Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
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What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION (GAIN) IS TO IMPROVE THE CONSUMPTION OF HEALTHIER DIETS FOR ALL, ESPECIALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE, BY IMPROVING THE AVAILABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, DESIRABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF NUTRITIOUS AND SAFE FOODS, AND REDUCING THE CONSUMPTION OF UNHEALTHY AND UNSAFE FOODS.
- Income
- $54.9 million
- Spending
- $62.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 83%
- Employees
- 409
- Volunteers
- 13
- Highest pay
- $539,650, exec. dir. ex officio member
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 June 30, 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 (6)
- $16.7 million spent. FORTIFICATIONPROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTSGAIN CONTINUES TO SCALE LARGE-SCALE FOOD FORTIFICATION AND BIOFORTIFICATION:-1.55 BILLION PEOPLE REACHED IN 2024/25 -88.6 MILLION REACHED THROUGH THE GAIN PREMIX FACILITY AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT CONFIRMED THE ROBUSTNESS OF GAIN'S METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING REACH.COUNTRY-LEVEL IMPACT-NIGERIA: 11,000 FARMERS PRODUCING BIOFORTIFIED CROPS; 312 SMES ENGAGED -BANGLADESH: 75 MILLION MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT TABLETS DISTRIBUTED TO PREGNANT WOMEN -TAJIKISTAN: SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH A PREMIX REVOLVING FUND -MALAWI: EXPANSION OF FORTIFICATION PROGRAMMING
- $10.1 million spent. ENHANCING VALUE CHAINS FOR UNDER-CONSUMED FOODSPROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTSUNDER THE NETHERLANDS-FUNDED PROGRAM ON TRANSFORMING FOOD SYSTEMS, GAIN IMPLEMENTED INTEGRATED VALUE CHAIN INTERVENTIONS: -VEGETABLES: KENYA, UGANDA, BENIN -ANIMAL-SOURCED FOODS: MOZAMBIQUE, ETHIOPIA IN NIGERIA, THE PROGRAM SHIFTED FROM EGGS TO VEGETABLES DUE TO AFFORDABILITY CONSTRAINTS, LEVERAGING LESSONS FROM KENYA.IMPACTGAIN'S VALUE CHAIN INTERVENTIONS TARGET AT LEAST 9 MILLION LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS.IN KENYA (VEG4ALL PROJECT):-12,000 INFORMAL WOMEN VENDORS ("MAMA MBOGAS") TRAINED -IMPROVED FOOD SAFETY, BUSINESS PRACTICES, AND VEGETABLE AVAILABILITY -SUPPORTED BY DEMAND GENERATION CAMPAIGNS (FOODFITI BRAND) THIS MODEL IS BEING REPLICATED IN UGANDA, NIGERIA, AND BENIN.
- $9.0 million spent. CROSS-CUTTING PROJECTSPROGRAM SCOPE AND DELIVERYGAIN'S PROGRAMS OPERATED IN BANGLADESH, BENIN, ETHIOPIA, INDIA, INDONESIA, KENYA, MOZAMBIQUE, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, RWANDA, TANZANIA, AND UGANDA, AS WELL AS MALAWI AND TAJIKISTAN THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERS.IN 2024/25, GAIN DELIVERED 138 ACTIVE PROJECTS ACROSS 12 COUNTRIES. BY PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:-60% FOCUSED ON DIRECT IMPLEMENTATION -22% ON INFLUENCING POLICY AND SYSTEMS -THE REMAINDER ON EVIDENCE GENERATION OVER 10 MILLION PEOPLE WERE TARGETED THROUGH DIRECT INTERVENTIONS, WITH OVER 1.6 BILLION POTENTIALLY REACHED THROUGH LARGE-SCALE INITIATIVES SUCH AS MEDIA MESSAGING AND NATIONAL FORTIFICATION.FINANCING AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENTIN ITS FIRST YEAR, THE NUTRITIOUS FOODS FINANCING FACILITY (N3F) DEPLOYED $7.6M TO 13 SMES ACROSS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUPPORTING PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRITIOUS FOODS AND REACHING AT LEAST 3 MILLION CONSUMERS.COUNTRY PROGRAM EXPANSION AND SYSTEMS STRENGTHENINGGAIN EXPANDED PROGRAMMING IN RWANDA AND STRENGTHENED ALIGNMENT WITH GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES. EXAMPLES INCLUDE:-PAKISTAN: SUPPORT TO THE NATIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION DIGITAL PLATFORM -MOZAMBIQUE: CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICY FRAMEWORKS -NIGERIA: LEADERSHIP IN REVISING THE NATIONAL POLICY ON FOOD AND NUTRITION INNOVATIONGAIN ADVANCED MULTIPLE INNOVATIONS INCLUDING:-FOOD SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION ACCELERATOR (GLOBAL INITIATIVE) -AI APPLICATIONS IN NUTRITION PROGRAMMING (WITH GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK) -CLIMATE-RESILIENT AGRICULTURE (E.G., JACK BEAN IN INDONESIA) -CIRCULAR ECONOMY NUTRITION SOLUTIONS (E.G., FORTIFIED DAIRY FROM WHEY IN PAKISTAN) YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP WERE ALSO PROMOTED THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS DELIVER (NIGERIA) AND YEFFA (TANZANIA), ALONGSIDE INNOVATIVE DELIVERY MODELS LIKE "NUTRIBIKES" IN MOZAMBIQUE.IMPACT-572,237 WORKERS REACHED THROUGH WORKFORCE NUTRITION PROGRAMS -OVER 15,000 BUSINESSES SUPPORTED GLOBALLY -36 EVALUATIONS CONDUCTED TO STRENGTHEN EVIDENCE AND LEARNING CRISIS RESPONSE AND RESILIENCEIN MOZAMBIQUE, GAIN SUPPORTED FOOD SYSTEM RECOVERY POST-CYCLONE IDAI AND CONFLICT, INCLUDING RESILIENT MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAST-MILE DELIVERY INNOVATIONS.INFLUENCING AND ALLIANCESGAIN ENGAGED IN:-32 GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS -103 COUNTRY-LEVEL INITIATIVES KEY CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDED SHAPING THE NUTRITION FOR GROWTH SUMMIT, UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT +4, AND CODEX ALIMENTARIUS GUIDELINES.
