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Eliminates food waste across the U.S. food system by providing data-driven solutions, business consulting, and collaborative industry pacts to build a sustainable environment. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $13.2M in revenue, $8.6M in expenses, and $14.3M in net assets.Pt I
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Capital & Innovation Program Service Accomplishments
Refed's capital & innovation division continued to fund and unlock additional opportunities for advancing solutions to food waste through the catalytic grant fund. To date the fund has unlocked at least $30m in funding for its portfolio of grantees representing a 15x impact of refed's initial grant investment.
Data & Insights Program Service Accomplishments
Refed's insights engine has now reached over 195,000 unique visitors and the organization has documented nearly 3,000 meaningful use cases of stakeholders engaging with and applying the data and insights shared within.
Business Initiatives Program Services Accomplishments
Refed notably expanded the membership and activities of the U.S. Food waste pact, a national voluntary agreement designed to help waste-generating businesses across the food system to accelerate progress toward their sustainability goals.
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Governance & Policies
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Dana Gunders Rivero’s $258K as President is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 248 $10–100M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Gunders Rivero | $258,107 | $255,781 | $256,039 | $232,620 | — |
| Dana Rivero | — | — | — | — | $225,402 |
| Shawn Shepherd | $187,603 | $157,209 | $148,800 | $112,909 | — |
| Alexandria Coari | $178,738 | $170,936 | $161,959 | $154,054 | $129,935 |
| Asch Harwood | $168,736 | $160,610 | $147,181 | — | — |
| Jeffrey Costantino | $148,582 | $144,653 | $134,756 | $125,537 | — |
| Kathleen Franklin | $138,097 | $132,280 | $126,270 | $126,345 | $122,170 |
| Dina Sinclair | $135,708 | — | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 78% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 16% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 4% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | 7% | — | — |
| Investment management fee ratio | 0% | — | — |
| Legal fee ratio | 1% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 1% | — | — |
Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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