Refed Inc
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13 people1 organisationi13 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Murphy Chair | Board Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Charles C Savitt | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Eduardo Romero | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Emily MA | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| IDA Posner | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jack Pestello | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Janine Guillot | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jeffrey Rhodes | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Katherine Silverthorne | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shashank Mohan | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Steven Swartz | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Wendy Slusser | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Yalmaz Siddiqui | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Coari | VP, Capital, Innovation, & Engagement | since 2019 |
| Angelica Veza | Sr. Manager, Capital, Innovation & Engagement | 2023 |
| Asch Harwood | VP, Data & Insights | since 2022 |
| Christopher Cochran | Executive Director | 2019 |
| Dana Gunders Rivero | President | since 2020 |
| Dina Sinclair | Director of Engineering | 2024 |
| Jacqueline Suggitt | VP, Business Initiatives & Community Engagement | since 2020 |
| Jeffery Zurita | Software Engineer | 2023 |
| Jeffrey Costantino | Communications Director | since 2022 |
| Kathleen Franklin | Operations Director | since 2020 |
| Nicole Sturzenberger | Development Manager | 2020 |
| Samuel Buck | Sr. Manager, Development | 2023 |
| Shawn Shepherd | VP, Operations & Finance | since 2022 |
| Travis Wright | VP, Product | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Gunders Rivero | President | 40 | $258k | $39k | |
| Shawn Shepherd | VP, Operations & Finance | 40 | $188k | $19k | |
| Alexandria Coari | VP, Capital, Innovation & Global Initiatives | 40 | $179k | $18k | |
| Asch Harwood | VP, Data & Insights | 40 | $169k | $50k | |
| Jeffrey Costantino | Communications Director | 40 | $149k | $19k | |
| Kathleen Franklin | Director of Finance & Administration | 40 | $138k | $28k | |
| Dina Sinclair | Director of Engineering | 40 | $136k | $4k | |
| Jacqueline Suggitt | VP, Business Initiatives & Community Engagement | 40 | $132k | $16k | |
| Travis Wright | VP, Product | 40 | $127k | $9k | |
| Pamela Murphy | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Emily Ma | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Steven Swartz | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shashank Mohan | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ida Posner | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Rhodes | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Eduardo Romero | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Charles C Savitt | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Yalmaz Siddiqui | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Katherine Silverthorne | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jack Pestello | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Wendy Slusser | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Janine Guillot | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Refed Inc
- EIN
- 831579781
- Address
- 122 S Michigan Ave Ste 1390 # L74, Chicago, IL, 60603-6036
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Refed catalyzes the food system toward evidence-based action to stop wasting food for the climate, environment, people, and the economy. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K99 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2018
- Principal officer
- Dana Gunders Rivero (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2019
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsEduardo Romero
≥7years on the filingsSteven Swartz
≥7years on the filingsYalmaz Siddiqui
≥6years on the filingsCharles C Savitt
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $15.2m
- Total liabilities
- $884k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $14.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $12.5m
- Program service revenue
- $398k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.2m
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 11
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.2m | $8.6m | $4.6m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
6 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Afterlife AG | To support their capacity to process meat, seafood, and dairy waste with better equipment, improve yields with additional automation, and gr | $300k |
| Center for Ecotechnology | To support the development of a train-the-trainer program to enable like-minded organizations to offer technical assistance to restaurants i | $250k |
| Food Rescue US | To support the development and implementation of a data-sharing feature within their existing food rescue web-based app to bolster restauran | $200k |
| Earthday365 Dba Green Dining Alliance | To support the development of a food waste track as part of their certification program through which restaurants will receive direct suppor | $100k |
| Connectedfresh Company | To support the enhancement and expansion of its 24/7 monitoring solutions to include advanced inventory management and waste tracking. | $100k |
| Prism | To support the testing of as well as prototype enhancements and production of their storage system designed for restaurants to extend the li | $60k |