- $9.0 million spent. ENABLING COHERENT FOOD SYSTEMS POLICIESPROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTSTHROUGH THE NOURISHING FOOD PATHWAYS PROGRAM (NFP), GAIN DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED TOOLS TO SUPPORT NATIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION, INCLUDING:-FINANCING FLOWS FOR FOOD SYSTEMS (3FS) -POLICY COHERENCE TOOL -GENDER ANALYSIS TOOL -FOOD SYSTEMS DASHBOARD THESE TOOLS SUPPORTED NATIONAL PLANNING AND POLICY PROCESSES IN MOZAMBIQUE, NIGERIA, BENIN, KENYA, AND ETHIOPIA.POLICY INFLUENCE ("MOMENTS OF CHANGE")KEY ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE:-APPROVAL OF MOZAMBIQUE'S NATIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS ACTION PLAN -MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE IN NIGERIA INFLUENCED BY COST OF HEALTHY DIET DATA -MANDATORY FORTIFICATION PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN ETHIOPIA -INTEGRATION OF NUTRITION INTO RWANDA'S AGRICULTURE STRATEGY -POLICY AND REGULATORY ADVANCEMENTS IN INDONESIA AND BANGLADESH
- $4.4 million spent. ENHANCING NUTRITION WITH FOOD SYSTEMS DATA & EVIDENCEPROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTSGAIN STRENGTHENED THE EVIDENCE BASE THROUGH:-36 EVALUATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES -HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, MARKET ASSESSMENTS, AND POLICY EVALUATIONS KEY FINDINGS INFORMED PROGRAM DESIGN, INCLUDING:-LOW AWARENESS OF FORTIFICATION IN RURAL TANZANIA -IMPROVED VENDOR PERFORMANCE IN KENYA -INCREASED ACCESS TO ANIMAL-SOURCE FOODS IN MOZAMBIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND DISSEMINATION-43 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS IN 2025 -OVER 77,000 CITATIONS OVER FIVE YEARS -EXPANDED DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT (88% INCREASE IN SOCIAL MEDIA REACH) -700% GROWTH IN NUTRITION CONNECT PLATFORM ENGAGEMENT
- DURING THE YEAR 1 JULY 2024 TO 30 JUNE 2025, GAIN ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY HAS FELT THE IMPACT OF PROFOUND POLITICAL CHANGES RETREATING FROM DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION. KNOWING THAT DIET QUALITY IS THE FIRST THING TO BE COMPROMISED IN CRISIS, OUR COMMITMENT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHIER DIETS FROM SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS FOR ALL REMAINS STEADFAST AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO DESIGN FOR IMPACT, ENSURE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND BUILD IN SCALABILITY REMAIN HIGHLY RELEVANT IN THE CONTEXT OF REDUCED FUNDING FLOWS. THIS IS DRIVING US TOWARDS INNOVATION ACROSS OUR PROGRAMMES: PRIORITISING IMPACT; DEVELOPING NEW PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING WITH NEW FUNDING ACTORS, SUCH AS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS, AND IN NEW PLACES; FOCUSING ON NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING PRIORITISING VOICE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH; AND EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF NEW TOOLS SUCH AS AI AND DIGITISATION. GAIN HAS NOT BEEN IMMUNE TO THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THIS CONTEXT. THE CONFLUENCE OF REDUCED AND DELAYED AID FLOWS, AND NEGATIVE EXCHANGE SHIFTS, AS WE ENTER THE LATTER STAGES OF SEVERAL MAJOR PROGRAMS, REQUIRED SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS RESULTING IN A RESTRUCTURING OF SOME PROJECTS AND STAFFING. COMBINED WITH POLITICAL INSTABILITY ON THE GROUND IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS BANGLADESH AND MOZAMBIQUE, THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR THE GAIN COMMUNITY. LIVING UP TO OUR VALUES, GAIN STAFF HAVE SHOWN GREAT GRACE UNDER PRESSURE AND A CONSTRUCTIVE RESPONSE. DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT, GAIN PURSUED ITS GOALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STATUTES AND BYLAWS, AND WITH GOVERNANCE BEST PRACTICES FOR THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(3) charitable organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
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 January 2005.
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.
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