World Food Program USA
The American fundraising arm of the United Nations World Food Programme, supporting global emergency food assistance and long-term food security programs.
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IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · Updated 2026-02-28
Recent Coverage
More coverageLast Day to Apply: The $1 Million Creator Fund Closes Tonight
WYDE Weekly: EAT's $1 million clipping fund closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Plus 33 countries on stockpiling food, WFP's Gaza cuts, a prank that became a $605,350 GoFundMe, $200 million for Boston Children's and the $6.3 billion Binance hack.
Oct 31, 2026 · 8 min read
Food PolicyThe US Says Stockpile Food. It Still Has No Plan for Its $720 Million to Fight Global Hunger
Washington, London and Tokyo tell households to stock up, and the Pentagon wants bases that can run 90 days alone. The $720 million Congress set aside to fight global hunger still has no published plan.
Oct 30, 2026 · 4 min read
Food PolicyWFP Cuts Gaza Food Aid as 500,000 People Lose Access
The World Food Programme said on 19 October 2026 that it cut monthly food aid in Gaza from 1.6 million people to 1.1 million and needs $450 million for Gaza and the West Bank through March 2027.
Oct 24, 2026 · 3 min read
Crypto & DeFiCircle Foundation Funds UN Aid Agencies to Test Stablecoin Payments in Crisis Zones
The Circle Foundation is funding the UN Development Programme and the World Food Programme to move humanitarian aid onto regulated stablecoins, cutting the cost and delay of getting money to people in Syria, Haiti, Guatemala, and The Gambia.
Sep 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Food PolicyFamine Risk Flagged in Three Countries as Food Aid Heads for a 44.5% Drop, a New Global Report Finds
The Global Report on Food Crises 2026 mid-year update flags Risk of Famine in Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan as food aid and humanitarian funding fall to decade lows.
Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Food PolicyCongo and M23 Agree a Roadmap for Peace Talks After Five Days in Switzerland
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23-led rebel alliance left five days of Swiss-mediated talks with a sequenced roadmap for negotiations, a ceasefire-reporting method, and a verification mission due Monday in Minembwe, even as both sides trade accusations of violations.
Sep 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Food PolicyA Record 907 Aid Workers Were Killed, Injured or Kidnapped in 2025 as Armed Drones Spread
The UN released the Aid Worker Security Database count on World Humanitarian Day. Gaza was the deadliest place for humanitarian staff for a third straight year, with 186 killed, and the total rose even as deaths fell.
Aug 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Food PolicyShakira and Howard Buffett Commit $1.25 Million and 10 Rebuilt Schools to Colombia's Chocó After the Earthquake
Nearly 200 schools reported damage from the August 10 quake. Shakira, Live Nation, the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund and CAF put up the first $1.25 million, and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation is funding 10 more schools on top of it.
Aug 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Food PolicyThe 60-Day US-Iran Memorandum Expires With No Deal as Iran Says It Agreed a Hormuz Route Map With Oman
Monday marked 60 days since the June signing. Tanker crossings through the Strait of Hormuz fell to three on August 16 against roughly 130 a day before the war, and CENTCOM says it has redirected 64 commercial vessels under the blockade.
Aug 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Food PolicyA 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake on Indonesia's Flores Island Kills 48 as 5,000 Evacuees Wait for Food and Water
Indonesia's disaster agency counts 101 injured, 914 houses severely damaged and 341 aftershocks. The province is moving to declare a 14 day emergency as survivors on hillsides ask for food, medicine and clean water.
Aug 17, 2026 · 3 min read
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Data: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · Last updated 2026-02-28