Food For The Poor
Mission
Food For The Poor (FFTP) ministers to spiritually renew impoverished people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Established in 1982, FFTP's goals are to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of the men, women and children we serve. Food For The Poor raises funds and provides direct relief assistance to the poor, sometimes by purchasing specifically requested materials and distributing them through the churches and charity organizations already operating in areas of need. Since its founding FFTP has distributed more than 96,000 tractor-trailer loads of aid to the poor. We have also built more than 92,000 housing units for people desperately in need of adequate shelter, and completed more than 2,965 water projects that provide lifesaving water and sanitation to hundreds of thousands of people in need.
Vision
Our purpose is to bring urgent relief to vulnerable families affected by poverty. We designed our assistance programs to empower our beneficiaries to become self-sufficient and ultimately inspire them to build strong communities so their members can help each other. We constantly seek simple, efficient strategies to fight hunger and poverty without adversely impacting our aid recipients or their country. Food For The Poor holds preserving human dignity and caring for those in need as a universal value. Our short-term focus is to demonstrate that poverty is not inevitable and that people can break out of poverty with the proper assistance. We partner with subject matter experts, local and international NGOs, universities and colleges, churches, and service organizations to achieve our goal.
Goals
- 1.FFTP has shifted from building things to building lives, emphasizing an integrated approach to development. We address poverty's material, social, and spiritual dimensions. Our goal is to not only mitigate vulnerabilities (e.g., distribute food, drill wells, build schools) but also to build capacity (e.g., provide training, foster local leadership, enhance agricultural practices).
- 2.FFTP’s 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, SHARPEN, aims to improve holistic support for those impacted by poverty and build capacity for sustained growth. This involves investing in systems, processes, expertise, and professional development. Recent initiatives include establishing an office in Honduras and hiring a strategy execution team and a new Chief Information Officer.
- 3.FFTP has a newly defined overarching goal: to facilitate paths out of poverty and into transformed lives. To achieve this, we decided to focus our relief and development work across ten programmatic areas. Of these, our strategic plan prioritizes five key sectors: hunger relief & food security, community development, education, agriculture, and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene).
Coconut Creek FL | EIN: 59-2174510
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501(c)(3) organization
Food For The Poor
Mission
Food For The Poor (FFTP) ministers to spiritually renew impoverished people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Established in 1982, FFTP's goals are to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of the men, women and children we serve. Food For The Poor raises funds and provides direct relief assistance to the poor, sometimes by purchasing specifically requested materials and distributing them through the churches and charity organizations already operating in areas of need. Since its founding FFTP has distributed more than 96,000 tractor-trailer loads of aid to the poor. We have also built more than 92,000 housing units for people desperately in need of adequate shelter, and completed more than 2,965 water projects that provide lifesaving water and sanitation to hundreds of thousands of people in need.
Vision
Our purpose is to bring urgent relief to vulnerable families affected by poverty. We designed our assistance programs to empower our beneficiaries to become self-sufficient and ultimately inspire them to build strong communities so their members can help each other. We constantly seek simple, efficient strategies to fight hunger and poverty without adversely impacting our aid recipients or their country. Food For The Poor holds preserving human dignity and caring for those in need as a universal value. Our short-term focus is to demonstrate that poverty is not inevitable and that people can break out of poverty with the proper assistance. We partner with subject matter experts, local and international NGOs, universities and colleges, churches, and service organizations to achieve our goal.
Goals
- 1.FFTP has shifted from building things to building lives, emphasizing an integrated approach to development. We address poverty's material, social, and spiritual dimensions. Our goal is to not only mitigate vulnerabilities (e.g., distribute food, drill wells, build schools) but also to build capacity (e.g., provide training, foster local leadership, enhance agricultural practices).
- 2.FFTP’s 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, SHARPEN, aims to improve holistic support for those impacted by poverty and build capacity for sustained growth. This involves investing in systems, processes, expertise, and professional development. Recent initiatives include establishing an office in Honduras and hiring a strategy execution team and a new Chief Information Officer.
- 3.FFTP has a newly defined overarching goal: to facilitate paths out of poverty and into transformed lives. To achieve this, we decided to focus our relief and development work across ten programmatic areas. Of these, our strategic plan prioritizes five key sectors: hunger relief & food security, community development, education, agriculture, and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene).
Coconut Creek FL | EIN: 59-2174510
Profile managed by nonprofit | Is this your nonprofit?
501(c)(3) organization
Beacon Report
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- Good
- Needs Improvement
- Poor
- Not Scored
- Additional Information
- Great
- Good
- Needs Improvement
- Poor
- Not Scored
- Additional Information
Website Reported on Tax Form:Yes
SCORE100%
Disclosing the charity’s website promotes transparency and provides access to the public.
Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024.
No Material Diversion of Assets:Yes
SCORE100%
Organizations report 'Yes' to confirm that no material diversion of assets, the unauthorized redirection of funds, occurred during their fiscal year.
Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024.
Financial Statements:Yes
SCORE100%
Has financial statements audited by an independent accountant to ensure accuracy.
Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024.
Audit Oversight Committee:Yes
SCORE100%
Has a committee responsible for selection and oversight of an independent accountant who produces the audit.
Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024.
No Loans Reported To or From Officers:Yes
SCORE100%
Does not provide loans to or from officers of the organization.
Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024.
Records Retention Policy:Yes
SCORE100%
Has a policy establishing guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents.
Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024.
Website Disclosures:5 of 5
SCORE95%
5 of 5 required for full credit
- Yes, Tax Form 990 disclosed on charity's website
- Yes, Audit posted on charity's website
- Yes, Staff members listed on charity's website
- Yes, Board members listed on charity's website
- Yes, Qualifying donor privacy policy posted on charity's website with opt-out provisions (partial credit)
Source: Public data from the nonprofit's website
| Score | Metric |
|---|---|
| 100% | Website Reported on Tax Form:Yes Disclosing the charity’s website promotes transparency and provides access to the public. Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024. |
| 100% | No Material Diversion of Assets:Yes Organizations report 'Yes' to confirm that no material diversion of assets, the unauthorized redirection of funds, occurred during their fiscal year. Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024. |
| 100% | Financial Statements:Yes Has financial statements audited by an independent accountant to ensure accuracy. Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024. |
| 100% | Audit Oversight Committee:Yes Has a committee responsible for selection and oversight of an independent accountant who produces the audit. Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024. |
| 100% | No Loans Reported To or From Officers:Yes Does not provide loans to or from officers of the organization. Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024. |
| 100% | Records Retention Policy:Yes Has a policy establishing guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. Source: Public data from IRS Form 990. Fiscal Year 2024. |
| 95% | Website Disclosures:5 of 5 5 of 5 required for full credit
Source: Public data from the nonprofit's website |