Salary Survey 2017: Mark Hetfield Of HIAS

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By Forward Staff December 11, 2017

HIAS

Location: New York, NY

Category: Advocacy or Public Service

Mark Hetfield

President & CEO

HIAS, founded as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, supports refugees around the world. It is the Jewish nonprofit that supports refugees around the world. Founded in 1881, HIAS has helped generations of Jews immigrate to the United States and adapt to their new lives. Today, HIAS operates in 14 countries — including Ecuador, Kenya and Israel — and helps refugees of all religions resettle, receive citizenship and integrate into society. The agency offers a variety of services to refugees, including legal assistance, trauma counseling and humanitarian assistance. In Washington, D.C., HIAS advocates for fair immigration legislation and dignified treatment of refugees.

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Mark Hetfield is the president and CEO of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. After joining HIAS as a Russian-speaking caseworker in 1989, Hetfield served in a variety of positions at the organization, including Washington representative and, most recently, senior vice president for policy & programs. Hetfield also worked for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, and served as a senior advisor to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Hetfield received a bachelor’s and a law degree from Georgetown University and worked as an immigration lawyer at Fulbright & Jaworski.

2016

Institution Revenue: $45,254,226

Institution Total Expenses: $50,981,532

Employees: 142

Salary: $316,455

2014

Institution Revenue: $39,923,260

Institution Total Expenses: $36,449,447

Employees: 67

Salary: $318,472

Underpaid by: 22%

For information on previous years, see here.

For information on other Jewish nonprofits, see here.

For information on other Jewish advocacy and public service leaders, see here.

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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