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Top Salaries of Little League and Babe Ruth Baseball officers

M Mr41110+ posts
Little League Baseball :
www.littleleague.org

Stephen D. Keener - Pres/CEO
2007 - 236,500 / 49,520 (Benefit Plan Contribution)
2006 - 220,000 / 47,371
2005 - 197,700 / 31,169

Dave Houseknecht - CFO
2007 - 142,500 / 37,819

James Stopper
2005 - 64,039 with 3,133 (Benefit Plan Contribution)

Professional Legal Services:
Hogan Hartson Washington, DC
2007 - 59,974
2006 - 76,407


There are other TOP officials, but I am having a difficult time tracking down those folks.

This information is available to the public since Little League Baseball is a non-profit organization. Source of information was obtained from IRS 990.



Babe Ruth Baseball :
www.baberuthleague.org

Had excess (profits):
2007 - $685k
2006 - $355k
2005 - $419k

Rosemary Schoellkopf - CFO
2007 - 125,642 / 13,816 BPC (Benefit Plan Contribution)
2006 - 133,159 / 13,316 BPC
2005 - 135,834 / 13,583 BPC

Steve Tellefsen - Pres/CEO
2007 - 145,466 / 15,500
2006 - 150,242 / 15,024
2005 - 139,694 / 13,969

Robert Faherty - Commissioner
2007 - 110,544 / 12,129
2006 - 116,312 / 11,631
2006 - 100,400 / 10,040

Joseph Smiegocki - VP
2007 - 112,368 / 12,442
2006 - 120,017 / 12,002
2005 - 120,356 / 12,035


Top Employees over 50k :

Donna Mahoney - Admin Asst.
2007 - 83,201 / 8,153
2006 - 79,239 / 7,924
2005 - 79,142 / 7,914

Theresa Cleary - Admin Asst.
2007 - 69,287 / 6,815
2006 - 65,988 / 6,599
2005 - 65,095 / 6,509

Sharon Montervino - Serv Rep.
2007 - 58,398 / 5,842
2006 - 55,617 / 5,562
2005 - 54,689 / 5,468

Grace Paglione - Serv Rep.
2007 - 57,296 / 5,762
2006 - 54,568 / 5,457
2005 - 53,283 / 5,328

Robert Connor - Commissioner
2007 - 70,150
2006 - 53,313


This information is available to the public since Babe Ruth Baseball is a non-profit organization. Source of information was obtained from IRS 990.
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20dad20dad1,000+ posts
For large corporations, these salaries for senior officers are rather modest by other industry standards....



most people don't think of LL as an industry. it would be a very good business model though. the total wages paid out aren't aren't that bad. except there are how many thousands of workers/volenteers in LL? and how many paychecks?

baseball is a business, LL no different.except more smiles in LL.
RJMRJMHSBaseballWeb member since 2007
What's the point? These guys could make a lot more money in the private sector. Keener has been a LL lifer. He's followed his heart and soul over his bank account. 236K is pocket change for a CEO.

Why post this in two threads? Why are these your first posts? What's your agenda?
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M Mr41110+ posts
I am sorry for those who have taken a negative side to my post. All I am doing is sharing information which is available to the public. It's information for anyone that may want to pursue a career path in the greatest game every played. So how can that be wrong? I pointed no fingers and made no inflamatory post. Again, I am sorry for those who cannot appreciate real factual data.

Thank you,
Mr411
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piaa_umppiaa_ump5,000+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by Mr411:
I am sorry for those who have taken a negative side to my post. All I am doing is sharing information which is available to the public. It's information for anyone that may want to pursue a career path in the greatest game every played. So how can that be wrong? I pointed no fingers and made no inflamatory post. Again, I am sorry for those who cannot appreciate real factual data.

Thank you,
Mr411


actually we are baseball people and no one appreciates real factual data more than the people on this site...

what your post lacks is context..... a simple reveal of the $$ that league officers make without a context makes the post worthless...

had you said "I am posting this information for anyone that may want to pursue a career path in the greatest game every played" I dont think you would have had any issue.......

