Allfed Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO HELP BUILD RESILIENCE TO GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC FOOD SYSTEM FAILURE.
- Income
- $495,036
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 20.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 61
- Highest pay
- $149,839, director/director of operations
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 105% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 80% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $553,545 spent. RESEARCHING FOOD SOLUTIONS RESILIENT TO GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISKS (GCRS) AND DISTRIBUTION NEEDS DURING DIFFERENT CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. ALLFED INSTITUTE SUBMITTED 16 ACADEMIC PAPERS, WITH SEVERAL PEER-REVIEWED AND PUBLISHED IN TOP-TIER JOURNALS, SHARED RESEARCH WITH THE GLOBAL ACADEMIC COMMUNITY, AND DELIVERED SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS AT EVENTS AND CONFERENCES. TWO OF THE ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED WERE FLAGSHIP REPORTS ON THE STATE OF AGRICULTURAL AND NON-AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS TO FOOD INSECURITY IN BUILDING RESILIENCE TO GCRS. WE ALSO BEGAN WORK ON ALLFED'S ROLE IN PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE-BUILDING, SPECIFICALLY IN RELATION TO FOOD SYSTEMS AND ACCESS.
- $148,140 spent. RAISING AWARENESS OF RESILIENCE TO GCRS THROUGH MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT SHARED VIA ALLFED'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. IN 2024, ALLFED'S WORK WAS FEATURED IN NEARLY 100 INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS.
- $71,850 spent. ALLFED PROVIDED POLICY ADVICE TO HELP GOVERNMENTS CREATE TAILORED PLANS FOR THEIR SPECIFIC CONTEXTS IN THE EVENT OF GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS. ITS POLICY WORK GREW SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS AND ADVISORY ROLES, RANGING FROM UK PANDEMIC RESILIENCE PLANNING, TO CONTINUED WORK WITH THE ARGENTINIAN GOVERNMENT, TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS WITH THE SWEDISH PRESIDENCY OF THE NORDIC COUNCIL.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Allen Institute (Seattle, WA), EIN 91-2155317. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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