Bread for the World INC EIN 13-2803276 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Advocates for policy changes and increased federal funding to address the root causes of hunger and poverty both in the United States and globally. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $7.4M in revenue, $7.4M in expenses, and $11.5M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1982
Type
Membership association · Nonprofit
Location
Washington, DC
Website
www.bread.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$7.4MFY2025
Expenses
$7.4M
Net assets
$11.5M
People
42
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  13-2803276 Membership association Washington, DC Founded 1982
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Advocates for policy changes and increased federal funding to address the root causes of hunger and poverty both in the United States and globally.
Leadership
Robert Powers · Director · $162K
Money in and out
$7.4M revenue, $7.4M expenses
Bottom line
+0.10% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2025
Total revenue
$7.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$11.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $7K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.15
Operating surplus
+0.10%
revenue over expenses▼ -100% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0.9%
of revenue from program services & dues▲ +91% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
50%
of spending is salaries & benefits▲ +6% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$7.4M
FY2025▼ -24%
Expenses
$7.4M
FY2025▲ +9%
Total assets
$14.3M
FY2025▼ -1%
Total liabilities
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -7%
Total revenue
$7.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$11.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$7K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$14.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 336
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 435

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBread for the World INC
EINHdr · item D13-2803276
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bread.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1982
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1985

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a36
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b35
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$162,239Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO
$147,177Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$113,040Pt VII · Sec A
$79,599Pt VII · Sec A
$64,828Pt VII · Sec A
$61,156Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance & Admin
$58,462Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Powers$162,239$151,804
Eugene Cho$147,177$139,023$136,825$134,597$126,689$104,500
Heather Valentine$133,955$102,714$108,236
Heather Taylor$113,040$88,113$91,709$71,250$55,221$57,079
Michele Sumilas$98,421
Delma Plummer$85,236$91,438$88,877$80,976$84,529
Matthew Gross$79,599$71,911$70,148$70,794$66,130$65,113
Jeffrey Nelson$59,882$64,863$65,523$58,903$61,961

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $6.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Public Education

The Offering of Letters (OL) is Bread for the World's primary activist tool. The OL is a powerful concept, where churches and community groups learn about hunger-related concerns and organize letter-writing to educate their Congressional representatives about policies to end hunger.

$2.8Mprogram expense
02

Public Policy

For several years, Bread for the World has been sounding the alarm about multiple crises that have caused soaring rates of global hunger. Over time, Bread advocates have been winning increases in U.S. funding to respond to these needs in response to one of the worst global hunger crises in decades.(To be continued in Schedule O)

$1.8Mprogram expense
03

Outreach and Advocacy

Our bipartisan network includes more than 320,000 people and churches who are active in every congressional district. Bread's network includes individuals, churches, congregations, parishes, and partners who are motivated to pray, act, and give to end hunger.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$7.0M · 95%
Investment income$267K · 4%
Program service revenue$69K · 1%
Contributions & grants95%$7.0M
Investment income4%$267K
Program service revenue1%$69K
Other revenue$24K
Total revenueLn 12$7.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.15
Program services81%$6.0M
Management & general4%$271K
Fundraising15%$1.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$11.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $6.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $7.4M · Less non-cash grants $20K · Cash operating expenses/yr $7.3M
10.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $6.0M · Total expenses $7.4M
81%
Management & General
Management & general $271K · Total expenses $7.4M
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1.1M · Total expenses $7.4M
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $946K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $7.2M
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $7.0M · Total revenue $7.4M
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $7.4M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $69K · Total revenue $7.4M
0.9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $267K · Total revenue $7.4M
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $69K · Total expenses $7.4M
0.9%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $7.4M · Prior year $9.7M
-24%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $6.3M · FY2025 $7.4M
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $11.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $7.4M · Expenses $7.4M
+0.10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $14.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $11.5M · Total assets $14.3M
80%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.9M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $14.3M
20%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert Powers · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $162K · Total expenses $7.4M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.7M · Total expenses $7.4M
50%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $487K · Gross raised $2.6M
19%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth -24%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$7.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$9.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$5.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$6.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$6.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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