Nonprofits serving homeless people in San Francisco work with the city’s poorest and most vulnerable people, yet some of their top executives are earning salaries and benefits totaling more than double the city’s average household income, a Chronicle analysis has found.
Non-governmental organizations in San Francisco play a crucial role in the city’s efforts to address its homelessness crisis, and experts say transparency regarding executive pay, the organization’s fiscal health and program outcomes is integral to ensuring accountability and building donor trust.
The 20 nonprofits that have the largest amounts in active contracts with San Francisco’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing have been awarded almost $2 billion from the city since 2017. While those city contracts represent a large chunk of the overall funding of some of the organizations, they represent only a small portion for others…