How Much Is Too Much?

August 25, 2005 How Much Is Too Much?At Charity Navigator we receive numerous inquiries from donors, reporters and nonprofit board members asking "how much compensation is too much for a charity's CEO?" And they aren't the only ones asking this question. CEO compensation has become such a hot-button topic that the Senate Finance Committee discussed excessive CEO pay during recent hearings on reforming America's nonprofit sector. And the IRS, the entity responsible for regulating charities at the federal level, has prioritized CEO compensation as one of its main areas of focus in uncovering fraudulent nonprofit . . .