[Compensation Issues] CFO Compensation of the 25 Top-Grossing Non-Profit Hospitals

CFO Compensation of the 25 Top-Grossing Non-Profit Hospitals

Written by Bob Herman | October 08, 2012  FULL ARTICLE

Roughly one-third of CFOs of the 25 top-grossing non-profit hospitals earned more than $1 million in total compensation a few years ago, and all CFOs in that group made at least $500,000.

According to the most recent Form 990s filed by each hospital, the combined compensation of the CFOs at the 25 top-grossing non-profit hospitals totaled almost $27 million a couple years ago. Here are the compensation figures of those hospitals' CFOs. Names and figures are presented in order based on the organization's rank in the most recent Becker's Hospital Review list of "25 Top-Grossing Non-Profit Hospitals."

Note: All compensation figures include base salary, deferred compensation and other reportable compensation from the institution's Form 990. All figures listed are from 2010 unless otherwise noted. Hospitals that are part of systems and did not have individual CFOs are represented by the health system CFO.

1. Robert DeMichiei, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — $1.34 million
2. Steven Glass, Cleveland Clinic — $919,302
3. Phyllis Lantos, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City) — $2.72 million
4. Eddie Soler, Florida Hospital Orlando — $683,036
5. Edward Prunchunas, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) — $1.28 million
6. Daniel Morissette, Stanford Hospital & Clinics (Palo Alto, Calif.) — $992,538 (2011)
7. Joel Perlman, Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx, N.Y.) — $3.24 million
8. Keith Kasper, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) — $893,674 (Compensation for Diane Corrigan was not listed.)
9. Robert Lux, Temple University Hospital (Philadelphia) — $546,727
10. Paul Goldstein, Orlando Regional Medical Center — $585,387 (2011)
11. Sally Mason Boemer, Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston) — $660,948
12. Robert Glenning, Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center — $991,441
13. Philip Ryan, Crozer-Chester Medical Center (Upland, Pa.) — $558,657
14. Marvin Pember, former CFO of Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital (Indianapolis) — $1.38 million
15. Michael Reney, Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston) — $538,749
16. Warren Beck, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.) — $629,628
17. Michael Burke, New York University Langone Medical Center (New York City) — $960,060 (2011)
18. Steve Short, Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital — $884,753
19. Michael Gough, Norton Hospital (Louisville, Ky.) — $1.09 million
20. Peter McCanna, Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago) — $1.64 million
21. Neil Lubarsky, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia) — $709,704
22. Robert Shapiro, North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, N.Y.) — $950,133
23. John Hagale, former CFO of The Methodist Hospital (Houston) — $1.03 million (2009)
24. Kevin Lang, Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center — $742,526
25. Kenneth Morris, Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.) — $919,944

 

[Employment & Leadership] Businesses With Impact: The Greyston Foundation and Their Open Hiring Policy

Businesses With Impact: The Greyston Foundation and Their Open Hiring Policy 

From the Huffington Post

Probably best known for its bakery -- which produces the brownies in the famous Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavors Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Dave Matthews' Magic Brownies, Half-Baked, and Neapolitan Dynamite - The Greyston Foundation is actually so much more. In fact, it is recognized as a pioneer in social enterprise.

The Greyston Foundation began in New York in 1982, when a Zen Buddhist meditation group opened a small bakery to support its students. The group owned a mansion in the Bronx and originally used the kitchen in the basement of this mansion to support the local zen community. Building on their success, it soon became apparent that they could help more than just their own community with their efforts; they could help the greater community.

