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drunkbigwig.jpg (43266 bytes)Top Dogs at MADD
“It is not like a non-profit anymore.”says Former MADD director, Roz Cappiello
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The American Institute of Philanthropy lowered MADD’s rating to a “D” in 2005 & it remains there for 2006
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“MADD is going corporate” and “all they care about is the money” says long-time volunteer Marcia Funk of Kansas City.
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A former MADD chapter president, Sandy Kaufman, says of the organization, “it’s a big corporation” and insists that “MADD has become big bucks.”
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A former chapter president observed, MADD's "focus is on greed" and "I've never seen such bloodsuckers!"
 

Salaries and benefits of the Mothers (sic) Against Drunk Driving:

Fiscal Year 2004 figures:
(Total salaries & benefits: $16,543,047. Here are the top dogs.)
Dean Wilkerson $zero (last year's prediction: "a pay cut. soon to get the axe?", fulfilled)

Bobby Heard $172,285 (we told you last year about the pending promotion--big raise!!)

Kyle Ward $158,068 (super nice fat raise)

Michelle Smallwood $134,113, (nice fat raise)

Karen Sprattler $123,105 (nice fat raise)

Gary Ellis $106,077 (a small increase, but still employed)

Debra Fowler $69,615 (a pay cut! get with it Debra)

Debbie Weir $98,007

Jana Nelson $71,762

Paula Birdsong $85,613

Peggy Brock $86,063

Theresa Rich $74,946 (this may be the former Theresa Archer)

Wendy Hamilton $92,359 

Michelle Parker $85,041

PLUS 38 other employees paid over $50,000 each!

Another interesting wrinkle from their tax return. Note what they consider a ''PERSON":

Schedule A, Part II - COMPENSATION OF THE 5 HIGHEST PAID PERSONS

NAME COMPENSATION TYPE OF SERVICE
Heritage Publishing Co. $1,844,409 Public Awareness
DialAmerica $1,595,546 Public Awareness
The Richards Group $1,391,274 Public Awareness
The Advertising Council, Inc. $658,702 Produce Public Service Announcement
Creative Direct Response $589,097 Public Awareness

Public Awareness is a way to pretend you are "educating" the public when you are actually soliciting contributions. DialAmerica is one of the largest fund raising companies in the USA.

FY 2003 figures:
(Total salaries & benefits: $16,238,927. Here are the top dogs.)
Dean Wilkerson $211,686 (a pay cut. soon to get the axe?)

Bobby Heard $145,433 (nice fat raise. we see a promotion coming)

Kyle Ward $131,664 (nice fat raise)

Michelle Smallwood $118,246 (nice fat raise)

Karen Sprattler $115,963 (nice fat raise)

Gary Ellis $101,169 (a small increase. get with the program, woman...uh, man!)

Kirstin Humann $101,509

Janice Bloom $100,957

Debra Fowler $94,974

Debbie Weir $89,947

Jana Nelson $89,206

Stephanie Mennen $85,626

Paula Birdsong $81,483

Peggy Brock $79,718

Tresa Coe Hardt $73.840

Theresa Archer $69,329

Wendy Hamilton $90,587  Woman, president, & visible spokesperson with exploitable tragic stories (a nice fat raise for Wendy!)


FY 2002 figures:
(Total salaries & benefits: $14,177,207. Here are the top dogs.)

Dean Wilkerson $238,139

Bobby Heard $133,288

Kyle Ward $119,050

Michelle Smallwood $110,257

Karen Sprattler $101,577

Janice Bloom $100,957

Gary Ellis $98,599

Tresa Coe Hardt $92,117

Jana Nelson $89,206

Debra Fowler $81,769

Wendy Hamilton $75,381 Woman, president, & visible spokesperson with exploitable tragic stories
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FY 2001 figures:

Dean Wilkerson $217,651

Doug Kingsriter $148,489

Bobby Heard $118,539

Kyle Ward $109,590

Michelle Smallwood $104,376

Janice Bloom $87,655

Gary Ellis $86,294

Tresa Coe-Hardt $83,363

Millie Webb $76,762--MADD President at the time

Brandy Anderson $75,241

Reidel Post $72,709

And a hearty hello to some of the other directors, some of whom may actually be mothers:   

All figures from FY 2001, FY 2002, FY 2003 & FY 2004, per MADD Tax form #990


"Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things
for which you are angry and grieved."---Marcus Antonius

 

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