Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Endorsed
Overall weighted support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 6

GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE

Overview

The Good Food Institute (GFI) accelerates alternative protein innovation with the goal of reducing the carbon footprint of global food production to zero. They are accomplishing this through fostering scientific innovation, influencing government policy and engaging corporations in the development and production of plant-based and cultivated meat offerings.

They have been instrumental in supporting industry advances, including a world first cultivated meat sale approval in Singapore and have funded groundbreaking projects that supported the work of hundreds of researchers on five continents.

Animal Charity Evaluators have consistently named GFI as one of their top charities, evidencing the calibre of expertise they possess and their growth to influence alternative meat adoption globally.

Source: Giving is Great

Mission:

To accelerate alternative protein innovation with the objective of reducing the carbon footprint of food production

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity is endorsed by respected charity impact evaluators
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost	Assets
31/12/22	$15,833,279	$22,760,706	-$6,927,427		$44,870,240
31/12/21	$43,468,835	$17,034,589	$26,434,246		$54,499,498
31/12/20	$18,923,594	$13,273,604	$5,649,990		$27,615,470
31/12/19	$21,598,428	$8,894,304	$12,704,124	$791,764	$22,067,451
31/12/18	$8,359,313	$5,802,323	$2,556,990	$503,810	$9,358,216
31/12/17	$5,291,596	$1,316,150	$3,975,446		$6,877,724
31/12/16	$3,590,781	$688,503	$2,902,278	$71,052

Comment: GFI has been reporting a large surplus of income over spending but their policy is to prefund their programmes. In practice this should mean that spending in any one year is similar to income in the preceding year.

Source: Giving is Great

gfi.org

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What it does

Good Food Institute are developing the roadmap for a sustainable, secure, and just protein supply. They identify the most effective solutions, mobilise resources and talent, and empower partners across the food system to make alternative proteins accessible, affordable, and delicious.

GiG Classification

Land or water management

Who supports them? ?

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Not for Profit registered in USA, number: US81-0840578

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