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Nonprofits Are Now Too Critical to Fail

In 2010, 46.2 million people were in poverty according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Of those, 15.7 million or 22 percent of the children under 18 were in poverty. The total number of people in poverty had worsened significantly in 2010 to 15.1 percent, up by 2.6 percentage points from 2007. [Poverty thresholds for 2010 were $11,344 for one person under 65, $14,602 for a two-person household, $17,552 for a three-person household with one child under 18, and $22,113 for a four-person household with two children under 18.]
According to Scott Allard of the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, assistance from nonprofits is even more critical in today's down economy because the needs are greater but,

"Economic hard times also cut into tax revenues and cause governments, especially at the state and local level, to reduce funding. Because poor people lack political clout, social service programs are among the first places governments look to cut spending."
" Services are mainly funded by government grants and contracts, but typically delivered to millions of people through local community-based nonprofit organizations. Programs for low-income Americans currently spend somewhere between $150 and $200 billion annually from both public and private sources. For every dollar spent on cash assistance, the United States spends about $15 to $20 on social service programs. Americans prefer to help the poor this way -- through community-based nonprofit organizations that stress personal contact."

One Million Nonprofits Control Large Financial Resources
Nonprofits have become an essential part of the fabric of our communities. The number of registered tax-exempt public charity nonprofits has grown to over one million, increasing by 59 percent from 1999 to 2009. A little over one-third of those (approximately 368,000 with more than $25,000 in gross receipts) filed a tax form 990 with the IRS. These public charities reported over $1.4 trillion in total revenues and $2.5 trillion in total assets in 2009, according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS).
The great majority of these organizations are very small -- 83 percent or 304,000 of these registered public charities had revenue of less than $1 million in 2009. Therefore, they accounted for total revenue of $60 billion or only four percent of the total (an average of $197,000 per organization). Only approximately 13 percent (about 49,000) of the public charities had revenue of between $1 and $10 million and four percent (about 14,000) had revenue over $10 million. These latter two categories (approximately 63,000 public charities) accounted for 96 percent of the total revenue in 2009.

According to the IRS Business Master File for March 2012, there were about 18,000 public charities in Michigan alone that filed a tax form 990 (those with revenue greater than $50,000). These charities had revenue of approximately $43 billion and assets of $67 billion.
Precarious Nonprofit Financials
Though nonprofits as a whole control large financial resources, many are operating on razor-thin margins. According to the Nonprofit Finance Fund's 2012 State of the Sector Survey, 56 percent of the 4,607 nonprofit respondents surveyed in 2011 were operating at deficit or breakeven levels. In addition, nine percent had no cash on hand, 16 percent had only one month of cash and 32 percent had two to three months. The conclusion of the Survey was that the,

"Nonprofit Finance Fund's fourth annual survey of nonprofits nationwide reveals that rising service demand is overwhelming a sector still coping with a brittle economy and a barrage of funding cuts. While there are hints that some organizations may have navigated through the worst of the recession, the ever-increasing need for services suggests that our communities have not. The 4,607 respondents tell a story of a sector still stretched thin, with organizations feeling distant from their funders and boards, and staff facing more work with less money and fewer benefits to take home. This is a wake-up call to funders, government, board members, advocates and all of us who care about the critical work nonprofits do to build a just and vibrant society. The recession may be over, but the nonprofit financial crisis is not."

Merger as One Tool to Increase Operating Efficiency
Many people have recommended for many years that nonprofits consider merging as one method to improve their organizational effectiveness. Some of the more common reasons for merger strategies are as follows:
1) Increasing the quality of programming and producing better outcomes
2) Gaining vertical or horizontal integration -- providing a better continuum of service to clients; being able to address more complex issues; gaining efficiencies and economies of scale
3) Expanding the geographic or demographic reach of the organization; responding to the increased demand for services
4) Growing more quickly via merger instead of building internally
5) Reaching critical mass and being more visible in the community
6) Selecting the best board members from both organizations to strengthen the organization, improve fundraising capability and leadership, access key relationships, and gain more expertise
7) Competing more effectively for grant funding and major donors (with a larger organization)
8) Reducing the cost of duplicate administrative operations (e.g., finance, human resources, accreditation, fundraising, IT, etc.)
9) Reducing facilities costs
10) Obtaining and affording high-quality talented staff and training programs
11) Building on the best attributes of both organizations while pruning the weakest attributes
12) Diversifying and expanding the sources of revenue to reduce the risk of being dependent on only one or two major sources of funding, some of which fluctuate widely and regularly pay late.
If there are many good reasons for nonprofit mergers and acquisitions, why does it seem as though there is a lot of discussion in the nonprofit world only about the softer approaches to these issues: collaborations, alliances, joint ventures, partnerships, resource sharing and joint programming? Many obvious questions come up, such as:

