Salary Survey 2017: Barry Shrage Of Combined Jewish Philanthropies Of Greater Boston
Combined Jewish Philanthropies Of Greater Boston
Location: Boston, MA
Category: Federation
Barry Shrage
President
Established in 1895, the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston serves the Boston Jewish community of over 200,000. In 2013, it merged with the Jewish Federation of the North Shore. In addition to supporting a wide scope of services and programs to Boston-area residents, the Federation also provides social programs to Haifa, with which it has held a sister-city relationship for over 20 years.
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Since 1987, Barry Shrage has served as president of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. He spearheaded the CJP Strategic Plan for the Boston Jewish community, which established partnerships with synagogues and the Federation’s longtime agency partners, as well as a Boston-based adult Jewish education program. Shrage graduated from the City College of New York and received a master’s in social work from Boston University. The 2016 figure skips a $1.9 million compensation package he made the previous year.
2016
Institution Revenue: $225,539,678
Institution Total Expenses: $161,949,825
Employees: 203
Salary: $634,572
2014
Institution Revenue: $329,827,189
Institution Total Expenses: $152,907,953
Employees: 191
Salary: $406,623
Underpaid by: 19%
For information on previous years, see here.
For information on other Jewish nonprofits, see here.
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1 Interim head of organization
2 Data from 2012
3 Data from 2011
4 Data from 2010
5 Data from 2009
6 Data from 2008
7 Data from 2007
8 Includes payment from SWC Museum Corp.
9 Predecessor’s salary
10 Partial year
11 Not a 501(c)3
12 Annualized
13 Position currently vacant
14 As per Form 990, JNF declined to comment
15 Base salary
16 Data from president-elect period
17 2010 Employees
18 Legally exempt from public disclosure of salary
19 Highest paid professional, not CEO
20 Paid from two related organizations
21 Data from 2013
22 Data from 2014
23 Data from 2015
24 Includes a one-time honorarium of $55,000
25 Data from 2017
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