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Food for the Hungry reported $155.4 million in revenue and $156.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.20 went to program services, $8.75 to management and general costs and $16.05 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.0% of the total. Government grants made up 21.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $467,166 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 47 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 2% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $157MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $155MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.2% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.7% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 16.0% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.16 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.0% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 21.6% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $467,166 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.30% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 47 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.7 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 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 expenseRelief and development programs -to build resilience so communities can flourish, emergency relief and rehabilitation, clean-water and sanitation projects, health education and intervention, agriculture development, income generation, life-skills training, and education programs are conducted around the world in developing countries and specifically in the hard places among the poorest of the poor
Child sponsorship and development program - monthly sponsorship equips families to build resilience so communities can flourish. We address the nutrition, education, health, and spiritual needs of a child. Because the programs are family and community based, gifts help the entire family and community. Currently there are over 174,000 sponsored children in 17 countries around the world. These countries are bolivia, peru, dominican republic, haiti, guatemala, nicaragua, burundi, uganda, rwanda, ethiopia, kenya, mozambique, cambodia, bangladesh, indonesia, philippines, and vietnam
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 38.00 hrs/week | $418,453 | $0 | $48,713 | $467,166 |
| CHIEF IMPACT & INNOVATION OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $295,598 | $0 | $45,707 | $341,305 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM & PUB. RESOURCES OFF. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $288,511 | $0 | $41,463 | $329,974 |
| CHIEF DATA, DIGITAL & KM OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $275,926 | $0 | $39,236 | $315,162 |
| CHIEF TALENT & CULTURE OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $247,634 | $0 | $31,151 | $278,785 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF MINISTRY IMPACT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $212,571 | $0 | $38,297 | $250,868 |
| VP OF EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $206,150 | $0 | $38,894 | $245,044 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 8/24) Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $194,616 | $0 | $25,742 | $220,358 |
47 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Food for the Hungry (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.0M (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–1b8 · 8 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 2No
- 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 26No
- 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 5264
- Volunteers Part I, line 6123
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| AWAKENING FOUNDATION Promoter of concerts and events | $6,351,135 |
| UNDIVIDED CARES LLC Promoter of concerts and events | $3,831,534 |
| COGNIZANT Software development | $1,995,634 |
| TPR ENTERTAINMENT LLC Promoter of concerts and events | $1,380,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 31 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Food for the Hungry totaling $35,014 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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Every number above is copied from Food for the Hungry's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Food for the Hungry, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Food for the Hungry spent in FY2025, $75.20 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Food for the Hungry's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Food for the Hungry reported that 75.2% of its $156.7 million in expenses went to program services, 8.7% to management and general and 16.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Food for the Hungry pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Food for the Hungry reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $467,166, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Food for the Hungry get its money?
Of $155.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 99.0% came from contributions and grants (including 21.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Food for the Hungry a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-2680390 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 September 30, 2025, object 202601289349303425 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202500839349300330 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202440889349300039 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202331189349300438 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212039349300631 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202111589349300421 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-2680390: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.