A Well-Fed World

Analysis

A Well-Fed World is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, A Well-Fed World reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $3.1m to $2.1m (-34%), an average of -8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, A Well-Fed World sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Valley Transit Inc ($2.1m), Rapid Relief Team LLC ($2.1m) and Oceana County Council on Aging ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $194k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 5 employees.