THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE, SUPPORT, AND ELEVATE THE PEOPLE BEHIND AMERICA'S FOOD CULTURE AND CHAMPION A STANDARD OF GOOD FOOD ANCHORED IN TALENT, EQUITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 12 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $384k
- Bonus
- $60k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $42k
- Base
- $260k
- Bonus
- $60k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
- Base
- $196k
- Bonus
- $30k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $152k
- Bonus
- $25k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $37k
- Base
- $158k
- Bonus
- $15k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $41k
- Base
- $137k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $61k
- Base
- $173k
- Bonus
- $17k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $161k
- Bonus
- $16k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $131k
- Bonus
- $16k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
- Base
- $104k
- Bonus
- $41k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $130k
- Bonus
- $1k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Executive Officer | $384k | $60k | — | $42k | $487k $546k |
Chief Operating Officer | $260k | $60k | — | $23k | $343k $385k |
Chief Financial Officer | $196k | $30k | — | $27k | $253k $284k |
VP of Development vice president | $152k | $25k | — | $37k | $214k $240k |
VP of Events vice president | $158k | $15k | — | $41k | $214k $240k |
VP of Communication/marketing vice president | $137k | $10k | — | $61k | $208k $234k |
VP of Awards vice president | $173k | $17k | — | $18k | $207k $233k |
VP Impact vice president | $161k | $16k | — | $21k | $198k $222k |
VP of Community vice president | $131k | $16k | — | $23k | $170k $191k |
Director of Sponsorship highest compensated employee | $104k | $41k | — | $18k | $163k $183k |
Senior Director, Database Systems/salesforce highest compensated employee | $130k | $1k | — | $21k | $153k $171k |
Program Director, Bead House Fellows director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $130k $146k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 29 unpaid individuals.
Up 17%
from 2022
From $415k in 2022 to $487k in 2023.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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