Finances / Policies

photo/grantee: Fruit Tree Planting Foundation - El Salvador

Tax-Exempt

A Well-Fed World is a tax-exempt nonprofit (EIN 27-0865905). View our 501(c)(3) letter and W-9 form.

We are funded through grants, payroll campaigns, grassroots fundraisers, and individual donations.

Your tax-deductible donation is greatly appreciated and very much needed to strengthen and expand our work.

Low Overhead & Transparency

Every year since our inception in 2009, we have spent more than 95% on programs, mostly Global Grants, Fiscal Sponsorships, and Plants-4-Hunger.

This means, our combined overhead AND fundraising costs average 5% or less each year.

We save money by having a small, multi-talented, remote team and online fundraising (saving paper and postage). We also never use professional fundraisers.

Plus, a large foundation provides a matching grant to cover our staffing costs!

This is how we're able to send 100% of Plants-4-Hunger donations directly to plant-based feeding and farming programs assisting people in need.

Want more? We've been awarded 4 out of 4 Stars with Charity Navigator and Platinum Level with GuideStar for our exceptional programs and administration.

In addition to our most recent 990 financial report, the full archives are available at ProPublica. Check out Great Nonprofits to see our reviews.

And for more broader look at our work over the years, visit our Organizational Overview and Timeline Summary pages, which have more materials outlined for easy reference.

Combined Federal Campaign (2010-2025)

Until government cuts, we were a member of the Combined Federal Campaign... CFC. We participated in the CFC through America's Best Charities -- Independent Charities of America in the Food and Nutrition section.

The CFC is a payroll program in which federal employees choose charities to support. Donations are automatically withdrawn from their paychecks, combined, and deposited in lump sums to recipient organizations, such as A Well-Fed World. As an official member, we went through a rigorous screening process and receive a full, third-party audit every year.

Copyright Policy

As a public-interest organization, our goal is to disseminate information in a fair and responsible way.

As such we have a liberal copyright and sharing policy that only requires our materials be used in proper context and that our name "A Well-Fed World" and complete URL be used when citing materials.

Other sources referenced on our site will have different copyright and share requirements.

- A Well-Fed World's work is licensed under Creative Commons.

Privacy Policy

A Well-Fed World never sells or shares your contact information. E-newsletters are free and may be canceled at any time. Here is the small print regarding terms and privacy.