Al Sharpton Pocketed Nearly $1 Million in Bonuses From His National Action Network Nonprofit

Rev. Al Sharpton has given himself hefty bonuses over the years as the founder and CEO of his nonprofit group National Action Network (NAN), in addition to his gig as an MSNBC host.

According to a review of NAN’s tax records, Sharpton began making “bonus & incentive compensation” listings in 2014 and would repeatedly do so every two to three years after.

In 2014, Sharpton gave himself a $64,400 bonus.

In 2016, he gave 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 to his $324,000 base compensation.

Notably, he listed another $563,352 under “other reportable compensation.”

Fast-forward to 2021, Sharpton gave himself a sizable $278,503 bonus, which was roughly 80% of his $348,174 base compensation that year.

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Sharpton and NAN have faced scrutiny in recent weeks after it was discovered that Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign paid $500,000 to NAN ahead of a friendly Oct. 20 interview with the Democratic nominee just weeks before the election.

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