Nonprofit · EIN 59-2174510
FOOD FOR THE POOR INC
Tax-exempt · COCONUT CREEK, FL 33073
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $412,105,034 | $417,691,270 | -$5,586,236 | $42,992,059 | $15,793,435 | $27,198,624 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $453,868,037 | $468,325,059 | -$14,457,022 | $43,475,098 | $10,895,994 | $32,579,104 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $411,518,002
- of which government grants
- $13,266,771
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $253,582
- Net rental income
- $22,817
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $94,697
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$9,569
- Other revenue
- $333,450
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $346,344,950
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,949,870
- Other salaries and wages
- $20,196,770
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $27,699,656
- Professional fundraising fees
- $483,169
- Legal fees
- $95,346
- Accounting fees
- $85,459
- Occupancy
- $563,671
- Travel
- $1,517,224
- Depreciation
- $398,192
- Program services (functional)
- $367,094,907
- Management and general (functional)
- $13,060,376
- Fundraising (functional)
- $37,535,987
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $43,475,098
- Total assets, end of year
- $42,992,059
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,793,435
- Net assets, end of year
- $27,198,624
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,587,080
- Publicly traded securities
- $10,175,604
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,743,458
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,455,166
- Gross receipts
- $413,824,001
- Employees
- 364
- Volunteers
- 1,789
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARD RAINE | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $305,732 | $36,702 |
| MARK A KHOURI | EVP/COO Officer | 50 | $234,311 | $35,758 |
| VIVIAN A BORJA | EVP/CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $219,167 | $47,012 |
| MICHELLE S GOLLAPALLI | EVP & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $250,618 | $13,647 |
| GAIL HAMATY-BIRD | EVP/GEN. COUNSEL /SECRETARY Officer | 50 | $173,602 | $44,455 |
| JEFFREY ALEXANDER | EVP & CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer | 50 | $197,468 | $20,225 |
| NICOLAS F ARGUELLO | EVP/CHIEF STRATEGY & IMPACT OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $189,092 | $2,838 |
| JAVIER A RAMIREZ | SR.DIR. PROC & FULFILLMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,442 | $18,215 |
| MICHAEL R CHIN QUEE | EVP CHURCH ALLIANCES Key employee | 40 | $156,087 | $23,156 |
| ARLENE VELAZQUEZ | EVP & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $148,465 | $18,954 |
| RAY A BARRETT | CONTROLLER/SR. DIR. ACCOUNTING & FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,850 | $19,130 |
| LEANN T CHONG | DIR. ANGELS OF HOPE, MISSIONS & TRAVEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,953 | $17,736 |
| BARBARA H MARI | SR. DIR. MAJOR & REGIONAL GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,434 | $7,412 |
| PTODD KENNEDY | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL BENSON | VICE-CHAIRMAN/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE RT REV LEOPOLD FRADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RHONDA MAINGOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARD RODRIGUEZ MARADIAGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOST REV BURCHELL MCPHERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR LYNNE G NASRALLAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERY REV MON GREGORY RAMKISSOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA COELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PASTOR BILL MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS NORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN MAHFOOD | DIRECTOR (PART YEAR) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Raine | President/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $305,371 | $40,570 |
| Mark A Khouri | EVP/COO Officer | 50 | $246,626 | $23,406 |
| Natalie F Carlisle | EVP/Chief Develop. Officer (Part Year) Key employee | 50 | $222,594 | $25,987 |
| Alvaro J Pereira | EVP Partnerships (Part Year) Key employee | 50 | $232,609 | $14,272 |
| Vivian A Borja | EVP/Chief Marketing Officer Key employee | 50 | $217,985 | $27,202 |
| Thomas R Bouterie | Clergy Speaker Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,094 | $22,122 |
| Gail Hamaty-Bird | EVP/Gen. Counsel /Secretary Officer | 50 | $174,093 | $41,316 |
| Jeffrey Alexander | EVP & Chief Administrative Officer Officer | 50 | $189,469 | $21,391 |
| Nicolas F Arguello | EVP/Chief Strategy & Impact Officer Key employee | 50 | $176,304 | $12,106 |
| Michael Anton | Dir.of Fulfillment &QA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,045 | $21,130 |
| David Weiss | VP Major & Legacy Giving (Part Year) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,918 | $25,864 |
| Michael R Chin Quee | EVP Church Alliances Key employee | 40 | $159,385 | $19,836 |
| Javier A Ramirez | Sr.Dir. Proc & Fulfillment Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,391 | $16,876 |
| Ricardo Mohammed | Dir. Information Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,445 | $22,596 |
| Dennis A North | EVP/Chief Admin. Officer/CFO (Part Year) Officer | 50 | $115,001 | $6,637 |
| Bill Benson | Vice-Chairman/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PTodd Kennedy | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Card Rodriguez Maradiaga | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Lynne G Nasrallah | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LInda Coello | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Most Rev Burchell McPherson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rhonda Maingot | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robin Mahfood | Director/Retired President/CEO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| The Rt Rev Leopold Frade | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Very Rev Mon Gregory Ramkissoon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6401 LYONS RD, COCONUT CREEK, FL 33073-3602
- In care of
- % RAY BERRETT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EDWARD RAINE, 6401 LYONS ROAD, COCONUT CREEK, FL 330733602
- Signed the 990
- EDWARD RAINE, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (954) 427-2222
- Website
- WWW.FOODFORTHEPOOR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO LINK THE CHURCH OF THE FIRST WORLD WITH THE CHURCH OF THE THIRD WORLD IN A MANNER THAT HELPS BOTH THE MATERIALLY POOR AND THE POOR IN SPIRIT. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).THE MATERIALLY POOR ARE SERVED BY LOCAL CHURCHES, CLERGY, AND LAY LEADERS WHO HAVE BEEN EMPOWERED AND SUPPLIED WITH GOODS BY FOOD FOR THE POOR. THE POOR IN SPIRIT ARE RENEWED BY THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH AND SERVICE TO THE POOR THROUGH OUR DIRECT MINISTRY OF TEACHING, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND PRAYER. ULTIMATELY, WE SEEK TO BRING BOTH BENEFACTORS AND RECIPIENTS TO A CLOSER UNION WITH OUR LORD.
