Poll: Should a CEO of a non-profit organization be drawing a salary of aprox. $500,000 per year?

[BrendaBrick]

52. Thanks for posting the charity navigator link

That's a great site! (I was going to post it myself.) On the other end of the spectrum is this:

Source: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=topten.detail&listid=92

10 Highly-Rated Charities with Low Paid CEOs

The leaders of these 10 organizations run highly-rated charities, yet they earn far less than the average compensation of $150,000 reported by the over 5,000 charities rated by Charity Navigator. The low salaries help these charities, which have earned at least two consecutive 4-star ratings, devote more than 80% of their budgets to their programs and services. That means that less than 20% of your dollars are going to such costs as fundraising and administration, including the salary of the CEO. The list is ranked by the CEO's compensation.

Rank Charity CEO Salary
1 WorldTeach $41,846
2 Lives Under Construction Boys Ranch $43,960
3 Crossroads Urban Center $56,057
4 The Lambi Fund of Haiti $56,120
5 Chattanooga Area Food Bank $56,620
6 Missoula Food Bank $59,192
7 Food Bank of West Central Texas $61,057
8 WildEarth Guardians $62,000
9 Shared Harvest Foodbank $64,621
10 Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Portland, Oregon $66,001

Other Top Ten Lists: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=topten