• Are these discussions often really just a veil to cover up the lack of desire to push for the more fundamental changes that are needed?
• Why aren't nonprofits using the terminology of the business world -- takeover, merger, outsourcing, acquisition -- to achieve their goals of improving services and operating for the benefit of their clients (particularly now when competition for dollars is fierce and resources must be used most efficiently)?
• Why does there appear to be no sense of urgency?
• Aren't there stakeholders in the nonprofit world who have a vested interest in pushing for fundamental change?

These questions will be answered in our next article in this series entitled "Who Cares About Nonprofit Finances?"
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2012 Harris Poll Non-Profit EquiTrend® Study: Girl Scouts of the USA Celebrates at the Top for its 100th Anniversary

The 2012 Harris Poll Non-Profit EquiTrend (EQ) study measures the brand health of 87 non-profit brands across seven important categories, including Youth Interest, Animal Welfare, Health, Social Service, Disability, International Aid, and Environmental. Harris Poll EquiTrend provides the insight our communities, corporate sponsors, and non-profit organizations require to make informed decisions about donations and overall support.

Girl Scouts Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Brand of the Year Accolade

It is a big year for Girl Scouts of the USA as it celebrates its 100th anniversary and the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend Youth Interest Non-Profit Brand of the Year accolade.

Just behind the American Red Cross as the second most familiar non-profit organization overall, Girl Scouts of the USA has seen a steady improvement in its brand equity score since first appearing in the Harris Poll EquiTrend study in 2009. A strong Emotional Connection score, which is a necessary element for every non-profit, is one of the main reasons this girl-centric organization has risen to the top.

"The organization has a lot to be proud of in this celebratory year, and this recognition is one more affirmation from the American public that the Girl Scouts are a valued member of our society," says Dana Markow, Vice President of Youth & Education Research at Harris Interactive.

Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and Junior Achievement are the other youth-focused non-profits that rank above the category average.

Best Friends Animal Society is Animal Welfare Brand of the Year

Best Friends Animal Society is the top-ranked animal welfare non-profit in the Harris Poll EquiTrend study for the second year in a row. Not only is this a consecutive accolade for Best Friends Animal Society, but the Utah-based sanctuary for abused and abandoned animals also earns the highest score among all non-profits in the 2012 study--reflecting many Americans' commitment to and respect for animals.

Although not as well-known as The Humane Society of the United States--which is the second-ranked non-profit in this category--consumers feel strongly about Best Friends; this powerful sentiment earns the organization top scores for Quality and Donation Intention and helps it outpace other organizations which compete for America's donation dollars in the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend study. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), which is credited as being the United States' first humane organization, scores slightly behind The Humane Society, and completes the list of animal welfare non-profits ranking above the category average.

Stand Up To Cancer Stands Proud

Among the seven distinct non-profit industry groups, the health category is the largest and has the highest category average, an indication that these brands generally score better than other non-profit groups measured. These health-centric organizations make up one of the most competitive non-profit categories, and their causes carry weight among the general public.

Stand Up To Cancer, which is a charitable program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, was first measured in the Harris Poll EquiTrend study in 2011. One year later, it enjoys one of the strongest Donation Intention scores, and has become the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend Health Non-Profit Brand of the Year.

Notably, of the fourteen brands that rank above category average, five specifically focus on eradicating cancer: Stand Up To Cancer, American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.

