Did you know, Miri Ziv, the head of the Israel Cancer Association earns a bit more than $130,000US per month.
Did you know, Mordechai Lieberman, the head of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel earns a bit more than $100,000US per month.
Did you know, Arie Carmon, the head of the Israel Democracy Institue earns a bit more than $350,000US per month.
Did you know, Shimon Tzurielo, the head of the Israel Foundation for Handicapped Children earns a bit more than $110,000US per month.
tl;dr:
All these people (and their workers) earn their salary and their pension and benefits from the taxes that I pay. These are the same people who claim to collect donations and help the poor/in need.
This is just an example from my country but you can imagine it's pretty much the same where you're at.