ALLFED

What ALLFED does

ALLFED (Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and policy organization founded in 2017, headquartered in Lafayette, Colorado, with parallel entities in the UK (Blackpool, Charity #1201536) and Australia, and research ties to the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. Its mission is to build resilience to global catastrophic food system failure—events such as large volcanic eruptions, nuclear winter, super-pandemics, or global catastrophic infrastructure loss that could deplete 5% or more of global calorie output. The organization operates a portfolio of knowledge products and engineering pilot projects rather than commercial offerings: a Resilient Foods Database (web platform cataloging alternative foods including seaweed, leaf protein concentrate, single-cell proteins, and wood-derived foods), country-specific Policy Reports (notably for Argentina and the Philippines on Abrupt Sunlight Reduction Scenarios), peer-reviewed Research Publications, and hands-on Pilot Projects covering wood gasification for decentralized electricity, novel wood chippers, low-cost tensile testing jigs for seaweed aquaculture (CAD 20), household oven-to-wood-stove conversions, leaf protein concentrate processing, and crop growth experiments under simulated nuclear winter conditions at Penn State.

ALLFED generates no commercial revenue; it is funded entirely by charitable donations processed through Every.org and Giving What We Can, including one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations, donor-advised fund grants, IRA qualified charitable distributions, stock, and cryptocurrency. All research, policy recommendations, and technical designs are provided free of charge to governments, industry, researchers, and the public. The go-to-market motion is community-led, building alliances with governments (Argentina, Philippines, Australia), policy experts, researchers, NGOs, industry, and international bodies (NASA, UNDRR, IFPRI) to drive adoption of resilient food preparedness strategies. Its distribution is exclusively digital—free website downloads, newsletter, and direct policy engagement. Customers/users span four segments: governments and policymakers (primary), industry and private sector (primary), researchers and academia, and donors/supporters. Key personnel include Director and co-founder Dr. David Denkenberger (Associate Professor at the University of Canterbury; 155+ publications, 5,900+ citations, h-index 39) and co-founder Ray Taylor, who stepped back from active operations in 2022.

Name

ALLFED

Legal name

ALLFED Institute

Website

https://allfed.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ALLFED is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization developing resilient food solutions for global catastrophes that could reduce calorie output by 5% or more, serving governments, policymakers, and researchers through research, policy reports, and pilot projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Resilience Research and Policy

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAKAH

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

SECONDARYBPAGALAD

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

SECONDARYBPADAJAH

Resilient Livelihoods & Climate-Smart Food Security

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Food Security & Nutrition Programs

Keywords

• Food resilience research
• Catastrophic risk policy
• Alternative food solutions
• Nuclear winter preparedness
• Global food security

Headquarters

HQ city

Lafayette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: ALLFED is a nonprofit organization that operates primarily through charitable donations. They accept one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations, donor advised fund grants, IRA qualified charitable distributions, stock donations, and cryptocurrency donations. Donations are processed through third-party platforms like Every.org and Giving What We Can.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ALLFED is a nonprofit research and policy organization that develops, models, and disseminates cost-effective resilient food solutions (including seaweed, leaf protein concentrate, single-cell proteins, greenhouses, and wood-based foods) to help governments, industry, and communities prepare for global catastrophic food system failures. Its portfolio includes a Resilient Foods Database, country-specific policy reports, hands-on pilot projects, and peer-reviewed research publications, all provided at no cost to users.

Product overview

ALLFED (Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters) is a nonprofit research organization that operates as a unified portfolio of research initiatives and knowledge products rather than a commercial software platform. The core offering consists of the Resilient Foods Database (a web-based platform cataloging alternative food solutions for global catastrophes), complemented by Policy Reports providing country-specific preparedness recommendations, Pilot Projects conducting hands-on engineering experiments, and a repository of Peer-Reviewed Research Publications. ALLFED also operates a Volunteer Program enabling global participation in food system resilience work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resilient Foods Database A comprehensive database and web platform cataloging resilient food solutions for catastrophic scenarios, including greenhouses, food produced from wood or leaves, seaweed, and single-cell proteins. Free for governments, organizations, researchers, and the public.
• Policy Reports Tailored policy recommendations and country-specific reports (including Argentina and Latin America) addressing food system resilience against Abrupt Sunlight Reduction Scenarios (ASRS) and other catastrophic risks. Provided free to governments and policymakers.
• ALLFED Pilot Projects Hands-on engineering and agricultural experiments testing practical resilient food solutions including wood gasification for electricity, seaweed farming, leaf protein concentrate production, and crop testing under nuclear winter conditions. Outputs feed into research and policy recommendations.
• Research Publications and Reports Peer-reviewed and pre-print academic publications covering Global Catastrophic Food Failure (GCFF), nuclear winter crop yields, AMOC collapse impacts, cereal price modeling, and psychological resilience frameworks. Available free of charge.
• Volunteer Program Flexible remote volunteering opportunities across research, communications, operations, and policy areas, with established onboarding processes and project management systems engaging global participants in food system resilience work.

