World Food Prize Foundation
A Des Moines foundation carrying Norman Borlaug's legacy by awarding the World Food Prize, convening on food security, and mobilizing a global youth community to feed a hungry world.
Financial profile
World Food Prize Foundation · EIN 42-1356715 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $4,550,498 | $6,635,225 | $57,863,440 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $6,371,563 | $5,634,351 | $56,637,022 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $6,192,203 | $4,613,675 | $70,329,188 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $4,518,668 | $3,638,579 | $68,918,135 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $5,724,333 | $6,747,078 | $66,972,734 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $7,262,945 | $4,998,432 | $55,188,470 | 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 Food Prize Foundation is read alongside.
CFHF
Conservation, Food and Health Foundation
A seed funder for the developing world, backing early stage conservation, sustainable food, and public health…
WCF
World Cocoa Foundation
An international alliance of the cocoa and chocolate sector that aligns companies, governments, and partners…
6 companies named
WAF
Warren Alpert Foundation
A foundation that honors the world's foremost biomedical scientists through an annual prize awarded with…
TF
TomKat Foundation
A founders' foundation channeling private wealth into a linked agenda of clean energy, sustainable food, and…
WPF
World Peace Foundation
A century old endowed foundation, now a research center at the Fletcher School, that redefines peace through…
Who backs WFPF
Every company World Food Prize 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ADM | Foundation donor | ACI AMSA AOCS ASA BA +3 |
| BASF | Foundation donor | AAPS ACI ASA A CAST +3 |
| Bayer | Foundation donor | AMCP AAAAI AAFP AAN AAPA +3 |
| Cargill | Foundation donor | AAAP AMSA AOCS CCC GHCC +3 |
| Chevron | Foundation donor | ASCC A AWB CCC CCC +3 |
| CoBank | Foundation donor | AAI ARA AREAC AFBF FRWA +3 |
| Corteva agriscience | Foundation donor | ARA ASA ASA A ES +3 |
| Dentons | Foundation donor | AAFA ACB AHLA CLI CA +3 |
| HyVee | Foundation donor | ECACC FACC GTPTC NCCI RACC +3 |
| John Deere | Foundation donor | ARA AFBF APHA ARTBA ASABE +3 |
| Syngenta | Foundation donor | AFBF ASA ASFMR ASA CAST +3 |
| Mosaic | Foundation donor | AWMA AIF APBA CCC EEI +2 |
| MidAmerican Energy | Foundation donor | GICI ILC QCC SCC SDCCI |
| Alliant Energy | Foundation donor | GDMP GICI GMCC ILC |
| Kemin | Foundation donor | ADSA AMSA ARPAS ASAS |
| Farm Bureau Financial Services | Foundation donor | AFBF NMCC NACC |
| Principal Financial Group | Foundation donor | ISVMA IFEBP RSNA |
| The Waldinger Corporation | Foundation donor | GDMP IHA SJACC |
| Chobani | Foundation donor | IAFP NACS |
| Fareway Stores, Inc. | Foundation donor | GDMP IGA |
| Farmer Mac | Foundation donor | ABA ICBA |
| Kwik Trip | Foundation donor | ECACC IMTA |
| Pivot Bio | Foundation donor | NASDA NAWG |
| Anderson Erickson Dairy Co. | Foundation donor | GDMP |
| Bankers Trust | Foundation donor | ACC |
| Casey's | Foundation donor | MCCC |
| Hormel Foods | Foundation donor | IFDA |
| Neumann Brothers | Foundation donor | GDMP |
| OCP North America | Foundation donor | ASA |
| Sukup | Foundation donor | ASABE |
| Willis Automotive | Foundation donor | GDMP |
| Bruce W. Gerleman Jethro's BBQ | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Bush's Best | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| CVA Central Valley Ag Group | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| FarmersEdge | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Grgich Hills | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Grow Indigo | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Iowa Savings Bank | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Koltiv | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| KraneShares | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Mercedes-Benz of Des Moines | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| MMIT Business Solutions Group | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Niman Ranch | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Perficut | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Prairie Meadows Casino Racetrack Hotel | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| RUAN | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Stine | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| Studio Iowa | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
| U.S. Erectors | Foundation donor | Only World Food Prize Foundation, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
World Food Prize Foundation donors (2025 donor page). Read September 28, 2026. Donor recognition graphic (2025_Sponsor_Page image) read from the image; only companies kept. Government bodies, associations, universities, foundations, nonprofits and individuals omitted.
Who backs World Food Prize Foundation's peers, but not World Food Prize Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of World Food Prize Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in World Food Prize Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | WCF | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Callebaut | Silver | 1 of 1 |
| Federated Commodities Limited | Bronze | 1 of 1 |
| Hershey | Gold | 1 of 1 |
| Mars | Bronze | 1 of 1 |
| Nestlé | Silver | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A Des Moines foundation carrying Norman Borlaug's legacy by awarding the World Food Prize, convening on food security, and mobilizing a global youth community to feed a hungry world.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Movement and The Frontier.
Strengths
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