Friends of the World Food Program Inc
To inspire and mobilize people in the united states to support the mission of the u.n. World food programme to end hunger.
Friends of the World Food Program Inc at a glance
In short: Friends of the World Food Program Inc gave $272K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $271,599
- +805.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $45,267
- +201.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,750
- Total assets
- $83,230,429
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends of the World Food Program Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Los Angeles Regional Food Bank ($204K). Together the top 6 received $272K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 23 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Friends of the World Food Program Inc gives
- Giving grew 299% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2020) to $272K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $272K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Los Angeles, CA | Grants for Hunger Programs | $204,099 |
| Center for US Global Leadership Washington, DC | Grants for Hunger Programs | $20,000 |
| US Global Leadership Campaign Washington, DC | Grants for Hunger Programs | $15,000 |
| Alliance to End Hunger Washington, DC | Grants for Hunger Programs | $12,500 |
| Congressional Hunger Center Washington, DC | Grants for Hunger Programs | $10,000 |
| Lions Club International Foundation Oak Brook, IL | Grants for Hunger Programs | $10,000 |
Ready to take the next step with Friends of the World Food Program Inc?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $83,230,429 | $129,769,960 | $129,417,164 | $271,599 | 6 | $1,409,703 |
| 2024 | $96,451,811 | $122,085,289 | $124,146,843 | $30,000 | 2 | $1,350,129 |
| 2023 | $83,733,790 | $137,489,045 | $140,087,871 | $175,000 | 8 | $908,286 |
| 2022 | $100,371,737 | $124,356,865 | $111,504,813 | $68,000 | 4 | $252,297 |
| 2021 | $25,343,754 | $59,828,688 | $52,133,902 | $132,500 | 3 | $411,855 |
| 2020 | $16,925,446 | $28,156,359 | $25,949,223 | $25,000 | 2 | $190,838 |
| 2019 | $13,528,510 | $19,144,284 | $19,391,827 | $134,500 | 7 | $213,730 |
About Friends of the World Food Program Inc
Based on IRS filings
Friends of the World Food Program Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $83.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $272K. Net investment income was $1.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of the World Food Program Inc is led by Barron Segar, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 8 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barron Segar
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$416K (2021) → $628K (2025)
Tony Fratto
Chair
Director → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Raquet
Director
Vice Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Benson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Russell
Director
Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Daschle
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anwar Khan
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Lee
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Dietz
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rima Fakih Slaiby
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Rochon
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pilar Cruz
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Todd Whitman
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Banner
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mac Canter
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Soofian Zuberi
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessamyn Sarmiento
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Marketing Officer → Chief Marketing Officers, 2022
Chief Marketing Officers → Chief Marketing Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$172K (2019) → $301K (2025)
Chase Sova
Vice President, Advocacy & Engagement
Senior Director & Public Policy → Senior Director, Public Policy & Research, 2024
Senior Director, Public Policy & Research → Vice President, Advocacy & Engagement, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$130K (2020) → $183K (2025)
Claudio O. Silva
CFO & COO
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$200K (2021) → $373K (2025)
Dorota D. Amin
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Senior Director & Corp. Partnerships → Senior Director & Corporate Partnership, 2023
Senior Director & Corporate Partnership → Chief Philanthropy Officer, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$125K (2021) → $315K (2025)
Rebecca E. Middleton
Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$241K (2022) → $290K (2025)
Katherine R. Emerson
Chief of Staff
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$251K (2023) → $284K (2025)
Jill Ammon
Vice President, Digital Advertising & Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$189K (2025)
Molly Finn
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chairman, 2023
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Emily High Daniels (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Gabriella E. Morris (2022–2024) — Former Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Meghan K. Amoroso (2024) — Senior Director & External Officers
- Former: Carl Stern (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel Glickman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Marshall Matz Esq. (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Noland Mackenzie Canter III (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Scott Price (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Karen Turney (2023) — Senior Director & Philanthropy
- Former: Gloria I. Walker (2022) — Senior Director, Finance & Accoutning
- Former: Joe Stone (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Meredith Weiss (2019–2021) — Former Senior Director & Development Operations
- Former: Richard A. Leach (2019–2021) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Kevin Reeds (2020–2021) — Former Vice President of Development
- Former: Paula Bonde (2021) — Senior Director, Marketing & Committee
- Former: Wendy Rhein (2021) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Phil Karsting (2019–2020) — Interim President & CEO
- Former: Robert Dole (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Shannon Hiskey (2019–2020) — Vice President of Operations
- Former: Eduardo Martinez (2020) — Director
- Former: Charles Dujon (2019) — Director & Government Relations
- Former: Deborah Saidy (2019) — Vice President of Public Policy
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $628K, to Barron Segar (President & CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Friends of the World Food Program Inc
How much does Friends of the World Food Program Inc give each year?