Make-A-Wish Foundation, which secures second place, is the only wish-granting organization to post an above-average equity score, while Alzheimer's Association is the only mental health organization to rank above the category average. The other health non-profits that rank above the category average are: American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, American Lung Association, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and National Kidney Foundation.

The American Red Cross Is Recognized by Consumers

Through its good works and strong branding, volunteer-led humanitarian organization, American Red Cross, has earned the Harris Poll EquiTrend Non-Profit Social Service Brand of the Year accolade.

"Everyone knows American Red Cross and has great respect for the organization. It's the kind of organization you are thankful is working to provide so many needed and important services," says Michele Salomon, Senior Director of Public Affairs and Policy Research at Harris interactive. "Americans give the organization high marks for Familiarity, Quality, and Donation Intention."

Habitat for Humanity, the home building organization whose strong scores in brand equity over the last few years are driven by growing Familiarity and top-ranked Quality scores, lands only a fraction behind in second. Additionally, Salvation Army and Feeding America rank above the average in the social service category.

Goodwill among the Top Disability Non-Profits

Goodwill secures the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend Disability Non-Profit Brand of the Year, with the highest Familiarity score within the disability category and highest score for Donation Intention overall.

Further down in the rankings with above-average equity scores are three autism-related non-profits, Autism Society, Autism Speaks, and National Autism Association. With the Center for Disease Control reporting that the prevalence of autism has risen to one in 88 births, it is not surprising to see multiple autism-related non-profits ranking above the category average. However, with such similar equity scores, it appears that general consumers do not see significant diversification in the organizations that seek to raise awareness about the disability.

Special Olympics, March of Dimes, and National Down Syndrome Society also rank above the category average.

Food for the Poor Named International Aid Brand of the Year

As a worldwide relief organization, Food for the Poor receives the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend International Aid Brand of the Year. Though scoring lower in Familiarity than other non-profits in this category, strong Quality and Donation Intention scores help propel Food for the Poor to the top-ranked spot.

Also performing well in this group is Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), with a runner-up score that was similarly driven by Quality and Donation Intention. Heifer International, which provides livestock to families around the globe, also finished above the category average among international aid organizations.

Wildlife Conservation Society Peaks as Top Environmental Non-Profit Brand

The Wildlife Conservation Society, which Americans recognize as an effective protector of wildlife and wild lands, has earned the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend Environmental Non-Profit Brand of the Year. Wildlife Conservation Society, however, has the lowest equity score among top-ranked brands in the seven non-profit categories, indicating that, in order to strengthen its viability as a cause, the organization needs to increase efforts to communicate its contributions to conservation efforts as well as the value of the natural world, with the environmental group as a whole having the lowest non-profit category average among the non-profit categories.

The other environmental non-profits scoring above category average are World Wildlife Fund, National Wildlife Federation, Nature Conservancy, National Audubon Society, and National Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

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Animal Shelter Touts Progress, Advocates Disagree

