Mission
REFED CATALYZES THE FOOD SYSTEM TOWARD EVIDENCE-BASED ACTION TO STOP WASTING FOOD FOR THE CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENT, PEOPLE, AND THE ECONOMY.
Public Charity
REFED INC
REFED INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $13.2M revenue, $8.6M expenses, $15.2M total assets. 52 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $23.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 831579781
CHICAGO, IL
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition N.E.C.
NTEE: K99
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$13.2M
Total Expenses$8.6M
Total Assets$15.2M
Grant Records52
Funding Total$23.4M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Refed Inc
How Refed Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$13
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$29
Capital & innovation program service accomplishments:Refed's capital & innovation division continued to fund and unlock additional opportunities for advancing solutions to food waste through the catalytic grant fund
$23
Data & insights program service accomplishments:Refed's insights engine has now reached over 195,000 unique visitors and the organization has documented nearly 3,000 meaningful use cases of stakeholders engaging…
$23
Business initiatives program services accomplishments:Refed notably expanded the membership and activities of the u.S
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$5,000,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,160,500
GENERAL SUPPORT
$250,000
ENV. ADVOCACY
$37,800
HUMAN SERVICES
$28,150
Showing up to 5 of 52 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VP, CAPITAL, INNOVATION & GLOBAL INITIATIVES
Alexandria Coari
VP, DATA & INSIGHTS
Asch Harwood
DIRECTOR
Charles C Savitt
PRESIDENT
Dana Gunders Rivero
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
Dina Sinclair
DIRECTOR
Eduardo Romero
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.2M | $8.6M | $15.2M |
| 2023 | $12.4M | $6.3M | $10.0M |
| 2022 | $5.5M | $4.8M | $3.9M |
| 2020 | $8.5M | $6.8M | $3.5M |
| 2019 | $4.4M | $3.5M | $1.6M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.4M to $13.2M (+202%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.