666 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Suite 302, Washington, DC 20003
Phone 202-547-9359 | Fax 202-547-9429 | Email office@centerforfoodsafety.org
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2004 |
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| Income | $726,056.00 | |
| Expenditures | $1,330,152.00 | |
| End-Of-Year Net Worth | $390,138.00 | |
| Tax Status | 501(c)3 | |
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Selected Grants |
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| Park Foundation | |
| Grant | $25,000.00 in 2001 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | Campaign against genetically engineered fish. |
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| Park Foundation | |
| Grant | $25,000.00 in 2003 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | For the Genetically Engineered Fish & Sustainable Aquaculture Project |
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| Patagonia, Inc. | |
| Grant | $25,000.00 in 2001 |
| Source | Company Website |
| Details | To curtail our current industrial agricultural production system and promote sustainable agriculture alternatives. We made this grant to support the group's legal actions and grassroots organizing against genetically engineered foods. |
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| John Merck Fund | |
| Grant | $97,500.00 in 1999 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | Purpose: 1) To support the Center for Food Safety's legal actions against the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug administration for failures to address adequately public health and ecological concerns stemming from bringing genetically engineered products into the food supply; and 2) to represent the public interest position challenging whether private corporations can hold patents on plant life, in the context of a landmark lawsuit that could have major implications for the genetic engineering industry, and hence for the future of agriculture. This grant was made via the International Center for Technology Assessment |
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| Foundation for Deep Ecology | |
| Grant | $120,000.00 in 2001 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | Raise public awareness about the detrimental effects of industrial agriculture and promote sustainable and ecological agricultural alternatives |
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Top Funders and Grantees |
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| Funding From Foundations & Corporations | Total Donated | Time Frame | |
| Foundation for Deep Ecology | $1,369,580.00 | 1996 – 2001 | |
| John Merck Fund | $730,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 | |
| Marisla Foundation | $100,000.00 | 2000 – 2004 | |
| David H. Smith Foundation | $100,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 | |
| Changing Horizons Fund | $65,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 | |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | $65,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 | |
| Park Foundation | $50,000.00 | 2001 – 2003 | |
| David & Lucile Packard Foundation | $50,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 | |
| Harold K. Hochschild Foundation | $35,000.00 | 1996 – 1996 | |
| Alida R. Messinger Charitable Lead Trust | $35,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 | |
| Bellona USA Foundation | $25,890.00 | 1996 – 1996 | |
| Patagonia, Inc. | $25,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 | |
| Vervane, Inc. | $20,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 | |
| Berman Family Foundation | $10,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 | |
| ZZYZX Foundation | $7,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 | |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare | $5,000.00 | 1996 – 1996 | |
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| Funding From Other Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame | |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center
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$60,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 | |
| International Center for Technology Assessment
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$15,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 | |
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Foundations listed on ActivistCash.com may provide funding to a wider variety of nonprofit groups than those profiled here. This website focuses on activist groups that concentrate on food- and beverage-related issues.
