Rev. Al Sharpton has given himself huge rewards over the years as founder and CEO of his nonprofit National Action Network (NAN), in addition to his MSNBC anchor gig.
According to a review of NAN’s tax records, Sharpton began making “bonus and incentive compensation” listings in 2014 and would do so repeatedly every two to three years thereafter.
In 2014, Sharpton gave himself a $64,400 bonus.
In 2016, he paid himself a whopping $437,555, which was more than the $250,000 base compensation he listed that year.
In 2018, he listed $159,596 as a bonus on top of his $324,000 base compensation.
Notably, he listed another $563,352 under “other reportable compensation.”
Fast forward to 2021, Sharpton gave himself a substantial bonus of $278,503, which was roughly 80% of his base compensation of $348,174 that year.
In total, Sharpton collected $940,054 in bonuses from his nonprofit over the seven-year period.
NAN did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Sharpton and NAN have faced intense scrutiny in recent weeks after it was revealed that Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign paid $500,000 to NAN ahead of an Oct. 20 friendly interview with the Democratic nominee just weeks before the election.
After Harris lost to President-elect Donald Trump, FEC filings revealed that Harris’ campaign made two $250,000 donations to Sharpton’s nonprofit in September and October.
However, the MSNBC weekend host did not disclose the apparent conflict of interest to viewers before or after the interview.
He didn’t even disclose the donations to his bosses at the network, according to the Washington Free Beacon.
MSNBC told the Washington Free Beacon, which broke the story, that the network was unaware of the payments to Sharpton’s nonprofit.
Despite being caught in what has been called a “pay-to-play” scheme, Sharpton continues to host his own weekend show and make regular appearances on other MSNBC programs, including “Morning Joe,” “Deadline: White House” and “The ReidOut”.
NAN was founded by Sharpton in 1991.
NAN describes itself as “one of the leading civil rights organizations” in the country and promotes the slogan “No Justice, No Peace.”
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