[terry]

Stanford isn't subject to the same disclosure requirements as public schools, so it's harder to get coaches' salary data.

IRS non-profit rules require non-profits to disclose the compensation of officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and the five other highest compensated employees. At Stanford, the five other highest compensated employees are mostly doctors at the medical center.

For years, Stanford kept the salaries of its coaches at a level that would keep the coaches off the IRS disclosure list. That finally changed a few years ago. Apparently the Trustees finally realized that there's no shame in paying free market rates for coaches as well as doctors.

Stanford's Form 990 for the year ended August 31, 2014, says David Shaw's compensation was $2,224,435. That would have reflected his compensation for the 2013 season. We are two seasons farther down the road now, so he could be making more now.

[terry]

Stanford isn't subject to the same disclosure requirements as public schools, so it's harder to get coaches' salary data.

IRS non-profit rules require non-profits to disclose the compensation of officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and the five other highest compensated employees. At Stanford, the five other highest compensated employees are mostly doctors at the medical center.

For years, Stanford kept the salaries of its coaches at a level that would keep the coaches off the IRS disclosure list. That finally changed a few years ago. Apparently the Trustees finally realized that there's no shame in paying free market rates for coaches as well as doctors.

Stanford's Form 990 for the year ended August 31, 2014, says David Shaw's compensation was $2,224,435. That would have reflected his compensation for the 2013 season. We are two seasons farther down the road now, so he could be making more now.