Posted on 08/07/2026 8:36:37 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A taxpayer-funded Southern California nonprofit that provides domestic violence shelters and homelessness services paid its longtime CEO more than $1.6 million over two years, including hundreds of thousands of dollars for decades of unused vacation time, according to multiple media reports.
Carol Adelkoff, CEO of the Los Angeles-based 1736 Family Crisis Center, received $907,923 in total compensation in 2023 and another $742,181 in 2024, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Her base salary has remained around $405,000 in recent years, she said, while roughly $824,000 in vacation time was paid out over 2023 and 2024.
The 1736 Family Crisis Center brings in about $15 million in annual revenue and operates crisis hotlines, domestic violence shelters and programs for people experiencing homelessness. It operates 16 facilities across Los Angeles and Orange counties and employs about 170 people.
Government funding accounts for the vast majority of its revenue. According to its latest tax filing, 94% came from taxpayer dollars. Since 2021, the organization has received at least $25 million in grants from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which distributes city, county and federal homelessness funding.
Adelkoff has also overseen the Southern California organization while maintaining her primary residence in Hawaii for at least 11 years...
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