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Simon Wiesenthal Center

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Category: Advocacy or Public Service

Marvin Hier

Founder & Dean

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights organization that runs educational programs and engages in community outreach, with a mission of confronting anti-Semitism, hatred, and terrorism, and promoting human rights, the safety of Jews worldwide, and support for Israel. Founded by Marvin Hier in 1977, the Center took its name after the famed Nazi hunter, Simon Wiesenthal. Today, the Center maintains a museum in Los Angeles; offices in Jerusalem, New York, Miami, Toronto, Paris and Buenos Aires; and interacts regularly with political leaders, diplomats, and private and public agencies.

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Rabbi Marvin Hier is the founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and oversees the organization’s film division, Moriah Films, and its Museum of Tolerance. In 2007 and 2008, Newsweek named Hier the most influential American rabbi, partly for his close ties with high profile political figures. In May 2008, former President George W. Bush invited Hier to serve on the Honorary Delegation to accompany him to Jerusalem for Israel’s 60th anniversary celebration.

2016

Institution Revenue: $24,512,975
Institution Total Expenses: $27,748,735
Employees: 136
Salary: $818,148⁸

2014

Institution Revenue: $24,565,166
Institution Total Expenses: $26,427,496
Employees: 121
Salary: $784,155⁸
Overpaid by: 104%

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¹¹ _{Not a 501(c)3}
¹² _Annualized
¹³ _{Position currently vacant}
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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}
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²³ _{Data from 2015}
²⁴ _{Includes a one-time honorarium of $55,000}
²⁵ _{Data from 2017}

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