Institute for the Advancement of Food
IAFNS IS A NON-PROFIT SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION SCIENCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. WE BRING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS FROM GOVERNMENTS, ACADEMIA, AND INDUSTRY TO WORK COOPERATIVELY AND WITH SHARED PURPOSE.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$7.5M
+6.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$338K
+20.6% YoY
Grant Count
9
-18.2% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$38K
+47.4% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $7,453,682 | $6,975,563 | $7,324,416 |
| Revenue | $2,771,086 | $2,284,991 | $2,618,020 |
| Expenses | $2,818,349 | $2,585,759 | $2,868,870 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $201,818 | $-105,530 | $119,598 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
57 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR WENDELYN JONES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $328,455 |
| MS BETH-ELLEN BERRY CPA | CFO/COO | 10 | $220,749 |
| MS MARIE LATULIPPE | DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS | 37.5 | $156,893 |
| MS PATRICIA TRISH ZECCA | SR NUTRITION PROGRAM MANAGER | 37.5 | $118,228 |
| MR STEVEN GIBB | SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER | 37.5 | $104,379 |
| DR IMAD SAAB | SR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MANAGER | 37.5 | $115,815 |
| DR SIMIN NIKBIN MEYDANI | CO-CHAIR | 2 | — |
| DR JESS SWELEY | CO-CHAIR | 2 | — |
| DR MARIO G FERRUZZI | VICE CO-CHAIR | 2 | — |
| DR STEVEN HESS | VICE CO-CHAIR | 2 | — |
| DR JASON HLYWKA | TREASURER | 2 | — |
| MR FRANK SABELLA | TREASURER (TO JAN '24) | 2 | — |
| DR ROBERT BERTOLO | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| MR NORBERTO CHACLIN | TRUSTEE (FROM JAN '24) | 2 | — |
| MR CHARLES CT DEIBEL | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR ALEX EAPEN | TRUSTEE (FROM JAN '24) | 2 | — |
| DR JOHN W ERDMAN | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR MARK FRYLING | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR PAUL HANLON | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR THOMAS HARTUNG | TRUSTEE TO( DEC '24) | 2 | — |
| DR JAMES HOUSE | TRUSTEE (TO SEP '24) | 2 | — |
| DR JIANG HU | TRUSTEE (TO JAN '24) | 2 | — |
| DR DAVID KLURFELD | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR JAYSON LUSK | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR ANDREW MAYNARD | TRUSTEE (TO JAN '24) | 2 | — |
| DR STEPHEN NORMAN | TRUSTEE (TO APR '24) | 2 | — |
| DR HALEY OLIVER | TRUSTEE (FROM JAN '24) | 2 | — |
| DR NANCY RAWSON | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR CLAUDIA RIEDT | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR DONALD SCHAFFNER | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR JOHN SIEVENPIPER | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR MANPREET SINGH | TRUSTEE (TO JUL'24) | 2 | — |
| MR CRAIG SLAVTCHEFF | TRUSTEE (TO JUL '24) | 2 | — |
| DR MARTIN SLAYNE | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR STELLA L VOLPE | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR RICHARD WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE (TO JAN '24) | 2 | — |
| DR WILLIAM YAN | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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