Friends of the World Food Program Inc gave $272K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $30K across 2 grants.
What is Friends of the World Food Program Inc's typical grant size?
Friends of the World Food Program Inc's median grant in 2025 was $13,750, and its average grant was $45,267, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Friends of the World Food Program Inc give grants?
Friends of the World Food Program Inc gives mostly in California: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (21%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (4 grants).
Does Friends of the World Food Program Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Friends of the World Food Program Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grants for Hunger Programs" (6 grants).
Who are Friends of the World Food Program Inc's largest grantees?
Friends of the World Food Program Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Los Angeles Regional Food Bank ($204,099), Center for US Global Leadership ($20,000) and US Global Leadership Campaign ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 88% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Friends of the World Food Program Inc?
Friends of the World Food Program Inc reported $83.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $129.8M.
What is Friends of the World Food Program Inc?
Friends of the World Food Program Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, DC. It holds $83.2M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Friends of the World Food Program Inc's EIN?
Friends of the World Food Program Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3843435. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Friends of the World Food Program Inc's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders with grantees in common, and similar funders in District of Columbia
Share Our Strength
Washington, DC
Share Our Strength funds child nutrition and hunger-reduction efforts, including school meals, summer meals, benefits access, and family economic mobility, primarily across the United States, with some work in India. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,200 to $739,871, with a median of $20,000. The available information does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$74.5M
Grants
302
Total Given
$14.4M
The Rockefeller Foundation
New York, NY
The Rockefeller Foundation funds initiatives in energy access, sustainable food systems, health, climate, economic opportunity, and finance in the United States and around the world. In 2024, it made 381 grants, with a median grant of about $171,000, though awards ranged widely; it does not accept unsolicited requests and funds preselected organizations only.
Assets
$6.4B
Grants
381
Total Given
$233.2M
CME Group Foundation
Chicago, IL
The CME Group Foundation funds education for low-income students, from early childhood through college and career, with priorities including computer science and financial education, college and career support, and school-based mental health for girls and young women. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $600,000, with a median of $25,000; most funding went to Illinois, with grants also made in several other states. It does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets
$63.8M
Grants
148
Total Given
$6.7M
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA
The Gates Foundation funds work to reduce disease and poverty, improve health and gender equality in lower-income countries, and support education and economic mobility in the United States, especially Washington State; it works in more than 140 countries. Its 2024 grants had a median of $500,000, with awards ranging from $1 to $350.5 million. It generally does not accept unsolicited proposals, but periodically offers opportunities through published requests for proposals.
Assets
$78.7B
Grants
4,974
Total Given
$6.3B
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY
The Ford Foundation funds organizations and initiatives working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work on civic engagement, civil rights, climate justice, disability rights, and technology and society. In 2024, its grants ranged from $45 to $15 million, with a median of $100,000, supporting work in the U.S. and internationally. It says most grants are identified by the foundation and it does not accept unsolicited proposals by mail, email, or phone; limited opportunities may be offered separately.
Assets
$17.5B
Grants
4,007
Total Given
$844.7M
NCRC Community Development Fund Inc
Washington, DC
NCRC Community Development Fund supports affordable housing and homeownership, small businesses—especially minority-owned, women-owned, and low-income businesses—and certain nonprofit programs that provide capital or services to underserved communities. Its listed awards range from $5,000 to $50,000, though typical giving is not stated; it serves communities across the U.S., with some programs focused on Illinois. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$55.6M
Grants
2,666
Total Given
$149.3M
More similar funders
More Funders in District of Columbia
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Friends of the World Food Program Inc's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Friends of the World Food Program Inc down — hundreds of funders to go?