L.A. homeless nonprofit paid CEO $1.6M over 2 years: report

ktla ^ | 06/07/2026 | Lily Dallow

[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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[ridesthemiles]

AND HER HOME IS IN HAWAII-———

[jerod]

Helping the poor... Obviously, it's a profitable business venture for those who are 'concerned' about the downtrodden and are offering their services as 'middlemen' between the rich and the poor. There was a time when rich people just gave the poor money in a direct fashion, like John D. Rockefeller who famously gave out quarters to the poor... Except he didn't.

According to AI Overview...

John D. Rockefeller did not hand out quarters to the poor; instead, he famously carried a pocketful of shiny new dimes to give to children and adults he met. He used these small gifts to teach lessons about saving money and personal thrift.

The poor... Apparently it's not a 'new' thing, they've always been around.