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Food for Everyone Foundation

EIN 87-0673363 · Idaho Falls, ID

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak35 out of 100GovernanceWeak25 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

Teach and demonstrate family food production; conduct humanitarian and other training programs demonstrations seminars and garden & greenhouse tours; create humanitarian gardens farms; provide vegetable gardening motivational educational and training materials on the world-wide web; host group gardening websites and videos on social media; create gardening podcasts and blogs; publish gardening books and write gardening and self-reliance articles for online and print publications.

Income
$28,327
Spending
$97,639
Spent on programs
95%
Reserves
0.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 100%
Employees
0
Volunteers
12

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 22% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 245% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 58% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    95% of spending went to programs.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 25 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    1 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    0 of 10

    Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (4)
  1. $36,188 spent. On-site live-in food production Boot Camps; free group gardening seminars demonstrations and garden & greenhouse tours. Boot Camps were not conducted in 2025 because we were creatng a humanitarian garden in Phoenix AZ. which is explained in Schedule O. Free 1 2-day group gardening seminars are offered throughout the United States and Canada with groups ranging anywhere from 15 to 250 people. Both classroom and hands-on in the garden work are included. Each seminar location has a host garden that is created or expanded to give actual experience to participants.
  2. $41,477 spent. Publishing and providing vegetable gardening educational and training books CDs DVDs videos tools fertilizers and other supplies by way of the world-wide web with several internet websites including www.growfood. com and www.foodforeveryone. org. Hosting several group gardening websites and web pages. Writing articles for social media and print publications. Producing gardening blogs podcasts and Youtube videos. Creating and enhancing training programs for Certified Gardener Certified Master Gardener and Certified Master Gardening Instructor designations including print videos and online educational resources. Updating revising and publishing comprehensive Gardening Course instructional manual as well as an abbreviate edition of the Foundations college-level agronomy text Food For Everyone.
  3. $2,841 spent. continuing support of humanitarian gardening demonstration & training projects in Armenia Madagascar Colombia Zimbabwe Africa & the Philippines. Consultations by telephone & internet with project supervisors & funding entities to answer questions & provide advanced instructions. Provide needed training materials tools seeds & fertilizers. The Philippines project is growing 80+ acres in gardens on 2 islands and is feeding many thousands of students their daily noon meal substantially improving their health and well-being and ther learning capacity.
  4. $12,086 spent. `See Schedule O for detailed explanation

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2002.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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