Institute for the Advancement of Food

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1745052 Website

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

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
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

$0$132K$264K$396K$528K11 grants202010 grants202116 grants202211 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

NATIONAL OPINION RESEARC…$68KTUFTS UNIVERSITY$61KIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY$52KUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSE…$50KMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$45KBOSTON UNIVERSITY$33KUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS$14KCORNELL UNIVERSITY$8KUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$6K

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants across all recorded years

38<$50K18$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

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

DR WENDELYN JONESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$328KMS BETH-ELLEN BERRY …CFO/COO$221KMS MARIE LATULIPPEDIRECTOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS$157KMS PATRICIA TRISH ZE…SR NUTRITION PROGRAM MANAGER$118KDR IMAD SAABSR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MANAGER$116KMR STEVEN GIBBSCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER$104K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DR WENDELYN JONESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR37.5$328,455
MS BETH-ELLEN BERRY CPACFO/COO10$220,749
MS MARIE LATULIPPEDIRECTOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS37.5$156,893
MS PATRICIA TRISH ZECCASR NUTRITION PROGRAM MANAGER37.5$118,228
MR STEVEN GIBBSCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER37.5$104,379
DR IMAD SAABSR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MANAGER37.5$115,815
DR SIMIN NIKBIN MEYDANICO-CHAIR2
DR JESS SWELEYCO-CHAIR2
DR MARIO G FERRUZZIVICE CO-CHAIR2
DR STEVEN HESSVICE CO-CHAIR2
DR JASON HLYWKATREASURER2
MR FRANK SABELLATREASURER (TO JAN '24)2
DR ROBERT BERTOLOTRUSTEE2
MR NORBERTO CHACLINTRUSTEE (FROM JAN '24)2
MR CHARLES CT DEIBELTRUSTEE2
DR ALEX EAPENTRUSTEE (FROM JAN '24)2
DR JOHN W ERDMANTRUSTEE2
DR MARK FRYLINGTRUSTEE2
DR PAUL HANLONTRUSTEE2
DR THOMAS HARTUNGTRUSTEE TO( DEC '24)2
DR JAMES HOUSETRUSTEE (TO SEP '24)2
DR JIANG HUTRUSTEE (TO JAN '24)2
DR DAVID KLURFELDTRUSTEE2
DR JAYSON LUSKTRUSTEE2
DR ANDREW MAYNARDTRUSTEE (TO JAN '24)2
DR STEPHEN NORMANTRUSTEE (TO APR '24)2
DR HALEY OLIVERTRUSTEE (FROM JAN '24)2
DR NANCY RAWSONTRUSTEE2
DR CLAUDIA RIEDTTRUSTEE2
DR DONALD SCHAFFNERTRUSTEE2
DR JOHN SIEVENPIPERTRUSTEE2
DR MANPREET SINGHTRUSTEE (TO JUL'24)2
MR CRAIG SLAVTCHEFFTRUSTEE (TO JUL '24)2
DR MARTIN SLAYNETRUSTEE2
DR STELLA L VOLPETRUSTEE2
DR RICHARD WILLIAMSTRUSTEE (TO JAN '24)2
DR WILLIAM YANTRUSTEE2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states
+7 more states

Cities

AmesBaltimoreBostonChicagoCollege ParkDenverEast LansingFayettevilleGaithersburgHadleyIthacaMedfordMinneapolisNew BrunswickPullmanRaleighRochesterRockfilleSomervilleTallahassee

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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