Just my .02
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ClevelandDadClevelandDadHSBBWeb Administrator
Mr411 - I agree with the other comments in this thread and especially piaa_ump. Our boards are not for the miscellaneous posting of anything baseball. I don't think it is necessary to update us with AAU salaries. We would appreciate if in "general" your posts were designed to help amateur ballplayers reach the next level - thanks.
P PGStaff10,000+ posts
Mr411,

I'm not sure what, if any, your motive is, but I find the information you posted very interesting. I don't really see it as being any problem what-so-ever.

It's simply public information, I just wonder how accurate that information is.

I would think young kids who love baseball and are considering careers or course of study would find that stuff informative.

Just my opinion.
F fsmjunior100+ posts
Unfortunately Mr411's post is typical of the attitude our our current national leadership have created. anyone who has worked hard and is doing well should feel guilty and pay (taxed) for that success. The "rich" be d a m ne d!

If these salries are lower all you do is create a rotating door of inexperienced entry level employees running these important organizations.

I for one think the kids that work a little harder and therefore are a little better should get the playing time once they reach HS or Competitive baseball. Same thing goes when these hard workers "grow up" they should be rewarded w better jobs/pay.
biggerpapibiggerpapi5,000+ posts
What I really want to know is the answer to IRS Form 990, question 24a which asks:

"Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than
$100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002?"

Get me the answer to this question and we can have a real discussion!
M Mr41110+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by itsinthegame:
Mr411,

Assuming you have cut and pasted correctly - it is still a really really boring post to read. LOL

IMO - You should add some dancing bears with party hats to the post - or something like that - to spice it up a bit.

Am I assuming correctly that you will be posting their underwear sizes next? LOL


Sorry, but I am not interested in their underwear sizes. If you are interested, then you can be that man for that job. Smile
Jimmy03Jimmy031,000+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by piaa_ump:
Im having trouble with the point of your post......

For large corporations, these salaries for senior officers are rather modest by other industry standards....


Actually, PIAA, LL is not that big in regards to revenue and number of supervised paid employees. Compared to similar sized and financed organizations, I think these salaries are on the high side of average, not modest.

But who cares. Unless there is evidence of malfeasance, I don't begrudge anyone of their pay.
piaa_umppiaa_ump5,000+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy03:
quote:
Originally posted by piaa_ump:
Im having trouble with the point of your post......

For large corporations, these salaries for senior officers are rather modest by other industry standards....


Actually, PIAA, LL is not that big in regards to revenue and number of supervised paid employees. Compared to similar sized and financed organizations, I think these salaries are on the high side of average, not modest.

But who cares. Unless there is evidence of malfeasance, I don't begrudge anyone of their pay.


as I have little to no knowledge of LL besides the national presence, that very well be true....

like you, I still remain firmly in the "who cares" camp......
CollegeParentNoMoreCollegeParentNoMore1,000+ posts
quote:
Actually, PIAA, LL is not that big in regards to revenue and number of supervised paid employees. Compared to similar sized and financed organizations, I think these salaries are on the high side of average, not modest.



I would disagree. For better or worse, LL inc is a much bigger organzation then the numbers shown on its 990. The LL inc 990 does not reflect fees and costs incurred by the numerous (thousands) local leagues for which LL inc is responsible, nor does it reflect the value of the supervised unpaid "employees" which make up the vast majority of LL managment.
southpaw_dadsouthpaw_dad100+ posts
And he finally steps up to the plate with the real agenda ... along with displaying a basic ignorance of economics. The implication being that when people are doing something that benefits children, they should not earn a fair wage for the level of expertise and effort required to deliver the product or service.

Mr411 ... Why don't you get back to us next when you have the compensation stats, and portfolio values for ... the executives of the Nat'l Education Association ... Public Broadcasting ... Sesame Street (including merchandising rights) ... The Muppets ... Barney the Dinosaur ... and the many other enterprises that operate for the children.

Better yet, you may be better served by spending your time reading some basic primers on market economics ... with an emphasis on the word market (not marxist).

Back to baseball ...
RJMRJMHSBaseballWeb member since 2007
quote:
Mr411 ... Why don't you get back to us next when you have the compensation stats, and portfolio values for ... the executives of the Nat'l Education Association ... Public Broadcasting ... Sesame Street (including merchandising rights) ... The Muppets ... Barney the Dinosaur ... and the many other enterprises that operate for the children.
At least Keener could be fired for being a weak CEO. Our school district had a kindergarten teacher making the 92K maximum. She was so incompetent as a teacher it was all she could handle. And we didn't think she was a good kindergarten teacher (son had her). To earn 92K all she had to do was continue her education to PhD regardless of her teaching abilities.

Regarding Sesame Street, let's look past the executive salaries for the show and look at the business side of Sesame Street. As for PBS I'll guess Jim Lehrer and Charlie Rose make just a bit more than Keener.
M Mr41110+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by southpaw_dad:
And he finally steps up to the plate with the real agenda ... along with displaying a basic ignorance of economics. The implication being that when people are doing something that benefits children, they should not earn a fair wage for the level of expertise and effort required to deliver the product or service.

Mr411 ... Why don't you get back to us next when you have the compensation stats, and portfolio values for ... the executives of the Nat'l Education Association ... Public Broadcasting ... Sesame Street (including merchandising rights) ... The Muppets ... Barney the Dinosaur ... and the many other enterprises that operate for the children.

Better yet, you may be better served by spending your time reading some basic primers on market economics ... with an emphasis on the word market (not marxist).

Back to baseball ...



It amazes me how some posters are drawing up all of these conclusions on why I posted this information. I have no ill feelings toward anyone getting paid those salaries BUT I feel everyone has a right to be informed. So I am just the messenger, so please don't kill the messenger.
T tumblebugMember
quote:
Originally posted by floridafan:
I dispute it! A six figure income is nothing more than upper middle class. Certainly not rich or self aggrandizing.


Maybe not but certainly not a volunteer for the kids.

I'm wondering what you call upper-middle class (a particularly ambiguous label) when the national median is $50k and 83% of America makes less than 90k. Only 3% of Americans make more than $150k.

Hey I'm just doin it for the kids.
CollegeParentNoMoreCollegeParentNoMore1,000+ posts
Just for laughs/fyi;

sf ballet artistic director 585,000
sf ballet executive director 274,000
SF ballet cfo 154,000
sierra club cfo 184,000
sierra club coo 231,000
sf symphoney exec dir 512,000
sf symphoney cfo 196,000
most of these position also have over 30k of benefits

sf symphoney highest paid contractor 'music direction' (michael Tilson thomas) 1,759,000
Oakland Childrens lead cardio tech 238k + 272k benefits
southpaw_dadsouthpaw_dad100+ posts
Mr411 -- Why so coy?

Your first and only posts on a forum that's primary mission is to serve as a platform for the exchange of helpful information, ideas & experiences related to supporting aspiring baseball players as they pursue their dreams, were deposited much like something unwelcome into a punchbowl, in a way that could only have been meant to stir up controversy.

To then try to be cute, and suggest that you were not trying to provoke something comes across as either coy or disingenuous. The question is what type of Coy are you?

Coy -- adjective -- 1. artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.

or

Coy -- noun -- Coy Fish is derived from Koi, the Japanese name for carp, an omnivorous fish that feeds on almost anything found on the bottom of cold water ponds and lakes.

Barring evidence to the contrary, I for one am leaning towards definition two. If you are really just a shy, reserved person, who desires to participate in a discussion of purpose, may I suggest that in baseball we generally play with one at a time ... but you might consider growing a pair Smile.

Step up to the plate with purpose, or head on down to the s***** field.

Respectfully yours ...
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20dad20dad1,000+ posts
i guess my complaint, if you call it that. 98% of this (LL) industry are volunteers. i could make more money at my business, if i could only get my workers to donate their time.

i'm not saying they aren't worth it. but i sure could have used some help rebiulding our field to their specs. but as we all know , the more you make the less physical work you do.

i may be in the minority here, but i don't see this post being a problem. maybe a topic we don't need to know? don't like?
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justbaseballjustbaseball10,000+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by PGStaff:
Mr411,

I'm not sure what, if any, your motive is, but I find the information you posted very interesting. I don't really see it as being any problem what-so-ever.

It's simply public information, I just wonder how accurate that information is.

I would think young kids who love baseball and are considering careers or course of study would find that stuff informative.

Just my opinion.


I'm with PG too. Don't see a problem here.
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