A Well-Fed World

Overview

Mission

A Well-Fed World is a plant-based hunger relief and climate advocacy organization. We nourish people in need strengthen global food security and promote plant-based feeding and farming solutions that uplift marginalized communities and support a just transition from animal-sourced foods to climate-friendly food systems.

What it reported doing in 2025

ADVOCACY - EDUCATION - MOVEMENT-BUILDING: Our primary advocacy is promoting the benefits of plant-based foods and farming to address global hunger food security climate change natural resource depletion and animal ecosystem protection. We accomplish this through alliance-building movement-building presentations research education campaigns online resources and free handouts awfw. org handouts. In particular we champion plant-based proteins through our campaigns How You Bean! Bean Around the World Cool Beans PB&J Every Day and the Planetary Pulse Project in collaboration with Seed Programs International. Newer campaigns include Beans Not Beings and SeaKind our Oceans and Aquatic Health campaign. Our free colorful Climate-Friendly Food Guides are available at ClimateFoodGuide. org or awfw. org climatefoodguide. Our burgeoning Nano Nonprofits program provides no-cost and low-cost assistance in operations finance program outreach and fundraising to very small nano nonprofits that are mission-aligned.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270865905
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Headquarters
Orlando, FL, USA
Phone
2026813650
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nutrition

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency & Controls: 63
  • Accountability: 92
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.2%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 97%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $97.39 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 86.7%; rating input score 87; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 71%; rating input score 71; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.1%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.54; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.3%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.6% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.2% of revenue deployed · 97% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $87K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 42 of 47 current checks pass · 5 findings to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 12 annual filings from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 8 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Dawn Moncrief (Board President Founder CEO): $86,520 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2025.