Hunger Task Force believes that every person has a right to healthy food obtained with dignity. We work to prevent Hunger and malnutrition by providing food to people in need today and by promoting social policies to achieve a Hunger free community tomorrow.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14,351 volunteers and 89 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.7M a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $18.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $141K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$28.2M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$25.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$43.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$28.2M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$33.9M
FY2021$39.9M
FY2022$34.1M
FY2023$41.3M
FY2024$26.7M
FY2025$28.2M
Expenses
$25.0M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25.2M
FY2021$33.1M
FY2022$29.6M
FY2023$36.9M
FY2024$26.0M
FY2025$25.0M
Net assets
$43.6M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21.9M
FY2021$29.8M
FY2022$33.1M
FY2023$38.1M
FY2024$39.9M
FY2025$43.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1981.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $22.5M Management & general 3% · $869K Fundraising 6% · $1.6M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former CEO
$411,739Pt VII · Sec A
CEO Effective 6/5/2024
$210,178Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$162,488Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategy Officer
$156,241Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$141,346Pt VII · Sec A
Community Liaison
$124,016Pt VII · Sec A
Network Servicse Manager
$123,286Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advocacy
$108,121Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sherrie Tussler$411,739$335,393$265,943$233,889$251,934$228,315
Matthew King$210,178$174,506$162,393$148,224$117,189$106,372
Lisa Feldmeier$162,488$147,032$130,989$125,140$130,245$114,933
Gary Zajc————$162,012$153,768
Jonathan Hansen$156,241$137,046$114,026$111,163$118,566—
Jess Pontious$141,346—————
Maureen Fitzgerald————$124,476$108,935
Michael Jonas$124,016$120,228————

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides food to people in need while advocating for social policies and funding to eliminate hunger and malnutrition.

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3 programs · $22.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Food Program

Collected and distributed 10,608,342 pounds of usda commodities, donated food, produce grown at the hunger task force farm, and purchased food to qualified food pantries, meal sites and eligible senior citizens.

$18.5Mprogram expense
02

Outreach

Provided summer meals to local eligible children in milwaukee; maintained the hunger relief fund; organized food for families campaign and other large signature community food drives, distributions and events; assisted eligible participants with navigating the wisconsin foodshare program; provided nutrition education in local public…

$2.9Mprogram expense
03

Advocacy

Worked to ensure that nutrition and anti-hunger programs are adequately funded and operated in a manner that makes them accessible to those who need assistance; coordinated and organized the hunger relief federation.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$141K
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Grants paid · 221 grants · $3.9M · 2019–2024
House of PeaceWI · FY2024$18,642
Kinship Community Food CenterWI · FY2024$17,602
Open Door - St JohnDC · FY2024$15,892
St Benedict Community MealFY2024$14,666
St Joseph Food Program INCWI · FY2024$11,417
Interchange INCWI · FY2024$10,994
People's Table Food PantryFY2024$7,094
Street Angels INCWI · FY2024$5,000
The Salvation ArmyIL · FY2024$5,000
Rooted & RisingWI · FY2024$5,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$28.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$980K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$25.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$22.5M
Managementcol C$869K
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$43.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$45.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$12.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$980K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$124K
Total revenueLn 12$28.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$889K
SavingsLn 2$4.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.3M
Other assetsLn 15$788K
Total assetsLn 16$45.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$43.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 589
VolunteersI 614,351
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.2M$5.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.1M$18.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.2M$14.3M
Total assetsLn 16$41.6M$45.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$39.9M$43.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$11.6M$11.6M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$690K$690K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$892K$676K$76K$140K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.2M$3.2M$353K$653K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$291K$220K$25K$46K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M$769K$93K$161K
Payroll taxesLn 10$439K$332K$37K$69K
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K$18K$35K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$116K$29K$70K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$241K$105K$136K
Office expensesLn 13$438K$288K$10K$140K
Information technologyLn 14$50K$17K$33K$300
OccupancyLn 16$186K$179K$6K$1K
TravelLn 17$50K$45K$5K$616
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$23K$2K$455
InterestLn 20$157K$73K$26K$58K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$917K$912K$4K$456
InsuranceLn 23$171K$157K$8K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.3M$3.2M$44K$93K
All other expensesLn 24e$127K$65K$30K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.0M$22.5M$869K$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $28.2M$25.0M$3.2M$43.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $26.7M$26.0M$705K$39.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $41.3M$36.9M$4.4M$38.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $34.1M$29.6M$4.4M$33.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $39.9M$33.1M$6.8M$29.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $33.9M$25.2M$8.7M$21.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $28,181,704 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,924,769$27,188,203
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $718,289$980,225
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,824$13,276
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $26,654,882$28,181,704
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,901,357$12,315,941
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,064,741$6,807,223
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,984,109$5,847,681
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,950,207$24,970,845
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $704,675$3,210,859
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $28,181,704 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,695,602
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,492,601
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,630,576
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,188,203
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $856,462$856,462
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $123,763$123,763
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,276$13,276
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $137,039 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $856,462$28,181,704
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,970,845 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,625,649$11,625,649
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $690,292$690,292
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $675,866 · Management $76,315 · Fundraising $140,038$892,219
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,156,825 · Management $353,399 · Fundraising $652,825$4,163,049
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $220,016 · Management $24,622 · Fundraising $46,077$290,715
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $768,593 · Management $93,405 · Fundraising $160,711$1,022,709
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $332,377 · Management $37,280 · Fundraising $68,874$438,531
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,981 · Management $35,199 · Fundraising $3,747$56,927
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,660$9,660
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,691 · Management $70,309 · Fundraising $17,358$116,358
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $105,229 · Fundraising $135,566$240,795
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $288,126 · Management $10,221 · Fundraising $140,082$438,429
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,691 · Management $32,794 · Fundraising $300$49,785
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $179,067 · Management $6,282 · Fundraising $1,055$186,404
IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,709 · Management $5,168 · Fundraising $616$50,493
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $23,462 · Management $2,442 · Fundraising $455$26,359
IX-20 InterestPrograms $73,071 · Management $25,683 · Fundraising $58,332$157,086
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $912,255 · Management $4,335 · Fundraising $456$917,046
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $157,211 · Management $8,084 · Fundraising $5,826$171,121
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,163,118 · Management $44,205 · Fundraising $93,296$3,300,619
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $65,436 · Management $29,592 · Fundraising $31,571$126,599
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $22,544,665 · Management $868,995 · Fundraising $1,557,185$24,970,845
Part X · Balance sheet $45,171,386 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $897,866$888,552
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,273,689$4,463,267
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,601,441$2,889,466
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $140,677$124,295
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,158,035$2,625,743
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $229,310$189,865
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,199,504$14,273,755
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,087,440$18,926,837
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,481$1,654
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,034,609$787,952
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $41,625,052$45,171,386
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $724,910$820,334
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $988,770$765,896
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,713,680$1,586,230
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,389,484$39,435,324
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,521,888$4,149,832
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,911,372$43,585,156
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $41,625,052$45,171,386
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $43,585,156 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$28,181,704
XI-2 Total expenses$24,970,845
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,210,859
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,911,372
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$462,925
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$43,585,156

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