Minnesota Lawmakers Probe Outgoing Food Bank CEO’s $721 Thousand Salary as Residents Face Hunger

[Tall Timbers]

The CEO of a nonprofit that helps feed people in Minnesota is under the microscope for the salary she reportedly earned in one year.

The issue surrounds Second Harvest Heartland CEO Allison O’Toole, who apparently raked in $721,000 in 2022, Alpha News reported on Wednesday.

The article said her earnings came as the nonprofit lobbied for taxpayer funds and issued warnings about the problem of people going hungry across the state.

Minnesota Lawmakers Probe Outgoing Food Bank CEO's $721K Salary

The CEO of a nonprofit that helps feed people in Minnesota is under the microscope for the salary she reportedly earned in one year.

www.breitbart.com

Universities are packed with students learning the ins and outs of creating, staffing and running non profits and not for profits because that's where the big money is. This lady's ridiculously high salary is pretty normal these days for those who are in the non profits to enrich themselves and aren't in it for the mission of the non profit.

 

[Margery]

The CEO of a nonprofit that helps feed people in Minnesota is under the microscope for the salary she reportedly earned in one year.

The issue surrounds Second Harvest Heartland CEO Allison O’Toole, who apparently raked in $721,000 in 2022, Alpha News reported on Wednesday.

The article said her earnings came as the nonprofit lobbied for taxpayer funds and issued warnings about the problem of people going hungry across the state.

Minnesota Lawmakers Probe Outgoing Food Bank CEO's $721K Salary

The CEO of a nonprofit that helps feed people in Minnesota is under the microscope for the salary she reportedly earned in one year.

www.breitbart.com

Universities are packed with students learning the ins and outs of creating, staffing and running non profits and not for profits because that's where the big money is. This lady's ridiculously high salary is pretty normal these days for those who are in the non profits to enrich themselves and aren't in it for the mission of the non profit.

That is DREADFUL! How dare she!

 

[Tall Timbers]

That is DREADFUL! How dare she!

It's very common and is trending in the USA. Degrees in non-profit/not for profit education are very popular and the reason is that the sky is the limit on salaries in a lot of organizations. A lot of these, of course, are tied in with the massive taxpayer money laundering schemes that our elected officials and their buddies have been conducting for a long time now.

Personally, I think it should be much more difficult to become a non-profit/not-for-profit... Maybe we shouldn't even have them at all...

 

[Greg]

Charity Navigator gives them a perfect rating... interesting. Their program to expense ratio is 93%, which I think is decent. They do list salaries for the top five employees. She rakes in almost twice as much as the next guy, and this definitely seems very excessive to me, especially for the midwest.

I hate their politics and many of their values, but at least Ben and Jerry's had a rule where the top earner couldn't make more than ten times what the lowest earner made. I'm not sure if that's still the case.

 

[Tall Timbers]

Charity Navigator gives them a perfect rating... interesting. Their program to expense ratio is 93%, which I think is decent. They do list salaries for the top five employees. She rakes in almost twice as much as the next guy, and this definitely seems very excessive to me, especially for the midwest.

I don't believe the 7% includes salaries, but is what they spend for fundraising, which is good. Looks good, anyway.

They teach them about stuff like that in the college courses...

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Charity Navigator gives them a perfect rating... interesting. Their program to expense ratio is 93%, which I think is decent. They do list salaries for the top five employees. She rakes in almost twice as much as the next guy, and this definitely seems very excessive to me, especially for the midwest.

I hate their politics and many of their values, but at least Ben and Jerry's had a rule where the top earner couldn't make more than ten times what the lowest earner made. I'm not sure if that's still the case.

At least one of the B & J here allow homeless to charge their phones, use the restrooms, get warm/dry when it's super cold, and sometimes give them free ice cream (usually on very hot/humid days when the heat index is comparable to Hell).

 

[Greg]

I don't believe the 7% includes salaries, but is what they spend for fundraising, which is good. Looks good, anyway.

They teach them about stuff like that in the college courses...

They've got fundraising as 3.4% and administrative as 3.6, which I thought would have included salaries? Program is 93, but that's as far as the summary breakdown goes. Anyway, I don't see how they justify the ceo pay.

