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Food & Agriculture · CO

Colorado State University

Colorado State University reported paying Ajay Menon, President/ Chief Executive Officer, $610,735 in total compensation (FY 2025).

That places Ajay Menon at approximately the 94th percentile among 64 similarly sized food & agriculture nonprofits (median $164,378).

$23,291,177Total revenue (FY 2025)
$610,735Total executive compensation
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Comparable food & agriculture nonprofits

Compensation is normalized to CO cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities); each organization's reported figure is on its linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Yolo Food Bank CA$23,338,085 $98,338
New York Common Pantry NY$23,181,999 $351,128
America's Second Harvest Of Coastal GA$23,523,250 $249,286
Second Harvest Food Bank Of The OH$23,637,866 $122,292
Children's Hunger Alliance OH$22,937,047 $378,475
Second Harvest Food Bank Of East Central IN$24,059,811 $155,910
Community Bridges CA$24,163,599 $145,580
Foodcorps Inc OR$24,176,266 $297,824

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