LA homeless nonprofit paid Hawaii-based CEO over $1.6m in 2 years

Representative imageA Southern California nonprofit that operates domestic violence shelters and homelessness programmes paid its chief executive more than $1.6 million over the last two years covered by its public tax filings. The unusually large compensation has drawn questions from nonprofit experts because the CEO, Carol Adelkoff, has maintained a primary residence in Hawaii while leading the Los Angeles-based organisation, according to a report by LA Times.Adelkoff is the longtime CEO of 1736 Family Crisis Center, a nonprofit that runs shelters, crisis hotlines and support programmes in Los Angeles and Orange counties. According to federal filings, she received $907,923 in total compensation in 2023 and another $742,181 in 2024, a combined $1.65 million.The organisation says the unusu