Washington, D.C. · Public charity
World Central Kitchen Inc
World central kitchen (wck) is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
- $22M
- Granted FY2023
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $330k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $280,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 38
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 3
- Total assets, FY2023
- $222M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations World Central Kitchen Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $330k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
InternationalHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterCommunity ImprovementEducationHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | $330k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 25 | $1.1M | 84% |
| FY2021 | 26 | $937k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 30 | $450k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 38 | $663k | 95% |
| FY2018 | 22 | $449k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $187k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Food & Nutrition$1.6MPublic Safety & Disaster$1.2MCommunity Improvement$503kInternational$296kEnvironment$207kHuman Services$70kHousing & Shelter$61kEmployment$44kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerio Buen Samaritano Marc Marcos a Rivera Cordova Inc | $525,000 | 2 | 34% |
| Building Markets Ltd | $280,000 | 1 | 7% |
| American Near East Refugee Aid | $250,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bipartisan Policy Center Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Wayuu Taya Foundationinc | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Bokitas Foundation Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 27% |
| Yachtaid Global | $55,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Frutos del Guacabo Inc | $52,652 | 1 | n/a |
| Haitian Health Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Abner Santiago-Finca El Reverdecer | $42,272 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerio Buen Samaritano Marc Marcos a Rivera Cordova Inc | $525,000 | 2 | 34% |
| Building Markets Ltd | $280,000 | 1 | 7% |
| American Near East Refugee Aid | $250,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bipartisan Policy Center Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Wayuu Taya Foundationinc | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Bokitas Foundation Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 27% |
| Yachtaid Global | $55,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Frutos del Guacabo Inc | $52,652 | 1 | n/a |
| Haitian Health Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Abner Santiago-Finca El Reverdecer | $42,272 | 1 | n/a |
| Fabretto Children's Foundation Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Conservacion ConCiencia | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sejah Farm of the Virgin Islands | $39,940 | 2 | n/a |
| Hero Foundation Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Franchise Investments | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rafael Herrera | $33,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Desde Mi Huerto Inc | $32,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Virgin Islands Farmers | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Meatball Company | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Departamento de la Comida de Puerto Rico Inc | $28,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Agroempresas Atabey Inc | $26,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Los Huevos de Lencha Inc | $26,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Charlotte Area Fund Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jacques Pepin Foundation The | $25,000 | 1 | 4% |
| East Side Neighborhood Services Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ventura Vivoni | $24,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nilus | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Molcajete Foods LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lenn Bully (Strictly Roots Llc) | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fundacin Luis Muoz Marin Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Salvemos Las Abejas | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sister Twister Frozen Dlites | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nostra Raza Corp | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Asociacion de Agricultores del Area Noroeste Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Finca Dasaly | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Donativos Legislativos (Pr Gov) | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Agro Tropical Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Siembra Tres Amigos | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Luca Gasperi & Christina Frederick (Artfarm Llc) | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hacienda Jaicoa | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hacienda Maria Luisa Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dame Un Brite | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| K&V Farm del Caribe | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Finca Dos Hermanas | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alcor Foods Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hidrorganica Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Irrizary Meat | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Urrutia Foods Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| La Tres Once Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mujeres de Islas Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hacienda Los Amigos | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fruto de Mi Tierra | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Amasar | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pratian LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| HASER Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Ja Processing | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yupa Corp (Yupa Brothers) | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Agro Empresa San Rafael | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Colectivo El Ancon de Loiza Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 28% |
| Asociacion de Agricultores Unidos | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Agropek LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Centro de Microempresas y Technolgias Agricolas Sustentables | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wonderens Foods | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Produce LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Estancia Verde Luz | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Organia | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Agro Comunidades | $19,950 | 1 | n/a |
