Lots of folk are inspired to donate some of their hard earned income to charities. Charity Navigator keeps track of charities and their financial structure. Recently they published a study of certain charity CEO salaries that raised some eyebrows:

Education Baylor College of Medicine $1,237,200

Arts, Culture, Humanities The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts $1,029,691

Health The Scripps Research Institute $935,933

Public Benefit American Life League $699,857

International Council on Foreign Relations $635,764

Religion Peter Popoff Ministries $628,732

Animals Wildlife Conservation Society $618,101

Human Services United States Golf Association $575,468

Environment The Nature Conservancy $373,038

And then there where at least 60 former inspired executives continue to be paid more than the average CEO. The following depicts the 10 highest paid former executives.

Charity Former Executive Compensation

Boston University Former Provost $1,564,216

University of Pennsylvania Former President $1,032,953

Hockaday School Former Headmistress $724,177

Planned Parenthood Federation of America Former President $555,578

Foundation Fighting Blindness Former Chief Executive Officer $535,000

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Former Executive Director $521,168

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Former President $503,950

Alzheimer's Association, National Office Former President, CEO $451,510

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Former President, CEO $429,355

Eisenhower Fellowships Former President $416,371

Of course, most charities do not abuse the system. To find out how your charity ranks in the various categories that www.CharityNavigator.org tracks visit them now.