Valenti, sachs top association pay scales: tax returns tell who makes what at media lobbies, trade and advocacy groups. (Exclusive Salary Survey).(Jack Valenti and Robert Sachs)

Broadcasting & Cable, February, 2003 by Hatch, David

Motion Picture Association of America President Jack Valenti and National Cable & Telecommunications Association President Robert Sachs are the top breadwinners among 119 non-profit, tax-exempt media lobbies, professional societies, advocacy groups and networks surveyed by BROADCASTING & CABLE.

Valenti leads the pack with annual compensation of $1,150,000 in 2000, followed closely by Sachs, at $1,081,048 for the year ended Jan. 31, 2001. B&C gathered the figures from the organizations' Form 990 tax returns, which are filed annually with the IRS and are open to public inspection. The figures reflect the most recent filings available, mostly for fiscal years ending in 2000 or 2001. "Obviously, Valenti is getting that money because the major...

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