Public Charity

INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC

INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC is a Public Charity headquartered in OAKLAND, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $258K revenue, $463K expenses, $441K total assets. 22 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $398K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 132838167 OAKLAND, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$258K
Total Expenses$463K
Total Assets$441K
Grant Records22
Funding Total$398K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY (FOOD FIRST) IS TO ELIMINATE THE INJUSTICES THAT CAUSE HUNGER. OUR GRAND STRATEGY IS TO CHANGE CONSCIOUSNESS, AWAKENING PEOPLE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THEIR OWN POWER TO BRING ABOUT SOCIAL CHANGE.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT Bobby L Wilson
BOARD MEMBER Brahm Amadi
BOARD MEMBER Dr Jessica Gordon Nembhard
BOARD MEMBER Dr Linda Crowley
SECRETARY Dyanne Ladine
PRESIDENT Henry W Taylor

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Top Grant Purposes

TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
$173,750 7 grants
FOOD, AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION
$100,312 3 grants
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
$40,000 1 grant
COMMUNITY TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
$26,500 3 grants
Climate Justice
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $258K $463K $441K
2024 $205K $569K $713K
2023 $270K $798K $884K
2022 $1.3M $447K $1.5M
2021 $379K $383K $1.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $379K to $258K (-32%), with total assets most recently reported at $441K.

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