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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$327,840,221
Total expenses
$299,290,383
Contributions and grants received
$322,232,719
Grants paid
$34,948,191
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$5,487,897
Other revenue
$119,605
Total assets, end of year
$221,564,113
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,204,701
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$192,359,412
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$270,212,547
Management and general expenses
$15,801,395
Fundraising expenses
$13,276,441
Program service expenses (Part III)
$270,212,547

Program services were 90.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,000,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $315,232,719

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $6,131,343

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,316,514 · excluded $5,316,514

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,851,415

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,680,032

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $171,383

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $171,383 · excluded $171,383

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $119,605 · excluded $119,605

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $119,605

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $34,948,191 · program services $34,948,191

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,871,840 · program services $498,464 · management and general $1,136,848 · fundraising $236,528

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,989,100 · program services $3,545,700 · management and general $2,239,753 · fundraising $2,203,647

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $234,703 · program services $100,638 · management and general $62,771 · fundraising $71,294

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $918,680 · program services $302,127 · management and general $362,365 · fundraising $254,188

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $731,017 · program services $271,693 · management and general $259,727 · fundraising $199,597

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,606,626 · program services $2,602 · management and general $2,604,024

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $275,882 · management and general $275,882

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $23,339,509 · program services $20,739,988 · management and general $2,510,815 · fundraising $88,706

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,478,103 · program services $1,217,332 · management and general $138,879 · fundraising $4,121,892

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $597,511 · program services $301,524 · management and general $112,415 · fundraising $183,572

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,686,948 · program services $793,588 · management and general $534,595 · fundraising $358,765

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,948,373 · program services $3,869,436 · management and general $78,937

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,338,091 · program services $5,724,226 · management and general $1,499,124 · fundraising $114,741

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $789,793 · program services $4,861 · management and general $678,595 · fundraising $106,337

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $221,395 · program services $203,543 · management and general $17,852

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $688,249 · program services $653,105 · management and general $35,144

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $167,725,988 · program services $167,725,988

  • 24b · Other expenses: FREIGHT & LOGISTICS

    total $18,354,568 · program services $18,250,703 · management and general $100,858 · fundraising $3,007

  • 24c · Other expenses: ACTIVATION EQUIP & SUPP

    total $10,219,913 · program services $10,219,913

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES

    total $5,756,069 · program services $430,062 · management and general $297,385 · fundraising $5,028,622

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,569,834 · program services $408,863 · management and general $2,855,426 · fundraising $305,545

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $912,705 · end of year $3,545,732

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $127,068,671 · end of year $163,308,097

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $21,703,232 · end of year $19,111,119

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,512,724 · end of year $4,698,535

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,088,239

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $622,045

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $804,411 · end of year $3,466,194

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $17,606,221 · end of year $24,439,988

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,502,727 · end of year $2,994,448

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,721,947 · end of year $25,965,012

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,736,320 · end of year $3,239,689

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $155,042,748 · end of year $185,296,093

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,609,676 · end of year $7,063,319

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN (WCK) IS FIRST TO THE FRONTLINES, PROVIDING MEALS IN RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN, CLIMATE, AND COMMUNITY CRISES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN IS FIRST TO THE FRONTLINES, PROVIDING MEALS IN RESPONSE (CONTINUED ON SCH O) TO HUMANITARIAN, CLIMATE, AND COMMUNITY CRISES.

  • 2024 RELIEF ACCOMPLISHMENTSDEPLOYING OUR MODEL OF QUICK ACTION, LEVERAGING LOCAL RESOURCES, AND ADAPTING IN REAL-TIME, WCK SERVED MORE THAN 121 MILLION MEALS IN 2024, INCLUDING IN GAZA, ISRAEL, LEBANON, UKRAINE, MEXICO, GREECE, SPAIN, BANGLADESH, HAITI, POLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC, MAYOTTE, JAPAN, AND IN THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, LOUISIANA, GEORGIA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, AND TEXAS.WCK KNOWS THAT A NOURISHING MEAL IN A TIME OF CRISIS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A PLATE OF FOODIT'S HOPE, IT'S DIGNITY, AND IT'S A SIGN THAT SOMEONE CARES.

    Expenses $270,212,547 · Grants $34,948,191

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Wilder

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Francisco Javier Garcia Toscano

    SECRETARY & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose Ramon Andres Puerta

    CHIEF FEEDING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Cowan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jean Marc Dematteis

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lizette Corro

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ray Mabus

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erin Gore

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $357,532
    From this org
    $320,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,532
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $320,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,032
    Filer's total
    $357,532

  • Garima Gupta

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (THRU 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $318,278
    From this org
    $288,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,816
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,462
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $150,000
    Deferred
    $3,077
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,739
    Filer's total
    $318,278

  • Jason Collis

    CHIEF RELIEF OFFICER/VP RELIEF

    Total calculated
    $255,941
    From this org
    $220,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,941
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,141
    Filer's total
    $255,941

  • John McLellan

    CHIEF GLOBAL SAFETY & SECURITY OFF.

    Total calculated
    $242,523
    From this org
    $225,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,523
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,538
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,985
    Filer's total
    $242,523

  • Tunde Wackman

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $236,527
    From this org
    $200,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,527
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,923
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,604
    Filer's total
    $236,527

  • Linda Roth

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $214,275
    From this org
    $200,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,275
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,077
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,198
    Filer's total
    $214,275

  • Joshua Tripp

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (BEG 04/24)

    Total calculated
    $190,645
    From this org
    $166,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,722
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,923
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,277
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,445
    Filer's total
    $190,645

  • Aaron Renenger

    GLOBAL GENERAL COUNSEL (BEG 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $56,119
    From this org
    $50,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,350
    Hours/week
    40

  • Samuel Bloch

    DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY RESPONSE

    Total calculated
    $223,007
    From this org
    $214,401
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,606
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,852
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $54,549
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,606
    Filer's total
    $223,007

  • Adam Reusing

    VP, GT REWARDS & PEOPLE OPS

    Total calculated
    $196,406
    From this org
    $168,654
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,752
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,654
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,752
    Filer's total
    $196,406

  • Daniel Abrams

    SR MANAGER, EASTERN NORTH AMERICA OP

    Total calculated
    $154,246
    From this org
    $142,232
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,014
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,161
    Bonus
    $29,071
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,527
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,487
    Filer's total
    $154,246

  • Fiona Donovan

    DIR, RELIEF OPS /VP RESPONSE ADMIN.

    Total calculated
    $150,602
    From this org
    $137,806
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,796
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,806
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,512
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,284
    Filer's total
    $150,602

  • Tracy Ganti

    DIR, CORPORATE AND FDN RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $147,410
    From this org
    $141,292
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,118
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
DUE TO THE EMERGENCY NATURE OF OUR OPERATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION MAY ENGAGE CHARTER TRAVEL FOR EMPLOYEES, BOARD MEMBERS, AND/OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WHEN TIMELY COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS ARE UNAVAILABLE.
PART I, LINE 4A
CERTAIN EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT FOR THE YEAR UPON SEPARATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION. THE AMOUNT IS TAXABLE AND REPORTED IN COL B(III) OF PART II.
PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES ARE AWARDED IN RECOGNITION OF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN SPAIN

    501(C)(3) EQUIVALENT · EMERGENCY RELIEF FOOD PREPARATION PROGRAM · SP · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WCK

  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN HAITI

    501(C)(3) EQUIVALENT · EMERGENCY RELIEF FOOD PREPARATION PROGRAM · HA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WCK

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503119349304265

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