Top 10 Charitable Organizations and Key 'Man' Salaries - Michael Towner

​According to Forbes, Feeding America raised $2.7 billion in Fiscal Year ending June 2017, second in rank only to United Way Worldwide, based in Alexandria, Virginia, raising $3.92 billion. Third was Americares Foundation, based in Stamford Connecticut, raising $2.38 billion. 
Opelousas, Louisiana native Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, 54, took over as CEO of Feeding America. Ms. Babineaux-Fontenot is the Founder of CBF Consulting Group, LLC located in Dallas, Texas. She had previously worked with Wal-Mart for 14 years and her most recent role was Executive Vice President and Global Treasurer for 14 years. She is the only female 'top person' in the Forbes Top Ten Charities 2018. 

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot

​Led by Michael Nyenhuis, Americares' highest paid person received $448,864.00, Feeding America paid their top person, $707,580.00 and United Way Worldwide, led by Brian Gallagher, paid their top person $1,223,823.00.
Number 9 ranked Boys & Girls Club of America, based in Atlanta, Georgia, led by James Clark, raised $2,037,000.00 and paid their top person $847,189.00. Number 8 ranked Habitat for Humanity, based in Americus, Georgia, raised $1,986,000.00, led by Jonathan Reckford and paid their top person $372,969.00. Number 7 ranked Direct Relief was the only west-coast based organization, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California and raised $1,238,000.00, led by Thomas Tighe, and they paid their top person $466,357.00.
Food for the Poor was ranked at 11, raising $948,000.00, led by Robin Mahfood. Based in Coconut Creek, Florida, Food for the Poor is a Christian relief agency specializing in providing donated goods to the needy in Latin America and the Caribbean. They paid their top person $470,120.00. Mahfood has been described as a “spiritual businessman with a true heart for the poor.” With his extensive background in commerce and his in-depth knowledge of the West Indies, Mahfood brings his compassion for the poor to the forefront as Food For The Poor’s leader.
At #34, Feed the Children, a foreign relief agency whose contributions consist of cash and donated goods, raised $417,000.00, led by Travis Arnold, and paid their top person $509,348.00.
At #87, the Midwest Food Bank raised $167 million, led by David Kieser and paid their top person $92,157.00. At #96, the March of Dimes Foundation raised $159 million, led by Stacey Stewart, and paid their top person $598,426.00.
In Florida, according to their Form 990 for FY 2016, ending 6/30/2017, Feeding Florida, Inc. raised $2.8 million and paid their Executive Director, Robin Safley, $131,740.00. In 2015, according to their Form 990 for FY 2015, ending 6/30/2016, Feeding Florida, Inc. raised $3.2 million and paid their Executive Director, Rebecca Brislain  $86,819.00.