Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength reported $89.9 million in revenue and $83.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $58.73 went to program services, $9.55 to management and general costs and $31.72 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $742,340 (Founder, Executive Chair, Director). 121 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 44% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $84MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $90MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 58.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 31.7% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.30 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.5% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $742,340 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.89% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 121 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.2 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseToday 14 million kids live in families that struggle with hunger. Share Our Strength is the only national nonprofit dedicated to ending child hunger in America. For over 40 years, we have been guided by one clear vision-to create an equitable nation where all children, families and communities have the nutrition and resources they need to thrive. We work to reduce child hunger by: providing grants for child nutrition programs; advocating for strong federal and state nutrition programs; providing technical, outreach, and regulatory guidance; and hosting opportunities for nutrition leaders to…
Nutrition benefits programs like SNAP are our nation's critical line of defense against hunger, providing stability and security to families during times of hardship. Share Our Strength works to make sure that accessing federal nutrition benefits is a seamless easy-to-understand process for all families and that state agencies have the technology and practices in place to process applications efficiently to make this a reality. We provided grant and technical support to help state agencies modernize their SNAP systems through improved data sharing, stronger inter-agency collaboration, and…
Share Our Strength is the only national organization supporting and convening skilled and committed partners to build a family economic mobility movement in America. Drawing on 40 years of expertise in the food security and poverty spaces, we are advancing strategies that will bolster the family economic stability of a very key caregiver group in our nation that is heavily impacted by food insecurity-single mothers. To prevent hunger, we advanced solutions that improve single mothers' economic mobility. Working with and supporting more than 30 partners nationwide, we: secured $2.6 billion in…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder, Executive Chair, Director Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $699,577 | $0 | $42,763 | $742,340 |
| CEO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $456,259 | $0 | $16,185 | $472,444 |
| SVP and General Counsel (until 8/24) Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $275,615 | $0 | $37,398 | $313,013 |
| Executive Vice President Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $277,328 | $0 | $33,709 | $311,037 |
| Chief Operating Officer Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $305,219 | $0 | $5,004 | $310,223 |
| Chief People Officer Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $269,803 | $0 | $37,162 | $306,965 |
| Chief Financial Officer Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $281,408 | $0 | $13,268 | $294,676 |
| SVP, Constituent Development & Operations (until 7/24) Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $261,455 | $0 | $25,213 | $286,668 |
121 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Share Our Strength (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.7M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26Yes
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5283
- Volunteers Part I, line 6500
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Google LLC Donor Acquisition | $5,839,034 |
| Concord Direct Mailings/Postage | $3,906,565 |
| Moore a Series LLC Donor Acquisition | $2,594,888 |
| Further LLC Fundraising Consultant | $1,934,634 |
| Microsoft Online Inc Donor Acquisition | $1,805,114 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 53 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
111 private foundations reported grants to Share Our Strength totaling $4.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Share Our Strength spent in FY2025, $58.73 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Share Our Strength's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Share Our Strength reported that 58.7% of its $83.6 million in expenses went to program services, 9.6% to management and general and 31.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Share Our Strength pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Share Our Strength reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $742,340, for the role of Founder, Executive Chair, Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Share Our Strength get its money?
Of $89.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.5% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Share Our Strength a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1367538 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601349349306315 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501259349300620 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (amended), object 202441509349300044 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 (amended), object 202312149349301351 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231169349300913 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100749349300745 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1367538: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.