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AFRITHRIVE INC

AFRITHRIVE INC (Maryland) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,277,574 to it, the largest being EUGENE & AGNES E MEYER FOUNDATION ($382,250). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$1.1M
Funders on record
23
Grants received
$1.3M
Net assets
$221k
14/23 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 62%
01What it does

What Afrithrive Inc does

Mission

AfriThrive, Inc; provides mobile food pantry and skilled training programs. It strives to build vibrant and thriving African immigrants and minority families through access to nutritious, culturally appropriate food, skills development, and economic opportunities

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. AfriThrives flagship Healthy Food & Equity Initiative continues to advance food justice by increasing access to culturally appropriate, nutritious foods for immigrant and underserved families across Montgomery, Prince Georges, and Baltimore Counties. In 2024, the program distributed over 400 thousand pounds of fresh produce and culturally relevant foods, serving more than 15,000 residents annually through weekly distributions and community-based partnerships. The programs Food as Medicine component expanded through partnerships with health providers and local agencies, integrating nutrition education with chronic disease prevention. Over 120 families participated in hands-on cooking classes, culturally relevant nutrition workshops, and SNAP enrollment assistance. This holistic approach addresses food insecurity, supports preventive health, and empowers families to make informed food choices rooted in culture and community.

    $809,623 spent
    93% of program spending
  2. URBAN FARM & COMMUNITY GARDENING: AfriThrives Cultural Farm and Community Gardening Initiative grew significantly in 2024, advancing sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty through experiential education and production of African heritage crops. Its farm in Poolesville, MD produced thousands of pounds of vegetablesincluding spider flower, amaranth, and African kaleshared across our food access sites and local markets. The farm hosted over 250 community members, students, and emerging farmers for immersive training in regenerative agriculture, composting, and climate-smart farming practices. In partnerships with schools and organizations, AfriThrive expanded its Youth Changemakers in Agriculture and Garden-to-Classroom programs, teaching sustainable farming, entrepreneurship, and environmental stewardship across three counties. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT:Reached 60 Youths in Montgomery, Prince Geroges & Baltimore Counties. BALOZI ADVOCACY & COMMUNITY:300 Resident

    $58,957 spent
    7% of program spending
  3. Wages, Other Program Expenses and Equipment Rental and Maintenace Expenses incurred to run AfriThrives programs

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $868,580.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20202020 Revenue 100 ($208k) Expenses 100 ($179k) Net assets 100 ($41k)2021 Revenue 349 ($727k) Expenses 344 ($615k) Net assets 562 ($228k)2022 Revenue 467 ($972k) Expenses 581 ($1.0M) Net assets 398 ($162k)2023 Revenue 290 ($603k) Expenses 363 ($648k) Net assets 286 ($116k)2024 Revenue 547 ($1.1M) Expenses 578 ($1.0M) Net assets 544 ($221k)
20202021202220232024
Revenue (547)Expenses (578)Net assets (544)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $116k to $907k (+681%).

$41k
$228k
$162k
$116k
$907k
20202021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2020 3% · 2021 4% · 2022 11% · 2023 22%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

100% of AFRITHRIVE INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (61% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 4,434 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.

$29k
’20
$112k
’21
−$66k
’22
−$45k
’23
$104k
’24
1.7
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Truphena Choti

President & CEO

Board chair

Kefa Otiso

Chair of the baord

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

20202021202220232024
Listed911999
Joined·+3+0+0+0
No longer listed·1200
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $46k → $373k.

7 of 23 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 23% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of AFRITHRIVE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

AFRITHRIVE INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 30% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left

50% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AFRITHRIVE INC.

30%
largest funder
48%
top three
~8
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 87% · 2021 63% · 2022 34% · 2023 26% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

50% of AFRITHRIVE INC's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 61% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

AFRITHRIVE INC draws 80% of its grant income from funders outside Maryland, across 4 states in all.

PA
VA
MD
DC

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’21
’22
’23
Maryland out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $299k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

AFRITHRIVE INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 4,203 community improvement nonprofits its size.

Operating margin9% · above the median
Months of reserve1.7mo · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)53% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,203 community improvement nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024

Government funding AFRITHRIVE INC receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $890k on record — $740k federal, $150k state.

Federal$740k
grants $740kcontracts $0
23
24
Top agencies
  • Department of Agriculture$740k
State$150k
Top programs
  • Grant$150k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

84% of spending goes to programs.

Program 84%Management 13%Fundraising 3%

Governance

9
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MD

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Questions and answers

Who funds AFRITHRIVE INC?
AFRITHRIVE INC (Maryland) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,277,574 to it, the largest being EUGENE & AGNES E MEYER FOUNDATION ($382,250). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does AFRITHRIVE INC have?
IRS filings report 23 organizations giving $1,277,574 in grants to AFRITHRIVE INC, 14 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of AFRITHRIVE INC?
EUGENE & AGNES E MEYER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $382,250 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like AFRITHRIVE INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 23 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing