How To Get Wealthy In The "Hate-Gays-For-Pay" Industry

The following story raises interesting questions about the anti-gay extremists here in Venango County!!

from Pam's House Blend:

Beyond the National Organization for Marriage's (NOM) spectacular failure with the "Gathering Storms" ad and their fresh embrace of Miss California the Martyr for the Cause, we shouldn't forget how often it appears that those so loudly trying to scare everyone against equal treatment for same-sex marriages simply make a ton of cash off of their chosen 'belief system.'


Beyond Maggie Gallagher receiving over $20,000 from the Bush misAdministration to "promote marriage" through her syndicated columns (without disclosing that she was being paid to write her opinions), she also serves as President of the National Organization for Marriage and as President for the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy. I've not been able to find NOM's IRS form 990's online yet, but a look at those filed for Institute for Marriage and Public Policy very clearly show that the woman pockets about 1/3 of the donations in the salary she pays herself alone.

2007 - http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2007/200/240/2007-200240184-03c761ac-9.pdf
Revenue from donations - $296,899
Gallagher's Salary - $125,000 (that's 42% of the donations before including payroll taxes and any benefits)
Other interesting, but non-specific expenses - $34,177 to 'consultants' and $37,048 for 'public relations'

2006 - http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2006/200/240/2006-200240184-0363080f-9.pdf
Revenue from donations - $413,171
Gallagher's Salary - $118,333 (that's 28% of the donations before including payroll taxes and any benefits)
Other interesting, but non-specific expenses - $33,893 to 'consultants' and $6,083 for 'public relations'

2005 – http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2005/200/240/2005-200240184-026cf278-9.pdf
Revenue from donations - $315,824
Gallagher's Salary - $102,000 (that's 32% of the donations before including payroll taxes and any benefits)
Other interesting, but non-specific expenses - $32,668 to 'consultants'

So over that 3 year period of time, people donated $1,025,894 – and Maggie put $345,333 (33%) straight into her own pocketbook. Plus any other benefits and travel. And this is just from one organization out of the many hate-gay-for-pay revenue streams she's gotten set up for herself.


Another interesting note – the organization doesn’t claim to pay rent or a mortgage anywhere. A strange, but normally larger expense to overlook. Maybe someone who understand accounting better can find other things of interest in the reports.

No wonder they’re in such a panic as more and more Americans think that gays and lesbians should have the equal treatment of their unions – the gravy train is running out. They may have to get real jobs.