Program accomplishments
- HEALTH - IN 2024, FOOD FOR THE POOR SHIPPED 304 TRACTOR- TRAILER LOADS OF LIFESAVING MEDICINES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MASKS, SANITIZER, AND OTHER CRITICAL ESSENTIALS TO HELP MAINTAIN CLINICS, HOSPITALS, AND MEDICAL-CARE CENTERS TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED MEDICAL CARE TO POVERTY-STRICKEN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.IN A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, FFTP, CEPUDO, AND FUNAZUCAR LAUNCHED THE "FOR YOU AND YOUR BABY" CAMPAIGN. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO DISTRIBUTE PRENATAL VITAMINS PROVIDED BY FFTP DONORS TO MORE THAN 135,000 PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN ACROSS SIX DEPARTMENTS IN HONDURAS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).THE CAMPAIGN IS BEING ADMINISTERED THROUGH 80 HEALTH CENTERS WITH THE BACKING OF SIX SUGAR COMPANIES AND REGIONAL HEALTH OFFICES. THE "FOR YOU AND YOUR BABY" CAMPAIGN ALSO IS CONDUCTING AWARENESS SESSIONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS. THESE SESSIONS, SUPPORTED BY MEDICAL STAFF AT EACH HEALTH CENTER, WILL EDUCATE WOMEN ON THE BENEFITS OF PRENATAL VITAMINS FOR THE GROWTH OF BABIES AND THE STRENGTHENING OF THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEMS.Expenses $219,769,372 · grants $214,616,951
- BASIC NEEDS - THE CHARITY SHIPPED 2,160 TRACTOR-TRAILER LOADS OF ESSENTIAL GOODS VALUED AT MORE THAN $314 MILLION IN 2024.FFTP PROVIDED FOOD FOR 207.9 MILLION MEALS FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. ALSO IN 2024, FFTP CONTINUED TO RAMP UP PURCHASING FOOD LOCALLY IN THE COUNTRIES WHERE IT SERVES, REDUCING INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COSTS AND GETTING RESOURCES SOONER TO THE FAMILIES WHO NEED THEM MOST. FFTP DISTRIBUTES AID TO SUPPORT THE FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND SHELTERING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY. FOR THOSE ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH THE HARDSHIP OF POVERTY IN HAITI, THE SUFFERING WAS AMPLIFIED IN 2024 WITH CIVIL UNREST AND GANG VIOLENCE DISPLACING MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).FFTP IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO RESPOND IN HAITI BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND PROVIDING SUPPORT IN THE COUNTRY SINCE 1986 AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED AID. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF ASSISTANCE IN 2024 INCLUDE: -ASSEMBLING VOLUNTEERS IN FFTP'S COCONUT CREEK, FLA., HEADQUARTERS TO PACK 19,000 PERSONAL HYGIENE KITS. ITEMS FOR THE KITS WERE SUPPLIED BY MAP INTERNATIONAL, AND FFTP PURCHASED ITEMS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 30,000 KITS, WHICH INCLUDE ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS SOAP, TOOTHPASTE, AND SANITARY PRODUCTS.-PURCHASING SUPPLIES TO ASSEMBLE 15,000 WOMEN'S CARE KITS, AS WELL AS 140 PALLETS OF MANNAPACK RICE MEALS, EQUAL TO MORE THAN 5,000 CASES, FROM PARTNER FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN. -SECURING COMMITMENTS FOR 20,000 HYGIENE KITS FROM HEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL AND 3,200 FAMILY EMERGENCY KITS OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS, SUCH AS HYGIENE PRODUCTS, WATER PURIFICATION SACHETS, BUCKETS, AND SOLAR-POWERED LIGHTS, FROM GLOBALMEDIC.-SUPPORTING FFTP-HAITI AS IT DISPATCHED 17 TRUCKS WITH DONATIONS IN APRIL TO DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IN THE SOUTH, THE NORTH AND THE CENTRE; IN MAY, 27 TRUCKS WERE SENT TO THE SOUTH, THE NORTH AND ARTIBONITE, USING A BARGE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME. FFTP-HAITI'S PORT-AU-PRINCE OFFICE ALSO PROVIDED AID TO 1,450 ORGANIZATIONS, WHILE 260 ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED AID FROM THE CHARITY'S CARACOL OFFICE.Expenses $107,873,683 · grants $94,095,500
