Affordable Food for All

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
861541929
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2026792483
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$60,000
Expenses
$108,530
Assets
$12,076
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL FORMICA (PRESIDENT/DI)
  • CARMEN ROTTENBERG (V PRESIDENT/)

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL FORMICA (PRESIDENT/DI)
  • CARMEN ROTTENBERG (V PRESIDENT/)
  • JOE WEEDEN (TREASURER/DI)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To ensure equitable access to safe and affordable food nationwide.

What it reported doing in 2024

Educate members of the public: the organization educated the public through media outreach on the issue of ensuring equitable access to safe and affordable food nationwide. The organization also conducted outreach in the restaurant and retail industries to educate those industries on the impact of proposed and enacted legislation on the supply chain. In addition, the organization provided education and training to groups and individuals sharing in a goal of affordable food for all americans. The education and training was designed to prepare those groups and individuals to present to the public through media interviews and public meetings on the importance of affordable food for all and how this goal may be achieved. Organizations and individual companies in multiple states were trained, including chambers of commerce, coalitions, associations, and individual companies that sell directly to consumers. Outreach sessions were conducted monthly throughout the year. The number of persons benefited by these efforts is hard to quantify, but we believe millions of americans are at risk for increased cost and decreased food availability if our advocacy and outreach efforts do not succeed.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.7%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -80.9%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.11; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -68.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -82.8% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -57.2% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $105K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.