Executives at the Montgomery-based organization earned $2,858,911 in 2020.
Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. amassed $132,918,576 in the tax year ending in 2020, spending $97,409,030.
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 |
|---|---|
| Richard Cohen | $401,802 |
| Karen Baynes-Dunning | $353,734 |
| Rhonda Brownstein | $272,365 |
| Ed Lord | $220,480 |
| Teenie Hutchison | $205,898 |
| Seth Levi | $204,646 |
| Lecia Brooks | $187,738 |
| Lisa Graybill | $174,088 |
| Heidi Beirich | $173,090 |
| David Dinielli | $168,885 |
| Maureen Costello | $168,877 |
| Erik Olvera | $167,599 |
| James Knoepp | $159,709 |
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