Feed the Children CEO salary and executive pay
Feed the Children paid its CEO, Travis Arnold, $530,257 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $903 (0.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $386,446,959, down 5.5% from $408,871,015 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Feed the Children ranks 14th of 19 international nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. Feed the Children has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 73-6108657, Oklahoma City, OK.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$530,257
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Emily Callahan (PRESIDENT AND CEO (STARTED 12/30/24, filed with the name)), $45,000.
- Total revenue
- $386,446,959
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 7%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611049349302176.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 192nd of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.14% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 1 person was paid more than $500,000 and no one more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Travis Arnold CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO (TERMED 2/28/25, filed with the name) | $530,257 |
| Bregeita JeffersonPRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING & OPERATION | $413,329 |
| Colleen RidenhourCHIEF GROWTH AND STRATEGY OFFICER | $404,761 |
| Christy Tharp - Termed 22825CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER | $360,743 |
| Gary Sloan - Termed 3725CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $272,102 |
Also paid on the latest return: Julie Davis (SR VICE PRESIDENT STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & INDIVID), $267,392; Debra Shoaf (CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER), $247,060; Michael Panas (CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER), $245,945; Bob Thomas - Termed 41924 (FORMER CHIEF CORPORATE PROCUREMENT OFFICER), $219,861; Anna Averling (VICE PRESIDENT OF DIRECT MARKETING), $206,398; Harper Grubbs (VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL), $202,542; Rorie Black (VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS & CAUSE M), $191,135; Diane Moss - Termed 51525 (SR VICE PRESIDENT HUMAN RESOURCES), $175,818; Roy Ballou (VICE PRESIDENT PEOPLE AND CULTURE), $167,025; Emily Callahan (PRESIDENT AND CEO (STARTED 12/30/24, filed with the name)), $45,000.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Mike Hogan - Term Ended 61125 (DIRECTOR / CHAIRMAN), Rhonda Hooper (DIRECTOR / VICE CHAIR), Ce Crouse (DIRECTOR / TREASURER), Gregg Yeilding (DIRECTOR / SECRETARY), Brent Hagenbuch (DIRECTOR - TERM ENDED 6/15/25), Roxanne Bernstein (DIRECTOR - TERM ENDED 9/19/24), John Cardoza (DIRECTOR - TERM ENDED 6/11/25), John Clendening (DIRECTOR), Kathy Thomas (DIRECTOR), Amanda Rodriguez (DIRECTOR), Terry Puchley (DIRECTOR), Andy Williams (DIRECTOR), Paul Deluca (DIRECTOR), Dr Daniel Molina (DIRECTOR - STARTED 9/19/24), Brady Sidwell (DIRECTOR - STARTED 9/19/24), Tyson Avery (DIRECTOR - STARTED 6/10/25).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Travis Arnold CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO (TERMED 2/28/25, filed with the name) | $530,257 | $386,446,959 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Travis Arnold CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $531,160 | $408,871,015 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Arnold Travis CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $444,390 | $502,018,838 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Arnold Travis CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $427,661 | $387,738,661 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611049349302176.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Travis ArnoldPRESIDENT AND CEO (TERMED 2/28/25, filed with the name) | $497,216 | $33,041 | $446,128 | $51,088 | $0 | $20,678 | $12,363 | $530,257 |
| Bregeita JeffersonPRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING & OPERATION | $387,661 | $25,668 | $354,661 | $33,000 | $0 | $12,579 | $13,089 | $413,329 |
| Colleen RidenhourCHIEF GROWTH AND STRATEGY OFFICER | $380,903 | $23,858 | $380,903 | $0 | $0 | $13,468 | $10,390 | $404,761 |
| Christy Tharp - Termed 22825CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER | $330,959 | $29,784 | $305,959 | $25,000 | $0 | $16,720 | $13,064 | $360,743 |
| Gary Sloan - Termed 3725CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $243,588 | $28,514 | $243,588 | $0 | $0 | $15,444 | $13,070 | $272,102 |
These figures come from Feed the Children's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Feed the Children compares
Ranked 14th of 19 international nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 13th, CARE, $539,217
- Next in this ranking: 15th, Food for the Poor, $342,434
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
California Community Foundation$731,053 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
North East Medical Services$1,950,174 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Milken Institute$1,123,036 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Lifespace Communities$1,302,737 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Ducks Unlimited$722,570 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Travis Arnold (PRESIDENT AND CEO (TERMED 2/28/25, filed with the name)) was paid $530,257 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $497,216 from Feed the Children and $33,041 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Travis Arnold, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $530,257.
Feed the Children paid its CEO, Travis Arnold, $530,257 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $903 (0.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was Arnold Travis, paid $427,661. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $427,661 (Arnold Travis); June 2023, $444,390; June 2024, $531,160; June 2025, $530,257.
Feed the Children's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $426,883,073 and total revenue of $386,446,959 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $40,436,114. Expenses were $429,369,794 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they fell 0.6%. The CEO's pay of $530,257 equals 0.12% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Feed the Children filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on April 14, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.