If you’re wondering where the money you give to charities goes, USA Today has the answer for you: outlandish CEO pay. The article reports that many CEOs of non-profits take home multiple millions every year. As the article notes, it’s likely that many of the people who contribute to these organizations had no idea how much the CEO raked off. Good piece.

–Dean Baker

Dean Baker is senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. Read more about Dean.