Executives at the Troy-based organization earned $3,070,934 in 2020.
Troy-based Southeast Alabama Rural Health Associates amassed $19,418,130 in the tax year ending in 2020, spending $18,358,908.
It is one of 724 not-for-profit organizations registered in Alabama.
How not-for-profit executives and staff are paid is an issue consistently under the microscope.
“We urge donors to be wary of charities that pay salaries hovering near or above $1 million,” Ken Berger, president and CEO of Charity Navigator, said. “The purpose of a charity is to provide a public benefit. Every donor and tax payer subsidizes the charitable sector with that purpose in mind, not creating a class of millionaire CEOs.”
| Rank | Not-for-profit Organization | Total salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infirmary Health System, Inc. | $8,976,087 |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference | $4,860,000 |
| 3 | Noland Health Services, Inc. | $4,843,501 |
| 4 | Samford University | $3,485,240 |
| 5 | Cullman Regional Medical Center, Inc. | $3,159,445 |
| 6 | Southeast Alabama Rural Health Associates | $3,070,934 |
| 7 | Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. | $2,858,911 |
| 8 | Health Services, Inc. | $2,767,911 |
| 9 | Baldwin County Electric Membership Corporation | $2,526,723 |
| 10 | Tuskegee University | $2,478,234 |
| Executives | Salary |
|---|---|
| Rick Bendinger | $511,056 |
| Ben Smith | $410,000 |
| David Runyon | $311,000 |
| John Little | $310,000 |
| Donette Bish | $295,000 |
| Stephen Brandt | $294,443 |
| Joseph Sewell | $292,943 |
| Robert Gilliam | $261,000 |
| Melissa Bradford | $134,294 |
| Pam Bowers | $125,848 |
| Stefanie Chandler | $125,350 |
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