| De Mi Tierra a Mi Pueblo Corp | $19,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Di Amalfi Pr LLC | $19,890 | 1 | n/a |
| Apiario Puente Real | $19,800 | 1 | n/a |
| True Leaf Farm LLC | $19,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Finca de Abuelo Miguel | $19,730 | 1 | n/a |
| Finca Brutal | $19,520 | 1 | n/a |
| Foodscapes Caribe LLC | $19,365 | 1 | n/a |
| Agg Corporation | $19,320 | 1 | n/a |
| Granja Loma Linda Corp | $19,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Kallaloo Farms | $19,270 | 1 | n/a |
| Ganaderia Buenos Aires LLC | $19,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Moralito Inc | $19,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Finca Dos Rios | $18,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Terra Viva Farm LLC | $18,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Trito Agro-Industrial Services Inc | $18,820 | 1 | n/a |
| Ei Josco Bravo | $18,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Off Their Plate Inc | $18,747 | 1 | 2% |
| Hacienda Agroecologica Recaos Ortiz | $18,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Bili Restaurant | $18,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Lta Agriculture | $18,564 | 1 | n/a |
| Arturo Carrion | $18,500 | 1 | n/a |
| My Brothers Workshop Inc | $18,400 | 1 | 1% |
| Quesos Vaca Negra Inc | $18,220 | 1 | n/a |
| We Grow Food | $18,195 | 1 | n/a |
| Karibe Kombucha LLC | $17,685 | 1 | n/a |
| Agroempresas Las Delicias | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Hatillo Nova Lact Inc | $17,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Ocean Deli | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hidrocultivos Carolinenses - Hcci | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Puerto Rico Down Sindrome Foundation Inc | $16,800 | 1 | n/a |
| J&M Agricola Inc | $16,455 | 1 | n/a |
| Productos Pepa LLC | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Viveros del Norte Inc | $15,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Siebra Tres Vidas Farm | $15,048 | 1 | n/a |
| Xoimar Manning | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Siembra Boricua Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rimco LLC | $14,830 | 1 | n/a |
| Apario Guare | $14,800 | 1 | n/a |
| De Hoyos Farm LLC | $14,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Masa Madre LLC | $14,600 | 1 | n/a |
| A la Cosecha | $14,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Sao Farm Inc | $14,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Agro Research Corp | $14,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Cosecha Don Juan | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grupo Vesan | $13,650 | 1 | n/a |
| The St George Village Botanical Garden of St Croix Inc | $13,400 | 1 | 5% |
| Ladrido LLC | $13,380 | 1 | n/a |
| Sugar Brown Farms LLC | $13,360 | 1 | n/a |
| Al Sol de Hoy Inc | $13,080 | 1 | n/a |
| Cardona Agri Corp | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Centro Deambulantes Cristo Pobre Inc | $12,750 | 1 | 1% |
| Captain Cc's Fresh Catch LLC | $12,300 | 1 | n/a |
| La Microfinca | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Hacienda Agroecologica Renacer | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Finca Aquaverde Inc | $11,820 | 1 | n/a |
| Tropics Hydroponics Farm LLC | $11,600 | 1 | n/a |
| La Comarka | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Puerto Rico Agrotech LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Leroy Peets (New Breed Farms) | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hacienda Cassandra Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Corporacion de Servicios de Salud y Desarrollo Socioeconomico El Otoao | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Finca Eden Tropical | $9,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cosechas Tierra Viva | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oro Verde Inc | $8,650 | 1 | n/a |
| Finca Don Pupa Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hortalizas Hidroponicas del Oeste Inc | $7,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Plenitud Iniciativas Eco-Educativas Inc | $7,827 | 1 | n/a |
| Green Good Product | $7,725 | 1 | n/a |
| Apiario Naymar Inc | $7,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Footprint Project | $7,500 | 1 | 7% |
| La Fundadora | $7,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Finca Las Margaritas | $7,120 | 1 | n/a |
| Healthy Harvest Farm | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Corporacion Agricola de la Rosa Inc (Katahdor) | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Refrigerama Inc | $6,671 | 1 | n/a |
| Lourdes Perez Ruiz Inc | $6,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Asociacion Maunabena De | $6,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Latam Freedom & Development Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Andy's Farm Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
World Central Kitchen Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 22 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 22.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Hispanic Federation IncNY16.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Hispanic Federation Inc · Para la Naturaleza Inc · Peter Alfond Foundation · Puerto Rico Community Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About World Central Kitchen Inc
- How much does World Central Kitchen Inc give?
- World Central Kitchen Inc reported 3 itemized grants totaling $330,000, out of $22,489,641 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 38 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does World Central Kitchen Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (38%), Public Safety & Disaster (30%), Community Improvement (12%).
- Who are World Central Kitchen Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Ministerio Buen Samaritano Marc Marcos a Rivera Cordova Inc ($525k), Building Markets Ltd ($280k), American Near East Refugee Aid ($250k).
- Does World Central Kitchen Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as World Central Kitchen Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hispanic Federation Inc, Para la Naturaleza Inc, Peter Alfond Foundation.
- Where is World Central Kitchen Inc based?
- World Central Kitchen Inc is based in DC.
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