New York City not only has the largest population in the country, it also runs the largest public animal shelter system. Animal Care and Control, the nonprofit that runs the city’s three shelters, took in nearly 32,000 lost, stray or abandoned animals last year. About 8,000 of them were euthanized. This was a marked improvement from a decade ago when upwards of 20,000 animals were killed each year. At a June 28th meeting of Animal Care and Control’s executive board, director Julie Bank touted the lower euthanasia and intake numbers as evidence of progress at the city’s shelters. She also announced several initiatives that the agency is undertaking to improve shelter operations. The improvements will be funded by an almost $4 million dollar increase in city funding. “We are putting a significant emphasis on expanding our placement programs in the coming year,” Bank told the board, which is chaired by Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley. New York City not only has the largest population in the country, it also runs the largest public animal shelter system. Animal Care and Control, the nonprofit that runs the city’s three shelters, took in nearly 32,000 lost, stray or abandoned animals last year. About 8,000 of them were euthanized. This was a marked improvement from a decade ago when upwards of 20,000 animals were killed each year. At a June 28th meeting of Animal Care and Control’s executive board, director Julie Bank touted the lower euthanasia and intake numbers as evidence of progress at the city’s shelters. She also announced several initiatives that the agency is undertaking to improve shelter operations. The improvements will be funded by an almost $4 million dollar increase in city funding. “We are putting a significant emphasis on expanding our placement programs in the coming year,” Bank told the board, which is chaired by Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley. She described several new initiatives designed to help more animals make it out of the shelter system alive. The AC&C will hire nine adoption counselors to help increase direct adoptions to the public, which have declined in the past few years. The counselors will also perform follow-up services to reduce the number of animals returned to the shelters after adoption. Bank also discussed the return of a program to reunite lost pets with their owners. The AC&C stopped performing this service in 2010 due to budget cuts, but the agency tested a new online program this year. During the pilot, 575 animals were successfully reunited with their owners, according to Bank. The program will go live sometime this month. Animal Care and Control will also focus efforts on training volunteers to foster animals. Fosters can provide temporary care for animals that are ill or very young and would therefore be at risk for being euthanized if they stayed at the shelter. In spite of these seemingly positive developments, animal rescuers and shelter volunteers who attended the meeting said that the reality of the city’s shelter system is much darker than Bank implied. They said that animals get sick at the shelters due to negligence and improper care and are euthanized due to health conditions that are easily treatable. They called for the board members, who are appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to take a serious look at conditions and practices in the city’s shelters. “Ms. Bank paints a very pretty picture,” Lori Scinto, a shelter volunteer, told the board. “But that’s not what really happens behind closed doors at the AC&C.” Scinto came to the meeting with her sister, Marilyn Porcaro, to speak about some of the incidents they’ve witnessed in their roles working with New York City’s homeless animal population. They brought pictures of Hero, a puppy who died at the shelter in East New York, Brooklyn, due to illness, and of Billy, a dog who was recently euthanized. In both cases, the women said, rescue groups or adopters made attempts to save these dogs, but were turned away. After two weeks in the shelter, Billy’s initially positive behavioral rating was changed to negative. Scinto said it is common for dogs who spend so much time in cages to grow a bit antsy. However, Billy received good reviews from the volunteers who worked with him. A man interested in adopting Billy came to the shelter twice to see the dog, but was turned away empty-handed. “He was told the dog was unavailable,” Scinto said. “No one informed him that he could work with a rescue to adopt this dog. It’s shameful.” Animal Care and Control did not respond to a request for comment on either incident. Since 2004, the number of animals euthanized at the city’s shelters has steadily decreased thanks in part to a partnership between the AC&C and a network of independent rescue groups known as “New Hope” partners. However, advocates say that examples like Billy and Hero aren’t rare enough. According to them, animals are still killed at an alarming rate, often due to illnesses they contract at the shelter. Tom Scopac, an accountant and animal rescuer also addressed the board. He used his skills to analyze Animal Care and Control’s data for the month of May. Based on Animal Care and Control’s own medical reports, of the 360 dogs Scopac analyzed, he found that 220 of them contracted kennel cough while in the shelter. Ninety-four of these dogs were euthanized due to their health conditions. “This means that for an alert, happy, healthy dog arriving on a Monday,” Scopac said. “There’s a good chance it will be dead by the next Tuesday.” Scopac exhorted the board to take