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FOOD FOR THE POOR INC

EIN 59-2174510 COCONUT CREEK, FL

Revenue 2024
$412,105,034
Expenses 2024
$417,691,270

Program services were 87.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Q330
Classification
1000
Street
6401 LYONS RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE AID TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL CONDITIONS OF THE POOR.

  • 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

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • EDWARD RAINE

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $342,434
    From this org
    $305,732
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,702
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $304,416
    Bonus
    $1,316
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,277
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,425
    Filer's total
    $342,434

  • PTODD KENNEDY

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BILL BENSON

    VICE-CHAIRMAN/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THE RT REV LEOPOLD FRADE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RHONDA MAINGOT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARD RODRIGUEZ MARADIAGA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MOST REV BURCHELL MCPHERSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR LYNNE G NASRALLAH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VERY REV MON GREGORY RAMKISSOON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LINDA COELLO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PASTOR BILL MITCHELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DENNIS NORTH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBIN MAHFOOD

    DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK A KHOURI

    EVP/COO

    Total calculated
    $270,069
    From this org
    $234,311
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,758
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,673
    Bonus
    $2,638
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,408
    Filer's total
    $270,069

  • JEFFREY ALEXANDER

    EVP & CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $217,693
    From this org
    $197,468
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,225
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,846
    Bonus
    $2,622
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,850
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,375
    Filer's total
    $217,693

  • GAIL HAMATY-BIRD

    EVP/GEN. COUNSEL /SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $218,057
    From this org
    $173,602
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,455
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,859
    Bonus
    $2,743
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,850
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,605
    Filer's total
    $218,057

  • VIVIAN A BORJA

    EVP/CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $266,179
    From this org
    $219,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,012
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,852
    Bonus
    $1,315
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,082
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,930
    Filer's total
    $266,179

  • MICHELLE S GOLLAPALLI

    EVP & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $264,265
    From this org
    $250,618
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,647
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,898
    Bonus
    $2,720
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $673
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,974
    Filer's total
    $264,265

  • NICOLAS F ARGUELLO

    EVP/CHIEF STRATEGY & IMPACT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $191,930
    From this org
    $189,092
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,838
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,788
    Bonus
    $1,304
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $939
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,899
    Filer's total
    $191,930

  • MICHAEL R CHIN QUEE

    EVP CHURCH ALLIANCES

    Total calculated
    $179,243
    From this org
    $156,087
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,156
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,344
    Bonus
    $2,743
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,719
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,437
    Filer's total
    $179,243

  • JAVIER A RAMIREZ

    SR.DIR. PROC & FULFILLMENT

    Total calculated
    $184,657
    From this org
    $166,442
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,215
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,121
    Bonus
    $1,321
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,495
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,720
    Filer's total
    $184,657

  • ARLENE VELAZQUEZ

    EVP & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $167,419
    From this org
    $148,465
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,954
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,144
    Bonus
    $1,321
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,443
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,511
    Filer's total
    $167,419

  • RAY A BARRETT

    CONTROLLER/SR. DIR. ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $151,980
    From this org
    $132,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,130
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,529
    Bonus
    $1,321
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,987
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,143
    Filer's total
    $151,980

  • LEANN T CHONG

    DIR. ANGELS OF HOPE, MISSIONS & TRAVEL

    Total calculated
    $151,689
    From this org
    $133,953
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,736
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,632
    Bonus
    $1,321
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,979
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,757
    Filer's total
    $151,689

  • BARBARA H MARI

    SR. DIR. MAJOR & REGIONAL GIVING

    Total calculated
    $148,846
    From this org
    $141,434
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,412
    Hours/week
    40

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $412,105,034
    Expenses
    $417,691,270
    Contributions
    $411,518,002
    Grants paid
    $346,344,950
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $453,868,037
    Expenses
    $468,325,059
    Contributions
    $453,249,650
    Grants paid
    $393,090,990
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $491,300,980
    Expenses
    $501,225,853
    Contributions
    $490,774,351
    Grants paid
    $415,051,355

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $856,624,321
    Expenses
    $864,831,614
    Assets (EOY)
    $66,196,148

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $754,997,118
    Expenses
    $726,837,860
    Assets (EOY)
    $77,007,092

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $914,482,299
    Expenses
    $900,608,030
    Assets (EOY)
    $44,475,356

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $942,118,943
    Expenses
    $952,604,623
    Assets (EOY)
    $32,003,725

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $947,679,859
    Expenses
    $949,377,386
    Assets (EOY)
    $41,577,689

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $994,104,232
    Expenses
    $979,519,410
    Assets (EOY)
    $43,632,662

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

California fundraising campaigns

Campaigns run by paid fundraisers, commercial coventurers and thrift stores naming this organization, as California published them. Both figures are as filed, and what the first one counts depends on the campaign type — a coventurer or a thrift store files its own sales rather than money collected for the charity. The 990 reports this only as a yearly total, never per campaign.

  • INFOCISION INC.

    $321,196 raised

    2022 Commercial Fundraiser

    $304,940 to charity

  • INFOCISION INC.

    $929,424 raised

    2021 Commercial Fundraiser

    $889,920 to charity

  • INFOCISION INC.

    $921,777 raised

    2020 Commercial Fundraiser

    $881,021 to charity

  • INFOCISION INC.

    $835,918 raised

    2019 Commercial Fundraiser

    $795,565 to charity

  • INFOCISION INC.

    $115,017 raised

    2019 Commercial Fundraiser

    $109,184 to charity

Amounts are as filed and do not add up: a commercial coventurer reports one promotion's whole gross once for each charity that shared in it. A campaign may also name more than one registered charity, in which case it appears on each.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.