World Cocoa Foundation
An international alliance of the cocoa and chocolate sector that aligns companies, governments, and partners around shared standards, traceability, and one collective voice to build a stable and sustainable cocoa supply.
Financial profile
World Cocoa Foundation · EIN 54-1715875 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $6,740,390 | $6,698,562 | $6,465,430 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $6,840,007 | $6,369,722 | $6,423,602 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $7,040,481 | $6,507,821 | $5,953,317 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $7,174,640 | $7,666,830 | $5,420,657 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $7,669,069 | $11,730,070 | $5,912,847 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $7,169,022 | $10,746,604 | $18,090,354 | Dec 2015 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies World Cocoa Foundation is read alongside.
WFPF
World Food Prize Foundation
A Des Moines foundation carrying Norman Borlaug's legacy by awarding the World Food Prize, convening on food…
50 companies named
CFHF
Conservation, Food and Health Foundation
A seed funder for the developing world, backing early stage conservation, sustainable food, and public health…
IDFA
International Dairy Foods Association
The trade association for the dairy foods industry, representing processors and manufacturers of milk…
34 companies named
SFA
Specialty Food Association
The trade association for the specialty food industry, connecting makers, importers, and retailers through…
16 companies named
GF
Gaia Fund
A San Francisco family foundation, active since 1995, funding sustainable agriculture, effective democracy…
Who backs WCF
Every company World Cocoa Foundation names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Cargill | Meeting sponsor | AAAP AMSA AOCS CCC GHCC +3 |
| Mars | Meeting sponsor | AAOHN AWWA A CTA IPP +3 |
| Nestlé | Meeting sponsor | ACOG ASN DI IAFP WIC |
| Hershey | Meeting sponsor | AOCS NAMA |
| Barry Callebaut | Meeting sponsor | CI |
| Federated Commodities Limited | Meeting sponsor | Only World Cocoa Foundation, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
2027 World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. Partnership Meeting sponsors only (Accra, 2027). Membership roster not recorded.
Who backs World Cocoa Foundation's peers, but not World Cocoa Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of World Cocoa Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in World Cocoa Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | WFPF | IDFA | SFA | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06_Novonesis_Logo_Wordmark_Static_Moss_CMYK | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| 1.-MAIN-QAD_Redzone_Logo-2 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| ADM | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Advanced-Process-Technologies | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Aksu | Presenting Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Alliant Energy | President Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| amcor-350wideforForum | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| americold_logo | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Anderson Erickson Dairy Co. | Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Arena-2027 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Baker-Tilly | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Bank-of-America | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Bankers Trust | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| BASF | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Bayer | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Bill.com | Presenting Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| BMO | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Bruce W. Gerleman Jethro's BBQ | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Bush's Best | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Casey's | Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Chevron | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Chobani | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| CoBank | Borlaug Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Compeer-Financial | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Corteva agriscience | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| CVA Central Valley Ag Group | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Dentons | President Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Ecolab | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Elanco | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Elmhurst | Presenting Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Elopak | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Ever.Ag_ | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Evergreen_Sub-Brand_FINAL | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| FAIRE | Presenting Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Fareway Stores, Inc. | Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Farm Bureau Financial Services | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Farm-Credit | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Farmer Mac | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| FarmersEdge | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Food Trade News | Affiliate Organizations | 1 of 3 | ||
| Global-Dairy-Trade | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Grgich Hills | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Grow Indigo | President Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Harry-Davis-Company | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Hormel Foods | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Hydrite | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| HyVee | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| IFF-1 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| infor | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Iowa Savings Bank | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| John Deere | Borlaug Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Kemin | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Kerry | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Koltiv | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| KraneShares | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Kwik Trip | President Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| MADCAP | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Mercedes-Benz of Des Moines | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| MidAmerican Energy | President Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| miura-logo | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| MMIT Business Solutions Group | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Mosaic | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Nation's Restaurant News | Affiliate Organizations | 1 of 3 | ||
| Nelson-Jameson | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Neumann Brothers | President Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Niman Ranch | Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| NIQ | Presenting Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Novolex | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| OCP North America | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Oracle NetSuite | Presenting Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Perficut | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Pivot Bio | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Prairie Meadows Casino Racetrack Hotel | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Principal Financial Group | President Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| ProAmpac | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Rabobank | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Redzone | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| RSM | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| RUAN | Borlaug Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Separators | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Stine | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Studio Iowa | President Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Sukup | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Supermarket News | Affiliate Organizations | 1 of 3 | ||
| Supermarket Perimeter | Affiliate Organizations | 1 of 3 | ||
| Syngenta | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Tetra-Pak | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| The Waldinger Corporation | President Circle Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| The_Monument_Group_Logo_Color_004 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Tootsi Impex | Presenting Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Total Food Service | Affiliate Organizations | 1 of 3 | ||
| U.S. Erectors | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| UNFI | Presenting Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Universal Marketing | Presenting Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| vori | Presenting Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Wells-Fargo | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Willis Automotive | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Wisecode | Presenting Sponsors | 1 of 3 |
The outside view
An international alliance of the cocoa and chocolate sector that aligns companies, governments, and partners around shared standards, traceability, and one collective voice to build a stable and sustainable cocoa supply.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The League
Far-flung, and stronger for it.
The League is a federation of many, where the value lives in the connections between its members and chapters. Its gift is reach and resilience, its challenge is holding a shared identity across all its parts.
Also reads toward The Movement and The Parliament.
Strengths
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