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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2025 Expires: June 2027

Food for the Poor

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
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(800) 427-9104
6401 Lyons Road
Coconut Creek, FL, 33073
https://foodforthepoor.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Food for the Poor meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to bring urgent relief to vulnerable families affected by poverty."

Year, State Incorporated:
1982, FL

Food for the Poor (FFTP) conducts relief and development programs primarily in the Caribbean, South America, and Latin America by providing assistance in the form of cash and non-cash grants to churches and charitable organizations operating in these areas. FFTP ships medicine, medical supplies, and equipment that help maintain clinics, hospitals, and medical care centers to provide medical care to poverty-stricken children and families. The organization distributes aid to support the feeding, clothing, and sheltering of the poor. FFTP funds water wells, agricultural tools, seeds, training, fruit tree nurseries and animal husbandry projects.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Food for the Poor's program expenses were:

Educational: $7,562,842

Basic needs: $129,805,135

Healthcare: $239,278,574

Community support and development: $41,165,898

Total Program Expenses: $417,812,449

Chief Executive
Edward Raine, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$345,941

Chair of the Board
P. Todd Kennedy

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Attorney

Board Size
11

Paid Staff Size
403

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events, Telemarketing, Foundation grants, Corporate solicitation

Fundraising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $453,293,765, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Food for the Poor's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions $120,630,550
In-kind contributions $332,663,215
Investment gain $745,520
Other income $81,133
Total Income $454,120,418

Programs: 89% Fundraising: 8% Administrative: 3%

Total Income $454,120,418
Total expenses: $468,471,199
  Program expenses $417,812,449
  Fundraising expenses $37,211,289
  Administrative expenses $13,447,461
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-14,350,781
Beginning Net Assets $46,929,885
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $32,579,104
Total Liabilities $10,895,994
Total Assets $43,475,098

Note: According to FFTP's 2023 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $332,663,215 in the form of pharmaceutical items ($140,359,010), medical supplies and equipment ($77,471,161), food items ($36,154,356), clothing ($31,386,761), household goods ($18,555,504), personal care items ($13,526,618), building materials ($9,986,779), other items ($2,134,190), educational items ($1,577,639), and cleaning and sanitization items ($1,511,197).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance