LA HOMELESS CHARITY CEO’S PAY PACKAGE SPARKS MELTDOWN

A taxpayer-funded Southern California nonprofit meant to help the most vulnerable is now under a scorching spotlight after reports said its longtime CEO took home more than $1.6 million over just two years. Carol Adelkoff, head of the Los Angeles-based 1736 Family Crisis Center, was paid $907,923 in 2023 and another $742,181 in 2024, with roughly $824,000 of that tied to decades of unused vacation time, according to the Los Angeles Times. The nonprofit, which runs domestic violence shelters, crisis hotlines and homelessness programs across Los Angeles and Orange counties, brings in about $15 million a year and says 94% of its funding comes from taxpayer dollars. Since 2021, it has collected at least $25 million in grants from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, even as reports note Adelkoff has maintained her primary residence in Hawaii for at least 11 years.

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