Food For The Poor - Fundraising

Fundraising

Food For The Poor aids the poor through donations of money and supplies, often from the United States and Europe. Clergy and lay people go on trips in such regions to ask for donations. A vast majority of the organization's revenue is from donated goods.

In 2008, 97.7% of all donations to FFP went directly to programs that help the poor. Accordingly, Charity Navigator awards FFP its highest rating for fiscal efficiency, listing its 2008 organizational efficiency rating to include program expenses of 97.7%, administrative expenses of 0.5% and fund raising expenses of 1.6%. By way of comparison, a lower rated organization, the American Red Cross has an organizational efficiency rating which includes program expenses of 90.%, administrative expenses of 5.9% and fund raising expenses of 3.9%.