About World Central Kitchen
WCK is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
Focus Areas
Emergency food reliefDisaster reliefHumanitarian aidClimate responseFood securityCommunity recovery
Who They Fund
disaster-affected individuals and householdscommunities impacted by emergenciesevacuees and displaced persons
Funding Style
rapid-response fundingshort-term/emergency grantsdirect service support
About World Central Kitchen
World Central Kitchen Inc concentrates on emergency food relief, and its recent grants show a repeat pattern of funding the same local responders across 2023 and 2024. The largest award in the list was $500,000 to Ministerio Buen Samaritano in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, in both years, indicating sustained support for emergency relief work. Other sizable awards went to The Wayuu Taya Foundation in Riverview, Florida, and Bokitas Foundation Inc. in Coral Gables, Florida, each at $100,000 in 2023 and 2024. The grant list also includes Yachtaid Global in Cardiff, California, at $55,000 in both years. Much of the giving in the sample is directed to Puerto Rico-based organizations, with recurring support for food and relief groups such as Hidrorganica Inc., Haser Inc., and Hacienda Maria Luisa Inc. The foundation’s grant pattern fits its stated role of responding to humanitarian, climate, and community crises through meals and direct emergency support.
What World Central Kitchen Funds
In Puerto Rico, World Central Kitchen Inc backed a cluster of food and recovery organizations with repeated emergency-relief grants. Hacienda Jaicoa in Moca received $20,000 in 2023 and again in 2024, while Wonderens Foods in Mayaguez received the same amount in both years. Hidrorganica Inc. in San Juan and La Tres Once Inc. in Sabana Hoyos each also received $20,000 in both years. The foundation’s emergency-response work extends beyond Puerto Rico as well. Sejah Farm of the VI in Kingshill, Virgin Islands, received $19,940 in 2023 and 2024, and Di Amalfi Pr LLC in Mayaguez was funded at $19,890 in both years. Finca Brutal in San Sebastian and Terra Viva Farm LLC in Morovis each appear in consecutive years too, reinforcing a pattern of short-term support for recurring partners working on food and recovery needs.
How World Central Kitchen Gives
The grant size profile is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $19,890, and the 75th percentile is $20,000. That points to many awards near the $20,000 level, with a smaller set of larger emergency-relief grants. The same recipients often appear in both 2023 and 2024, which suggests recurring support rather than isolated one-time awards. The foundation is a nonprofit public charity rather than a family foundation or DAF, and it does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. The recent awards are described as emergency relief, consistent with rapid-response, short-term funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.4M
Total Assets
$221.6M
Total Revenue
$327.8M
Total Expenses
$299.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $20K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in PR.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ERIN GORE
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