The Food Addiction Institute Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE FOOD ADDICTION INSTITUTE, FOUNDED IN 2005, IS A GLOBAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE VISION IS TO MITIGATE FOOD ADDICTION AND ENCOURAGE ITS TREATMENT IN THE WORLD. WE SUPPORT THE RECOVERY OF THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE FOOD ADDICTION TO RECOVER, AND HELP THE CAREGIVERS WHO WORK ON THEIR BEHALF BY IDENTIFYING AND PROVIDING PERSPECTIVE AND RESOURCES. TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION, THE INSTITUTE WORKS TOWARD THE FOLLOWING: FOSTERING THE INCLUSION OF FOOD ADDICTION AS A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IN THE DIAGNOSTIC MANUALS OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION. EDUCATING PHYSICANS, DIETITIANS, NUTRITIONISTS, THERAPISTS, COUNSELORS, AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT FOOD ADDICTION IS A TREATABLE DISORDER. ADVOCATING WIDESPREAD ACCEPTANCE OF FOOD ADDICTION IN SOCIETY AND PROMOTING EFFECTIVE ABSTINENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS. PROVIDING A GLOBAL FORUM TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE.
- Income
- $34,062
- Spending
- $21,398
- Reserves
- 39.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $21,398 spent. COMPILED AND CATALOGUED OVER 800 PEER REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES TO SUPPORT A SUBMISSION TO THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION FOR CONSIDERATION IN FAVOR OF AN EFFORT TO HAVE FOOD ADDICTION ACCEPTED AS A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS IN THE NEXT REVISION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL (DSM). PROVIDED A PUBLIC ONLINE FORUM FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TREATMENT PROFESSIONALS TO EDUCATE BOTH ABOUT FOOD ADDICTION AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS. PROVIDED A WRITING GRANT TO FINANCE THE WRITING AND PUBLISHING OF A BOOK ON THE ASPECT OF DENIAL IN FOOD ADDICTION. CREATED A PUBLIC SERVICE INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, WEBSITE CONTENT, VIDEO CONTENT AND PODCASTS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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