About Metro Caring
What is Metro Caring?
Metro Caring is a Denver-headquartered nonprofit that has been working to end hunger since 1974. For nearly five decades, the organisation has combined immediate emergency food assistance with longer-term programmes addressing the systemic causes of food insecurity — across food access, urban agriculture, and community organising. The work is grounded in the belief that "access to healthy food is a fundamental right."
The nonprofit's leadership uses the Benevon model for major-donor engagement and funds two giving societies — Roots to Rise (annual donors) and Perennial Roots (recurring sustainers) — alongside Greenhouse, its monthly-sustainer programme. Donor systems run on Salesforce; major gifts (defined as $10,000+) are managed by the Major Gifts Officer with strong emphasis on six- and seven-figure relationships.
Where will I work?
The Metro Caring HQ is at 1100 East 18th Avenue, Denver, CO 80218 — open Monday through Thursday with the Fresh Food Market (closed Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays). The team is primarily office-anchored at the Denver site, with limited remote options for some roles. The organisation also operates Volunteer Truck Driver routes for food access.
What is the Metro Caring team like?
The team is approximately 58 people, spanning programme coordinators, community organisers, urban agriculture specialists, and administrative staff. Job postings disclose explicit salary bands — Fundraising Manager $57,000–72,000, Major Gifts Officer $90,000–125,000, Chief Executive Officer $200,000–220,000 — making compensation transparent across roles. The CEO posting describes a "deeply collaborative, mission-driven" team committed to advancing food access while addressing the root causes of hunger.
Core values centre on transparency, accountability, and community empowerment, and the organisation actively advocates for policies that support both staff and the community served.
Work-Life Balance
Metro Caring has been piloting a 4-day, 32-hour work week since 2023 — full-time staff get an extra day off "while maintaining productivity and service quality." This innovation reflects the organisation's commitment to practising the work-life balance it advocates for in the community. There is no mandatory overtime.
Perks and Benefits
- 4-day, 32-hour work week (piloting since 2023)
- Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- Disability insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 5% 401(k) match
- Paid time off (15 days standard)
- Public salary bands on every JD ($57K–72K Fundraising Manager, $90K–125K Major Gifts Officer, $200K–220K CEO)
- Relocation assistance for senior hires
- No mandatory overtime; rolling-basis applications