- COMMUNITY SUPPORT & DEVELOPMENT - WATER WELLS, AGRICULTURAL TOOLS, SEEDS, TRAINING, AND OTHER GRANTS WERE DISTRIBUTED ENABLING ENTIRE COMMUNITIES TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. AQUACULTURE PONDS, FISHING VILLAGES, FRUIT TREE NURSERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PROJECTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS WE HAVE FUNDED GIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY FRESH HOPE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW.THE CHARITY CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON BUILDING LIVES AS WELL AS BUILDING HOMES AND SCHOOLS, MONITORING ITS PROGRESS TO ENSURE BETTER OUTCOMES AND SUSTAINED IMPACT, AND BEING RESILIENT IN HOW IT RESPONDS TO EMERGENCIES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).IN EARLY 2024, FFTP BEGAN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (SCD) PROJECT IN GUATEMALA. SCDS, WHICH TYPICALLY TAKES ABOUT FIVE YEARS TO COMPLETE, INVOLVE IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL CHALLENGES THAT ARISE IN A COMMUNITY, AND EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND ABLE TO THRIVE LONG-TERM. FFTP IS CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING 15 SCD PROJECTS, WITH LOCATIONS IN GUATEMALA, COLOMBIA, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, AND NICARAGUA. ON DEC. 7, 2024, FFTP MARKED A HISTORIC MILESTONE WITH A CEREMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE ZION ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY, THE CHARITY'S FIRST SCD IN JAMAICA. THE DEVELOPMENT IS BEING CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS BORDERS AND THE UPMOBILITY FOUNDATION. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE DIOCESE OF MONTEGO BAY GENEROUSLY DONATED THE LAND FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS LOCATED ON JAMAICA'S NORTHERN COAST WITHIN THE MARTHA BRAE COMMUNITY IN THE PARISH OF TRELAWNY. PALMA REAL, LOCATED IN GRANADA, COLOMBIA, IS THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTED BY FFTP AND A TRUSTED PARTNER. THE CHARITY ALSO PARTNERED IN A SEED-TO-MARKET PROGRAM FOR RURAL SMALLHOLDER FARMING FAMILIES. THE RESULTING FOOD IS DIRECTED TO EXISTING FFTP FEEDING PROGRAMS, PROVIDING LOCALLY SOURCED MEALS AND SNACKS TO CHILDREN IN COLOMBIA AND HAITI.Expenses $33,195,567 · grants $31,655,486
- EDUCATION - IN 2024, FFTP BUILT 84 NEW CLASSROOMS AND REPAIRED TWO SCHOOLS. THE CHARITY ALSO SHIPPED ONE CONTAINER OF EDUCATION-RELATED GOODS, INCLUDING SCHOOL FURNITURE, BOOKS, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES TO SCHOOLS, PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH VALUABLE TOOLS FOR LEARNING.IN ADDITION TO BUILDING SCHOOLS AND PROVIDING SUPPLIES, FFTP ALSO SUPPORTS SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRIES WHERE WE SERVE. FOR MANY VULNERABLE CHILDREN, THE NUTRITIOUS FOOD THEY RECEIVE AT SCHOOL MAY BE THEIR ONLY MEAL OF THE DAY. THE MEALS NOT ONLY HELP A CHILD CONCENTRATE, LEARN, AND DEVELOP, BUT THEY ALSO SERVE AS A POWERFUL INCENTIVE FOR PARENTS TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL.Expenses $6,256,285 · grants $5,977,012
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-2174510
- 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
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $42,992,059
- Income (IRS master file)
- $413,824,001
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $412,105,034 | $417,691,270 | $42,992,059 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $453,868,037 | $468,325,059 | $43,475,098 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $491,300,980 | $501,225,853 | $57,411,691 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 59-2174510).
Questions about FOOD FOR THE POOR INC
- What is the EIN of FOOD FOR THE POOR INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOOD FOR THE POOR INC is 59-2174510.
- Is FOOD FOR THE POOR INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to FOOD FOR THE POOR INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOOD FOR THE POOR 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 FOOD FOR THE POOR INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FOOD FOR THE POOR INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FOOD FOR THE POOR INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names EDWARD RAINE.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOOD FOR THE POOR INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $305,732 (EDWARD RAINE, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does FOOD FOR THE POOR INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $412,105,034, expenses of $417,691,270 and total assets of $42,992,059 at year end.
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