Nonprofit · EIN 13-2838167
INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94609
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $257,596 | $462,931 | -$205,335 | $441,391 | $69,652 | $371,739 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $204,777 | $568,739 | -$363,962 | $713,449 | $170,936 | $542,513 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $269,887 | $797,628 | -$527,741 | $884,236 | $23,540 | $860,696 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $203,886
- Program service revenue
- $49,500
- Investment income
- $4,200
- Other revenue
- $10
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,980
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $125,449
- Other salaries and wages
- $90,254
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $278,804
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,147
- Accounting fees
- $24,424
- Occupancy
- $6,151
- Travel
- $6,861
- Program services (functional)
- $343,755
- Management and general (functional)
- $105,886
- Fundraising (functional)
- $13,290
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $713,449
- Total assets, end of year
- $441,391
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $69,652
- Net assets, end of year
- $371,739
- Publicly traded securities
- $347,899
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $371,739
- Gross receipts
- $257,596
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMICHAEL GREEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $125,450 |
| HENRY W TAYLOR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| BOBBY L WILSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SARRIA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DYANNE LADINE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOYCE E KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHYAAM SHABAKA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JESSICA GORDON NEMBHARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR LINDA CROWLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAHM AMADI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMICHAEL GREEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $78,650 |
| SHYAAM SHABAKA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBY L WILSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY W TAYLOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DYANNE LADINE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOYCE E KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR LINDA CROWLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JESSICA GORDON NEMBHARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAHM AMADI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SARRIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FERNANDO FERNANDEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN HARRIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - UNTIL 05/22/2023 Officer | 40 | $146,731 |
| SHYAAM SHABAKA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBY L WILSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY W TAYLOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DYANNE LADINE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOYCE E KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LMICHAEL GREEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 490 43RD STREET 1032, OAKLAND, CA 94609-2138
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LMICHAEL GREEN, 490 43RD STREET 1032, OAKLAND, CA 94609
- Signed the 990
- HENRY W TAYLOR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (877) 622-3031
- Website
- FOODFIRST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 13-2838167 or by the name INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
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.
Program accomplishments
- RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR ACTION: THE GOAL OF THE INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY (FOOD FIRST'S RESEARCH WORK) IS TO GENERATE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. FOOD FIRST ALSO UTILIZES PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM GENERATE THEIR OWN INFORMATION AND ANALYSES. THE COMBINATION OF OUR APPLIED AND PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH PRODUCES REAL-TIME INFORMATION AND INSIGHTS. OUR RESEARCH BRINGS THE PERSPECTIVE OF COMMUNITY-BASED STRUGGLES TO BROADER DEVELOPMENT DEBATES. THE CORE OF FOOD FIRST'S LONG-TIME WORK, OUR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, IS DISSEMINATED THROUGH A VARIETY OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING BACKGROUNDERS, POLICY BRIEFS, AND DEVELOPMENT REPORTS.Expenses $319,392 · grants $202 · revenue $49,500
- THE OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: A) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/ CAPACITY BUILDING/ SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING/ EDUCATION - (ORGANIC FARMING EDUCATION, TRAINING ON ...THE OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: A) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/ CAPACITY BUILDING/ SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING/ EDUCATION - (ORGANIC FARMING EDUCATION, TRAINING ON USE OF DRONES TO SUPPORT COST EFFICIENT AGRICULTURE); B) COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SUPPORT - (FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, SEED+ GRANTS TYPE ASSISTANCE)Expenses $12,606 · grants $3,778
- FOOD FIRST HAS PUBLISHED BOOKS AND HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES AND RESEARCH REPORTS HIGHLIGHTING THE ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER AND AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITIES AND MOVEMENTS ADVANCING REAL SOLUTIONS.Expenses $11,757
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-2838167
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q055)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $441,391
- Income (IRS master file)
- $257,596
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $257,596 | $462,931 | $441,391 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $204,777 | $568,739 | $713,449 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $269,887 | $797,628 | $884,236 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,292,423 | $447,113 | $1,469,939 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-2838167).
Questions about INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC
- What is the EIN of INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC is 13-2838167.
- Is INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
- Are donations to INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LMICHAEL GREEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,450 (LMICHAEL GREEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $257,596, expenses of $462,931 and total assets of $441,391 at year end.
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