the health issues at the shelter seriously. He addressed Health Commissioner Farley directly at the end of his comments. “Dr. Farley, as a person with your professional background including a decade at the CDC, and in your capacity as ACC Chairman and as the Health Commissioner, the animal advocates of this city expect the shelters would not be places of festering disease,” Scopac said. The board accepted public comments, but did not answer questions or respond to criticism. She described several new initiatives designed to help more animals make it out of the shelter system alive. The AC&C will hire nine adoption counselors to help increase direct adoptions to the public, which have declined in the past few years. The counselors will also perform follow-up services to reduce the number of animals returned to the shelters after adoption. Bank also discussed the return of a program to reunite lost pets with their owners. The AC&C stopped performing this service in 2010 due to budget cuts, but the agency tested a new online program this year. During the pilot, 575 animals were successfully reunited with their owners, according to Bank. The program will go live sometime this month. Animal Care and Control will also focus efforts on training volunteers to foster animals. Fosters can provide temporary care for animals that are ill or very young and would therefore be at risk for being euthanized if they stayed at the shelter. In spite of these seemingly positive developments, animal rescuers and shelter volunteers who attended the meeting said that the reality of the city’s shelter system is much darker than Bank implied. They said that animals get sick at the shelters due to negligence and improper care and are euthanized due to health conditions that are easily treatable. They called for the board members, who are appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to take a serious look at conditions and practices in the city’s shelters. “Ms. Bank paints a very pretty picture,” Lori Scinto, a shelter volunteer, told the board. “But that’s not what really happens behind closed doors at the AC&C.” Scinto came to the meeting with her sister, Marilyn Porcaro, to speak about some of the incidents they’ve witnessed in their roles working with New York City’s homeless animal population. They brought pictures of Hero, a puppy who died at the shelter in East New York, Brooklyn, due to illness, and of Billy, a dog who was recently euthanized. In both cases, the women said, rescue groups or adopters made attempts to save these dogs, but were turned away. After two weeks in the shelter, Billy’s initially positive behavioral rating was changed to negative. Scinto said it is common for dogs who spend so much time in cages to grow a bit antsy. However, Billy received good reviews from the volunteers who worked with him. A man interested in adopting Billy came to the shelter twice to see the dog, but was turned away empty-handed. “He was told the dog was unavailable,” Scinto said. “No one informed him that he could work with a rescue to adopt this dog. It’s shameful.” Animal Care and Control did not respond to a request for comment on either incident. Since 2004, the number of animals euthanized at the city’s shelters has steadily decreased thanks in part to a partnership between the AC&C and a network of independent rescue groups known as “New Hope” partners. However, advocates say that examples like Billy and Hero aren’t rare enough. According to them, animals are still killed at an alarming rate, often due to illnesses they contract at the shelter. Tom Scopac, an accountant and animal rescuer also addressed the board. He used his skills to analyze Animal Care and Control’s data for the month of May. Based on Animal Care and Control’s own medical reports, of the 360 dogs Scopac analyzed, he found that 220 of them contracted kennel cough while in the shelter. Ninety-four of these dogs were euthanized due to their health conditions. “This means that for an alert, happy, healthy dog arriving on a Monday,” Scopac said. “There’s a good chance it will be dead by the next Tuesday.” Scopac exhorted the board to take the health issues at the shelter seriously. He addressed Health Commissioner Farley directly at the end of his comments. “Dr. Farley, as a person with your professional background including a decade at the CDC, and in your capacity as ACC Chairman and as the Health Commissioner, the animal advocates of this city expect the shelters would not be places of festering disease,” Scopac said. The board accepted public comments, but did not answer questions or respond to criticism.

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Philanthropy and...Job Creation

The Foundation Center and IssueLab joined together to interview six nonprofit and foundation leaders working on the urgent issue of job creation.

Whether you interpret the jobs report that was released Friday by the Labor Department as promising or disappointing, the fact remains that the country is still mired in a joblessness crisis, with an unemployment rate of close to 9 percent. Amidst the talk of how the job market is faring in the business community, nonprofits in the U.S. are quietly creating jobs by cultivating entrepreneurship, ensuring that new jobs are both environmentally sound and pay a living wage, testing (and proving) the viability of worker-owned businesses, and advocating for the necessity of subsidized employment programs.

Learn more about the unique perspectives offered by these nonprofit leaders and what they think is missing from the national discourse.