0047

http://www2.guidestar.org/organizati...research.aspx#

lou lou - Running an organization well, whether public or private, is a tough job, and should be appropriately compensated. For a bigger picture, below are links to the other national PD charities. Although the MJFF salaries are higher, they also represent the smallest percentage of their organization's total expenses.

This information is public - it's good for all of us to know how the money is spent.

Parkinson's Action Network (PAN)
http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...ary&orgid=9789

American Parkinson's Disease Association (APDA)
http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...ary&orgid=3281

National Parkinson Foundation (NPF)
http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...ary&orgid=6306

Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) -- Also a 4 star charity
http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...ary&orgid=4298

Parkinson's Institute
http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...ary&orgid=6435

Pretty solid track record...
 

Since it's inception as many of you know MJFF has funded about 196 million dollars in Parkinson's research, with over 85% of their donations allocated to the cause, not to overhead. That's a pretty great track record in my books. It's probably one of the very few charitable foundations where those in administration and on the front lines are all working diligently to put themselves out of business.

I don't have a problem with this.
 

Having volunteered and personally worked with each of these organization's CEO's, I don't have a problem with their salaries. I know first-hand that they are "on call" 24/7 and their life is not their own. I also know the personal dedication that these CEO's have in helping people live, cope, and help build awareness with the disease; and of course, how they spend their research dollars wisely.

However, I DO have a problem with non-profits sitting on big reserve funds when (as paula says) "Time is not neutral" for those with Parkinson's.

Just cruise the big pharma annual reports, and this non-profit stuff is peanuts. Take a look-see at the CEO salaries of big drug companies. Hour-for-hour and based on job security (they can be let go in an overnight board meeting), most of them earn what they make (but not all). I judge how well they are doing by how much and what they invest in research, and also how much (or little) they donate to patient education or advocacy.

Someone once asked me what I thought a "man/woman of the collar" should make, referring to a priest/pastor/preacher. I borrowed the answer of a wise friend and replied, "Somewhere between what we pay a school janitor and a professional baseball player." It's all relevant to what one feels it is worth.

Peggy

PS - Just for the record, some of the links to the charities mentioned are a bit outdated. I used to be on PAN's board, and they no longer pay their founder a $100,000 salary.

multi- million dollar paydays?
 

The most highly-paid nonprofit CEO in America is New York Philharmonic exec Zarin Mehta (left), bringing in $2,649,540, according to the newest CEO compensation survey by nonprofit watchdog Charity Navigator.

Coming in at No. 2 is New York’s Museum of Modern Art exec Glenn D. Lowry, at $2,447,882.

Of the more than 3,000 nonprofits examined in the 2010 report, Charity Navigator found that only 121 pay their CEOs more than $500,000 a year. Many on that rarefied list are the heads of universities, research institutes and high-profile arts organizations.



http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/201...cutives/63789/

http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/fil...o-salaries.pdf