 

[Hol]

More on another organization in the same boat:

The Catholic Charities of Baltimore (aka Associated Catholic Charities, INC)

The senior employee for Catholic Charities of Baltimore is William J. McCarthy, Jr, and his salary and benefits total $510,904. With a total revenue of $127.6 million (52% of which came from government grants), $92.9 million – 73% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Catholic Charities of New Hampshire

The senior employee for Catholic Charities of New Hampshire is Thomas E. Blonski, and his salary and benefits total $336,785. With a total revenue of $92.9 million, $40.1 million – 43% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services

The senior employee for Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services is Emmie Glynn Ryan, and her salary and benefits total $346,005. With a total revenue of $118.8 million (71% of which came from government grants), $61.7 million – 52% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Catholic Charities of Ft. Worth

The senior employee for Catholic Charities of Ft. Worth is Christopher Plumlee, and his salary and benefits total $297,082. With a total revenue of $140.2 million (92% of which came from government grants), $19.3 million – 14% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Catholic Charities of Chicago

The senior employee for Catholic Charities of Chicago is Sally Blount, and her salary and benefits total $264,329. With a total revenue of $174.8 million (72% of which came from government grants), $70.2 million – 40% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Catholic Charities of St. Paul & Minneapolis

The senior employee for Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis is Michael Goar, and his salary and benefits total $290,987. With a total revenue of $68.1 million, $36.5 million – 54% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Source: A Question of Charity

 

[Almost Heaven]

I only donate locally now. Charities are so out of hand. You really need to think twice these days when it comes to tipping and charities.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

More on another organization in the same boat:

The Catholic Charities of Baltimore (aka Associated Catholic Charities, INC)

The senior employee for Catholic Charities of Baltimore is William J. McCarthy, Jr, and his salary and benefits total $510,904. With a total revenue of $127.6 million (52% of which came from government grants), $92.9 million – 73% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Catholic Charities of New Hampshire

The senior employee for Catholic Charities of New Hampshire is Thomas E. Blonski, and his salary and benefits total $336,785. With a total revenue of $92.9 million, $40.1 million – 43% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services

The senior employee for Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services is Emmie Glynn Ryan, and her salary and benefits total $346,005. With a total revenue of $118.8 million (71% of which came from government grants), $61.7 million – 52% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Catholic Charities of Ft. Worth

The senior employee for Catholic Charities of Ft. Worth is Christopher Plumlee, and his salary and benefits total $297,082. With a total revenue of $140.2 million (92% of which came from government grants), $19.3 million – 14% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Catholic Charities of Chicago

The senior employee for Catholic Charities of Chicago is Sally Blount, and her salary and benefits total $264,329. With a total revenue of $174.8 million (72% of which came from government grants), $70.2 million – 40% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Catholic Charities of St. Paul & Minneapolis

The senior employee for Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis is Michael Goar, and his salary and benefits total $290,987. With a total revenue of $68.1 million, $36.5 million – 54% of the revenue – paid salaries and compensation.

Source: A Question of Charity

Catholic Charities/Dorothy Day in St Paul, Minnesota is horrible. It looks like they warehouse people in their shelter and don't provide or get them the mental health and substance abuse help they need. Part of the problem may well be the non-responsiveness of at least one person at the County mental health response organization where Catholic Charities Dorothy Day is. The harm reduction model that's all in vogue today is really a "harm spreading" model. I suspect my mentally ill sibling got started on drugs there, but have no proof (could have started before), but for sure was using while there

My sibling was victimized and used for their numbers to justify government subsidies and support from other charitable organizations

I was sick for two weeks after visiting sibling at the medical transition unit because of all the smoke in the shelter (in the same building) and couldn't visit at the shelter because of the smoke In fairness, the woman at the Medical Transition Unit part was decent and patient.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

I only donate locally now. Charities are so out of hand. You really need to think twice these days when it comes to tipping and charities.

I only give to my church these days, and occasionally "round up" for something local or give items (not money) to a couple of places that actually do help people locally. If and when finances are better, I may resume donating to a couple of places I have given to in the past, which I know what they do, but will likely re-vet them in case anything's changed.

 

[Hol]

The harm reduction model that's all in vogue today is really a "harm spreading" model.

Same in my part of the world and the employees hired here don’t need to go to Catholic churches.

It’s a racket

 

[Tall Timbers]

They've got fundraising as 3.4% and administrative as 3.6, which I thought would have included salaries? Program is 93, but that's as far as the summary breakdown goes. Anyway, I don't see how they justify the ceo pay.

It they're spending a couple million on salaries and that's only 3.6%... They're bringing in a lot of $$$... 3.4% fundraising is exceptional.

I'm familiar with the operations of a lot of charities in Fairbanks AK and the scale is so much smaller.