Executive Compensation at Feeding America (2021)
Feeding America is a 501 (c) (3) whose mission is “to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of food banks and engage the country in the fight to end hunger.” With more than 37 million people (or 1 out of 9 people) experiencing hunger every day, Feeding America seeks to alleviate hunger by procuring and distributing food, creating public awareness and educating the public, lawmakers, and public policy influencers, and conducting research on hunger.
In 2021, Feeding America raised $4.1 billion of which $3.4 billion or 83% were non-cash contributions (food) and $700,000 were cash contributions, program revenue, and royalties. The organization’s largest expense was grants – primarily food ($3.4 billion). The second largest expense was compensation for the 318 employees who received $46 million, which equates to an average compensation of $145,000. 137 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 19 most highly compensated employees listed below:
- $969,325: Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO
- $485,738: Katherine Fitzgerald, EVP and COO
- $434,516: Paul Henrys, Treasurer
- $395,840: Catherine Davis, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
- $390,301: Katherine Leone, Chief Government Relations Officer (until 2/21)
- $377,707: Maryann Byrdak, Chief Information Officer
- $364,216: Blake Thompson, Chief Supply Chain Officer
- $359,019: Kathryn Strickland, Chief Network Officer
- $348,730: Ami McReynolds, Chief Equity and Programs Officer
- $341,074: Matt Hayes, Chief HR Officer
- $324,533: Alan Dorantes, Chief of Staff and GC (until 1/21)
- $272,695: Claire Wellington, Secretary
- $268,352: Nancy Curby, SVP,Strategic Partnerships
- $261,946: Daniel Nisbet, VP of Development
- $238,879: Elizabeth Nielson, SVP Digital and Direct Marketing
- $237,913: Matt Hackler, VP, Strategic Capacity Development
- $233,594: Lauren Biedron, VP, Corp Partnerships
- $222,295: Andrea Yao, Former Secretary (until 6/16)
- $198,611: Casey Marsh, Chief Development Officer
The 19 employees listed above were compensated nearly $7 million which equates to an average compensation of $370,000.
13 of the 19 (68%) most highly compensated employees are female while 6 of the 19 (32%) are male.
Andrea Yao, a former Secretary has not been employed by Feeding America since June, 2016 yet Yao has received $1 million in the past 5 years:
- $222,295: 2021
- $206,551: 2020
- $199,477: 2019
- $196,933: 2018
- $186,525: 2017
To read the IRS Form 990 (2020 for the year ending June 30, 2021), click here.
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You have to look beyond the Charity Navigator score (Charity Navigator gives top ratings to many non-profits that pay employees millions, pay for first class or charter travel, pay for companion travel, pay for social club dues or initiation fees, pay for personal services, etc). Read the Form 990 and form your own opinion.
Feeding America gets a good Charity Navigator score
Your salaries are stealing….you r crooks for sure..
Why do they get pd so much….not a good charity..
Just saw your ad on tv and was moved by the work the organization seems to do..so I decided to check the company out. I am very surprised that the executives at the company , particularly the CEO I’d paid so much money. Granted you deserve a good salary, but it does seem exorbitant for a non profit.
It is VERY sad that the reward these high level workers could have had us swallow up in GREED. Jesus is not fooled. And whereas a reasonable higher level salary might be apprropriate for special skills, contacts and overtime, the heart of the matter is that Satan’s agents have blinded these greedy theives.
My father, John Van Hengel created “Second Harvest” as an offshoot of “St. Mary’s Food Bank”. It later became “Feeding America”. His compensation as founder and board member was ZERO dollars. He became disgusted and left the organization when the board voted to take government funding.
These people who get big salaries are way over paid for a charity like feeding america.org.
Feeding america.org should be calked
The scam rip off of all charities.
The nerve of you freaking crooks and your million dollar pay checks know this that God has a special place forALL of you!