Steve Butz was a social service professional who liked baseball. In 2007 the average major league baseball player made $2,848,751 while the best superstar ball players made as much as $20 million a year. Meanwhile the average social service professional made $44,900 while the best superstar social service professional also made $44,900. Steve saw an injustice, not that social service professionals should be paid more in general, but that great social service professionals should make more–a lot more.

The Superstar Foundation seeks to pay great social service professionals great pay for great work.