I would ask the question though....how high is too high?
For those saying he makes too much that falls right into the liberal playbook.
I also understand that if you're in the ministry every dollar you make will be questioned.
Sometimes I think people want religious leaders to live in utter squalor.
Graham, 57, and his two boards of directors pointed out that most of his 2008 compensation came not from increases in his salaries, which have remained flat in recent years, but from accelerated contributions to his retirement. The boards said they were playing catch-up -- Graham received no retirement during his first few years at the two organizations -- and were hoping to satisfy his goal of working for free when he reaches age 70.
In addition, Graham and the boards said, nearly half of what he received last year from BGEA -- $300,000 -- was deferred retirement money that had been committed and reported over three previous years. Under new IRS rules, which have affected other nonprofit CEOs, the money had to be re-reported as a lump sum in 2008, the year Graham became vested.
Even with that $300,000 -- plus accrued interest -- taken out, Graham's compensation at BGEA rose 21 percent in 2008, from $250,000 to $303,000. The median increase for CEOs of nonprofits in 2008 was 7 percent, according to an annual survey released last week by the Journal of Philanthropy.
If you have to ask, you can't afford it.
The average salary for any American clergy is 50k per year, Catholic priests receive considerably less. For those saying he makes too much that falls right into the liberal playbook.
Send him some more money quickly before the liberals win. I also understand that if you're in the ministry every dollar you make will be questioned. Sometimes I think people want religious leaders to live in utter squalor.
You have no idea how difficult it is to live on a paltry $1.2 million dollars a year. Squalor I tell you, squalor.