Food & Water Action Fund
Food & Water Action Fund's network
6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolph Reed | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Craig Merrilees | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daniele Gerard | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mary Ricci | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Wenonah Hauter | Funder & Executive Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Zephyr Teachout | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Caland Barney | Chief Operations Officer | since 2024 |
| Emily Wurth | Managing Director of Organizing | since 2024 |
| Mark Schlosberg | Managing Director of Public Affairs | since 2024 |
| Mitchell Jones | Deputy Director of Food and Water Action | since 2024 |
| Tamara Tripp | Managing Director of Philanthropy | since 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenonah Hauter | Funder & Executive Director | 3.9 | $0 | $226k | $37k |
| Mary Ricci | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Daniele Gerard | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Craig Merrilees | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Adolph Reed | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Zephyr Teachout | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Caland Barney | Chief Operations Officer | 0.87 | $0 | $173k | $33k |
| Tamara Tripp | Managing Dir.of Philanthropy | 0.43 | $0 | $174k | $32k |
| Emily Wurth | Managing Dir.of Organizing | 2.6 | $0 | $171k | $32k |
| Mitchell Jones | Deputy Dir. of Food & Water Action | 6.9 | $0 | $165k | $30k |
| Mark Schlosberg | Managing Dir.of Public Affairs | 2.2 | $0 | $165k | $29k |
Colorado roster
10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253033551). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Wenonah Hauter | Chair |
| Wenonah Hauter | Executive Director |
| Caland Barney | COO/Acting CFO |
| Craig Merrilees | Secretary |
| Tamara Tripp | Managing Director of Individual Philanthropy |
| Mary Ricci | Treasurer |
| Mitch Jones | Deputy Director |
| Caland Barney | |
| Emily Wurth | National Organizing Director |
| Mark Schlosberg | Managing Director of Public Affairs |
About
- Legal name
- Food & Water Action Fund
- EIN
- 320160436
- Address
- 1616 P St Nw Ste 300, Washington, DC, 20036-1408
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Food & water action fund (fwa) supports the education work of food & water watch. Fwa lobbies and advocates for common sense policies that result in healthy safe food, access to safe and affordable drinking water and a liveable climate. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C01 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Wenonah Hauter (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCraig Merrilees
≥8years on the filingsMary Ricci
≥8years on the filingsWenonah Hauter
≥6years on the filingsAdolph Reed
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2m
- Total liabilities
- $858k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.6m
- Program service revenue
- $141k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 1,385
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.7m | $4.4m | $330k |
| 2023 | $1.3m | $1m | $288k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Food & Water Action Fund likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 21 September 2005
- Registered agent
- Registered Agents Inc (city and state not held)