Quantifiable outcome

• Wood gasification systems could power critical services like water sanitation, meeting up to 4% of global electricity demand
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALTERcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a global collaboration partner in ALLFED's network of organizations working on food system resilience.
• Argentinian GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating on food security policy planning for Abrupt Sunlight Reduction Scenarios, including published policy reports.
• Australian National University (ANU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration partner in ALLFED's global network.
• Australian GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner in ALLFED's collaboration network.
• Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner at University of Cambridge working on existential risk research.
• Effective Altruism Foundation (EEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting effective altruism approaches to global catastrophic risk.
• Future of Humanity InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOxford-based institute focused on existential risk, listed as a global collaboration partner.
• Global Catastrophic Risk Institute (GCRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization focused on global catastrophic risks.
• Global ShieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in climate and disaster risk cooperation.
• Islands for the Future of HumanityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in ALLFED's global collaboration network.
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading food policy research organization in ALLFED's partnership network.
• NASAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpace agency collaboration partner in ALLFED's network.
• Orca SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in ALLFED's collaboration network.
• Oxford Biosecurity GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner focused on biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.
• Penn State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner, including crop growth experiments under nuclear winter conditions.
• Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman research institute focused on climate research, partner in ALLFED's network.
• Princeton UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in ALLFED's global collaboration network.
• Rutgers UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in ALLFED's research collaboration network.
• Stanford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in ALLFED's collaboration network.
• Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental research institute partner in ALLFED's network.
• UNDRRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, key UN partner for disaster preparedness.
• University of EdinburghcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in ALLFED's research network.
• University of OxfordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome to Future of Humanity Institute and other key collaborators, primary academic partner.
• Philippines GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for food security and resilience planning.
• Western UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome to Joshua Pearce at Thompson Centre for Engineering Leadership & Innovation, key research collaborator.
• Every.orgcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDonations processing platform that handles donations to ALLFED without charging platform fees.
• Giving What We CancoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCharity evaluation platform that processes donations to ALLFED, enabling tax-deductible giving in multiple countries.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Global Catastrophic Risk Institute (GCRI): A nonprofit research institute focused on reducing global catastrophic risks — directly comparable mission and structure to ALLFED, and listed as one of ALLFED's core global collaboration partners.
• Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER): University of Cambridge-based research centre studying existential risks, including food-system risks. Listed as a core academic partner of ALLFED and shares the existential-risk research mandate.
• Future of Humanity Institute: Oxford-based multidisciplinary research institute studying existential risks and the long-term future of humanity. Listed as a core partner of ALLFED and operates in the same GCR research niche.
• Rethink Priorities: EA-aligned research organization investigating high-impact cause areas including global catastrophic risks. Operates with a similar small-team, research-driven nonprofit model as ALLFED.
• Future of Life Institute: Nonprofit working to reduce extreme risks from transformative technologies, with a strong global catastrophic risk focus. Comparable mission scope and EA-aligned funder base to ALLFED.

Broad incumbents

• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): Larger, established CGIAR-affiliated research institute focused on food policy. Listed as a core partner of ALLFED and overlaps on food-security research, though its scope is much broader and not catastrophe-specific.
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): UN specialized agency leading international efforts to defeat hunger. Adjacent to ALLFED's mission of global food security but operates at vastly greater scale and scope, and is the default global convener on food resilience.
• World Food Programme (WFP): The UN's frontline food-assistance agency addressing hunger and food emergencies. Far larger than ALLFED but operates in an adjacent food-security/resilience space and is a natural partner for catastrophe-food response.

Emerging players

• Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI): Independent research organization working on environment and sustainable development, including food-system resilience. Listed as a core partner of ALLFED and overlaps on catastrophe/climate-food research.
• Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK): German research institute studying climate impacts on food systems and other global risks. Listed as a core partner of ALLFED and shares the catastrophe/climate-food research agenda, though from a climate-science rather than food-policy angle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/allfedinfo
• Instagraminstagram.com/allfed_info
• Xx.com/ALLFEDALLIANCE

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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