Kennedy donated his $100,000 yearly salary to charity for the 18.5 months he was in office. Which in todays terms is $781,780.41 per year.
Hoover also donated his $75,000 salary all 4 years of his presidential term to Charity. From 1929-1933 - worth more than a million per year in current days in addition to Herbert Hoover actually made a name for himself with his charitable work before he became the president of the United States. He was one of the founders of the Committee for Relief in Belgium during World War I. At the time, the German army had occupied the nation of Belgium. The Germans denied food to the Belgian civilians, and the British blockaded the country. Millions of people in Belgium were starving. The CRB raised more than $1 billion to feed 11 million starving people of Belgium. Hoover's policy at the time was to receive no compensation for his charity work, an example many of his colleagues followed. He also refused honors that various groups wanted to award him for his work.
Following in that tradition, when Hoover worked as a public servant, as U.S. Food Administrator, Commerce Secretary, and his one term as U.S. President, he refused to accept payment. He saved his entire salary and donated it all to charity. He was ultimately remembered for presiding over the stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression, which overshadowed his charitable work in the history books. After losing reelection, Hoover continued working in charities. He also managed the Boys' Club of America and established the Polish Relief Commission after Hitler invaded Poland.
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