2024 Laetare Medalist: Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America

Since 2018, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot has served as CEO of Feeding America. She has grown the charitable organization-now the largest in the U.S., according to Forbes-and led the team through a number of challenges, including navigating a global pandemic and the ensuing increase in food insecurity.
For her work, she is being honored with the 2024 Laetare Medal, considered the most prestigious honor given to an American Catholic.
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Nearly a 1,000,000 salary while people are going hungry! " 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