Liabilities / Assets
51st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Institute for Food and Development Policy Inc.
990 • Fiscal year 2013 • EIN 13-2838167
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.06x
Liabilities / Revenue
52nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 52% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
64th percentile
Higher net margin than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
73rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$850,080
Up $101,606 (+14%) from 2012
Net Assets
Up$802,651
Up $86,992 (+12%) from 2012
Liabilities
Up$47,429
Up $14,614 (+45%) from 2012
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$924,255
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
Up$837,263
Up $192,029 (+30%) from 2012
Net Income
$86,992
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013
- Signed
- Feb 13, 2014
- Return Version
- 2012v2.3
- Gross Receipts
- $929,917
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The institute for food & development policy (better known as food first) is a "people's think tank" dedicated to ending the injustices that cause hunger and helping communities to take back control of their food systems. We advance our mission through three interrelated work areas: research, education and action. This work is designed to promote informed citizen engagement with the institutions and policies that control our food and to integrate local, national and global efforts. Our work both informs and amplifies the voices of social movements fighting for food justice and food sovereignty.
Major Activities
- Activity 2
- 2) education for change food first publications are widely used in university courses and by community groups around the world. Food first has published over 60 books, with translations in 22 languages worldwide. In addition, executive director eric holt-gimnez and food first researchers teach courses and seminars, give talks, and participate in public discussions everywhere from university classrooms and international conferences to farms and community centers. Food first's educational travel program food sovereignty tours invites members of the general public to travel with our experts to explore the world's food cultures and engage with the global movement for food sovereignty. With several destinations-including cuba, bolivia, italy, oaxaca, the basque country, south korea and the san francisco bay area-and a growing scholarship program for students, farmers and activists, food sovereignty tours has become food first's most important educational program.
- Activity 3
- 3) projects for transformation food first is not just a "think tank." we generate research and education for action. And we also support community-based projects around the world that are creating real change for real people. Through our campaign for the restoration and conservation of pollinators, we work with peasant farmers in central mexico to spread knowledge about sustainable agriculture through community radio programs and farmer-to-farmer networks. In west africa, food first supports the we are the solution campaign, a campaign led by small farmers and women to spread agroecological knowledge and advocate for policies that support family farming-not large-scale industrial agriculture. Locally, food first leads the east bay urban farmer field schools aimed at building an equitable and sustainable food system in our hometown, oakland, and surrounding communities.
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 13-2838167
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 0 | THE INSTITUTE FOR FOOD & DEVELOPMENT POLICY (BETTER KNOWN AS FOOD FIRST) IS A "PEOPLE'S THINK TANK" DEDICATED TO ENDING THE INJUSTICES THAT CAUSE HUNGER AND HELPING COMMUNITIES TO TAKE BACK CONTROL OF THEIR FOOD SYSTEMS. WE ADVANCE OUR MISSION THROUGH THREE INTERRELATED WORK AREAS: RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ACTION. THIS WORK IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INFORMED CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES THAT CONTROL OUR FOOD AND TO INTEGRATE LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL EFFORTS. OUR WORK BOTH INFORMS AND AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FIGHTING FOR FOOD JUSTICE AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 1 | HELP POPULAR AUDIENCES TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEX DYNAMICS OF OUR GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM. THE ABILITY TO CONVEY COMPLEX IDEAS IN ACCESSIBLE LANGUAGE HAS BEEN A HALLMARK OF OUR PUBLICATIONS SINCE FOOD FIRST WAS FOUNDED. WE BELIEVE THAT COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND PRODUCTION IS VITAL TO BUILDING EFFECTIVE MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. OUR RESEARCHERS HAVE ALSO BEEN WIDELY PUBLISHED IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS AND OTHER ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS, WHICH LENDS CREDIBILITY TO OUR WORK AND HELPS US INFLUENCE POLICY DEBATES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 2 | SOVEREIGNTY. WITH SEVERAL DESTINATIONS-INCLUDING CUBA, BOLIVIA, ITALY, OAXACA, THE BASQUE COUNTRY, SOUTH KOREA AND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA-AND A GROWING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS, FARMERS AND ACTIVISTS, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY TOURS HAS BECOME FOOD FIRST'S MOST IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 3 | AGRICULTURE. LOCALLY, FOOD FIRST LEADS THE EAST BAY URBAN FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS AIMED AT BUILDING AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM IN OUR HOMETOWN, OAKLAND, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 4 | FORM 990 REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BOARD BEFORE FILING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 5 | BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 6 | BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 7 | DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 8 | OTHER FEES 224,370 13,710 26,726 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Identifier | 6 | COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Identifier | 7 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 2 | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 3 | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 6 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B |
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2013 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
- Assets
- $850,080
- Liabilities
- $47,429
- Net assets
- $802,651
- Revenue
- $924,255
- Expenses
- $837,263
- Net income
- $86,992