In 2005, Roger DeRose, the CEO of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America took home $468,648 in salary and pension, a 43% increase over his 2004 income of $324,127. Mr. DeRose's raise far outpaced the CCFA's increased funding for grants and educational activities. While funding for the CCFA's activities increased over 12%, CEO compensation rose by nearly 87%.
However, as shown in the CCFA's 2006 filings, Roger was dumped after his big pay year and the organization went through a major management change.
In 2006, with over $200,000 spent on executive search services, the CCFA increased it's number of officers from 3 to 11. This is positive in that the highest compensation dropped from $468,648 to $155,178 and many of these officers fulfill more functional roles.
This chart shows total revenue, money spent on education & grants, and executive pay for 2004 to 2006:
| time period1 | total revenue | % change | $ for grants / education | % change | executive pay2 | % change |
| year ending 9/30/04 | $27,189,296 |
(net: $1,732,521)
(net: $3,016,408)
(net: -$866,327.00)
1 The overlapping time periods are shown as reported on the IRS 990 forms
2 Compensation for officers, directors, & trustees
The last increase in executive pay, from 2005 to 2006, is deceptive because the number of executives increased in the re-organization. This 2nd chart may be more helpful:
| time period1 | # of executives | executive pay2 | % change | executive pay & top 5 employees3 | % change |
| yr ending 9/30/2004 | 2 | $419,296 | -- | $1,106,555 | -- |
| yr ending 9/30/2005 | 3 | $782,403 | 86.60% | $1,589,053 | 43.60% |
| yr ending 9/01/2006 | 11 | $1,396,005 | 78.43% | $1,715,740 | 7.97% |
1 The overlapping time periods are shown as reported on the IRS 990 forms
2 Compensation for officers, directors, & trustees
3 Compensation for officers directors, trustees & top 5 employees