Does The Food Project pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Food Project employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Food Project. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Food Project?

37% of The Food Project employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Food Project 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Food Project?

Accountant (2) , Crew Leader (2)

What are the pros of working at The Food Project according to real employee reviews?

"Good people to work with" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Food Project according to real employee reviews?

"misguided executive leadership and program management." ((in 3 reviews))

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The Food Project Reviews

3.4

37% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Culture and values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

The Food Project has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Food Project employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

17 reviews

3.0

12 Mar 2025

Great Mission, but unreasonable expectations and underfunded

Farm staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very diverse workforce with a mission to heal the food system. The Youth staff are great to work with.

Cons

Complex organization that spans across the Boston area and the North Shore. Financial resources and HR support were both spread thin, in part because TFP has four farming sites and three offices. Many high level directors that can give conflicting directions, but are unable to support on the ground due to geographical distance. Extremely high expectations during the summer, which can push staff to work 60+ hours a week.

4.0

30 Dec 2021

loved working here at the end of the day

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

real impact, beautiful farms, incredible people

Cons

problematic hierarchy dynamics, inequity of wealth distribution, nonprofit industrial complex

1.0

28 Jun 2021

Avoid

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The farmers are good farmers and really decent people. The kids who go through the program are what it’s all about.

Cons

Poor executive leadership, bent more in earning high salary and virtue signaling than on performing the job of an executive.

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