All children and families deserve to live free from hunger and poverty. We're going to make that happen. We're helping communities feed children with Our no kid hungry campaign and addressing the root causes of hunger and poverty. It's a big job, but we're not alone. We believe that everyone has a Strength to Share.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 volunteers and 283 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.3M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6.1M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $32.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17.3M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$89.9M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$83.6M
To programs
59%
Net assets
$57.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$89.9M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$159.8M
FY2021$145.5M
FY2022$85.3M
FY2023$83.6M
FY2024$79.1M
FY2025$89.9M
Expenses
$83.6M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$86.3M
FY2021$136.3M
FY2022$110.2M
FY2023$111.2M
FY2024$101.8M
FY2025$83.6M
Net assets
$57.2M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$114.7M
FY2021$125.4M
FY2022$97.3M
FY2023$70.4M
FY2024$49.5M
FY2025$57.2M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1985.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $49.1M Management & general 10% · $8.0M Fundraising 32% · $26.5M

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

34 people listed on the 990; $6.1M 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
Founder, Executive Chair, Director
$699,577Pt VII · Sec A
$456,259Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$305,219Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$281,408Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$277,328Pt VII · Sec A
SVP and General Counsel (until 8/24)
$275,615Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People Officer
$269,803Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Constituent Development & Operations (until 7/24)
$261,455Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William H Shore$699,577—————
Anne Filipic—$508,600$105,456———
William H Shore - Founder—$486,570$435,412$451,233$409,924—
Thomas Nelson———$477,106$420,623$450,750
Anne Elizabeth Filipic$456,259—————
William H Shore- Founder—————$436,015
Thomas Nelson - President——$413,667———
Peter Kaye- Former Chief—————$338,765

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Fights childhood hunger in the US by funding free meals, providing equipment grants, and advocating for policies that address the root causes of poverty.

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3 programs · $41.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Today 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…

$28.4Mprogram expense
02

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…

$8.0Mprogram expense
03

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…

$4.7Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 5,998 grants · $266.3M · 2019–2024
Maryland - Department of Human ServicesFY2024$600,000
District of Columbia - Department of Human ServicesFY2024$600,000
Kentucky - Health and Family Services CabinetFY2024$578,100
Wisconsin - Department of Public InstructionFY2024$300,000
School-Based Health AllianceDC · FY2024$275,000
Bonton EnterprisesTX · FY2024$257,500
San Francisco Human Services AgencyFY2024$250,000
Meals4familiesFY2024$250,000
Feeding Kentucky INCKY · FY2024$211,200
Arizona Food Bank NetworkAZ · FY2024$165,000
Lift INCDC · FY2024$150,000
United Way of King CountyWA · FY2024$135,592
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$89.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Money outPt IX
$83.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$49.1M
Managementcol C$8.0M
Fundraisingcol D$26.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$57.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.6M
Total assetsLn 16$74.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A23
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$92K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Gains on assetsLn 7$659K
Total revenueLn 12$89.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.4M
SavingsLn 2$4.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$89K
Other assetsLn 15$9.6M
Total assetsLn 16$74.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.3M
Net assetsLn 32$57.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5283
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$2.8M$10.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$40.5M$32.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$336K$89K
Total assetsLn 16$62.6M$74.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.1M$17.3M
Net assetsLn 32$49.5M$57.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$14.4M$14.4M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$167K$167K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4.7M$2.6M$1.6M$583K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$772K$540K$154K$77K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22.4M$12.5M$2.1M$7.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$942K$519K$96K$327K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.8M$1.6M$331K$909K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.0M$1.1M$265K$632K
Management feesLn 11a$274K$71K$176K$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$33K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$171K$171K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$510K$510K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$3.5M$3.5M
Investment management feesLn 11f$89K$89K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6.8M$5.8M$312K$672K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10.0M$4.5M$95K$5.4M
Office expensesLn 13$2.5M$194K$91K$2.3M
Information technologyLn 14$2.4M$868K$542K$1.0M
OccupancyLn 16$2.0M$519K$1.3M$210K
TravelLn 17$1.2M$729K$96K$368K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3.8M$2.1M$65K$1.7M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$247K$71K$132K$45K
InsuranceLn 23$292K$79K$184K$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$234K$196K$890K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$83.6M$49.1M$8.0M$26.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $89.9M$83.6M$6.3M$57.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $79.1M$101.8M−$22.7M$49.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $83.6M$111.2M−$27.6M$70.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $85.3M$110.2M−$24.9M$97.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $145.5M$136.3M$9.1M$125.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $159.8M$86.3M$73.5M$114.7M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $89,894,889 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $76,926,577$87,644,718
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,591,560$2,187,339
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $534,030$62,832
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $79,052,167$89,894,889
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $18,441,004$14,607,319
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $37,174,807$33,732,397
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $7,878,212$3,490,374
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $38,305,386$31,748,101
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $101,799,409$83,578,191
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,747,242$6,316,698
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $89,894,889 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$92,126
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$87,552,592
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$494,799
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$87,644,718
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,528,313$1,528,313
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $659,026$659,026
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $62,832$62,832
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,250,171$89,894,889
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $83,578,191 across 26 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $14,440,769$14,440,769
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $166,550$166,550
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,581,347 · Management $1,573,400 · Fundraising $583,496$4,738,243
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $540,418 · Management $154,405 · Fundraising $77,202$772,025
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,488,638 · Management $2,113,008 · Fundraising $7,822,952$22,424,598
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $518,731 · Management $95,902 · Fundraising $326,890$941,523
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,577,816 · Management $331,176 · Fundraising $909,138$2,818,130
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,141,212 · Management $264,924 · Fundraising $631,742$2,037,878
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $71,356 · Management $175,645 · Fundraising $27,445$274,446
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $32,548$32,548
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $171,232$171,232
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $510,123$510,123
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,490,374$3,490,374
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $89,445$89,445
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,818,813 · Management $311,581 · Fundraising $671,571$6,801,965
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,482,350 · Management $94,870 · Fundraising $5,439,041$10,016,261
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $194,029 · Management $91,380 · Fundraising $2,260,256$2,545,665
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $868,490 · Management $542,203 · Fundraising $1,000,239$2,410,932
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $519,132 · Management $1,267,260 · Fundraising $209,812$1,996,204
IX-17 TravelPrograms $728,671 · Management $95,630 · Fundraising $368,283$1,192,584
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,053,021 · Management $65,278 · Fundraising $1,728,554$3,846,853
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $70,617 · Management $131,833 · Fundraising $44,772$247,222
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $78,776 · Management $184,469 · Fundraising $29,247$292,492
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $234,090 · Management $196,077 · Fundraising $889,962$1,320,129
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $49,084,949 · Management $7,982,266 · Fundraising $26,510,976$83,578,191
Part X · Balance sheet $74,497,100 assets, 23 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $531,025; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,000,766$6,405,423
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,766,706$4,194,212
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $11,093,289$17,123,794
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $422,732$186,992
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $26,850$1,659
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,139,757$4,037,567
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $336,399$89,178
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $39,080,096$30,719,605
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,410,050$1,591,733
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $127$1,056
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,355,645$9,614,856
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $62,632,417$74,497,100
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,321,944$5,974,931
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $3,609,609$1,499,352
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,159,035$9,854,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,090,588$17,328,783
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $35,528,363$37,027,143
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,013,466$20,141,174
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $49,541,829$57,168,317
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $62,632,417$74,497,100
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $57,168,317 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$89,894,889
XI-2 Total expenses$83,578,191
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,316,698
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$49,541,829
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,128,107
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$181,683
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$57,168,317

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