Share Our Strength FY2021 filing

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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.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4.2M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$17.4M
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$145.5M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$136.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$125.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$145.5M
FY2021▼ -9%
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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
$136.3M
FY2021▲ +58%
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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
$125.4M
FY2021▲ +9%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Jul 1985.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $113.4M Management & general 5% · $6.2M Fundraising 12% · $16.7M

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; $4.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO, Secretary
$420,623Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Chairman, Director
$409,924Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$282,164Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Revenue Officer
$276,242Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder
$242,607Pt VII · Sec A
No Kid Hungry Program
$233,864Pt VII · Sec A
Corporate Partnerships
$233,520Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People Officer
$230,352Pt 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

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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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2 programs · $113.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

No Kid Hungry

In 2010, share our strength launched the no kid hungry campaign with the goal of ensuring three healthy meals a day, every day, for every child in america. In just over a decade, we've identified and addressed huge gaps in federal child nutrition programs, connected children to more than one billion meals, and dramatically expanded the…

$105.9Mprogram expense
02

Cooking Matters Campaign

Share our strength's cooking matters program delivers quality food skills and nutrition education to low-income families to help them provide their kids with healthy, affordable meals at home. Participants learn to shop smarter, use nutrition information on products, and cook delicious meals on a tight budget.

$7.5Mprogram expense

Funders

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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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2024 · $838K federal money spent
Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.331 · Direct$545K
State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.561 · Through Colorado Department of Human Services$293K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $1.7M federal money spent
State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.561 · Through Colorado Department of Human Services and 1 more$1.5M
Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.331 · Direct$182K
AmericorpsAmeriCorps · ALN 94.006 · Direct$27K

The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $3.0M federal money spent
State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.561 · Through Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance and 1 more$2.8M
AmericorpsAmeriCorps · ALN 94.006 · Direct$116K
Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.331 · Direct$61K

The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2021 · $2.8M federal money spent
State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.561 · Through Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance and 1 more$2.7M
AmericorpsAmeriCorps · ALN 94.006 · Direct$148K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$145.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$935K
Other incomeLn 4–11$908K
Money outPt IX
$136.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$113.4M
Managementcol C$6.2M
Fundraisingcol D$16.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$125.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76.1M
Total assetsLn 16$142.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A18
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$772K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$935K
Other incomeLn 4–11$908K
Gains on assetsLn 7$138K
Total revenueLn 12$145.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9.1M
SavingsLn 2$67.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76.1M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$35.7M
Accounts receivableLn 4$81K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$150K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$74K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.7M
Intangible assetsLn 14$104K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$142.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.4M
Net assetsLn 32$125.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5283
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$1.6M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77.3M$76.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22.1M$27.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$128.3M$142.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.6M$17.4M
Net assetsLn 32$114.7M$125.4M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$75.3M$75.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4.5M$2.3M$1.2M$1.0M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22.6M$14.7M$2.0M$5.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$841K$549K$75K$218K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.7M$1.7M$282K$680K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.0M$1.2M$232K$493K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$79K$79K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$420K$420K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2.2M$2.2M
Investment management feesLn 11f$86K$86K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7.8M$7.5M$286K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8.4M$4.0M$65K$4.4M
Office expensesLn 13$1.3M$842K$93K$348K
Information technologyLn 14$2.6M$1.7M$311K$592K
OccupancyLn 16$2.2M$1.5M$230K$540K
TravelLn 17$61K$17K$41K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.2M$742K$67K$374K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$340K$214K$53K$73K
InsuranceLn 23$261K$166K$31K$64K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$456K$1.0M$2
Total functional expensesLn 25$136.3M$113.4M$6.2M$16.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $89.9M$83.6M$6.3M$57.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 5, 2025 $79.1M$101.8M−$22.7M$49.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $83.6M$111.2M−$27.6M$70.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $85.3M$110.2M−$24.9M$97.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 26, 2022 $145.5M$136.3M$9.1M$125.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2021 $159.8M$86.3M$73.5M$114.7M 990 PDF

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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $145,454,265 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $161,107,831$143,573,062
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $193,550$38,340
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $721,093$935,342
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,217,774$907,521
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $159,804,700$145,454,265
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $32,929,741$75,318,538
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,347,547$32,525,842
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $3,295,422$2,169,834
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,709,741$26,293,428
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $86,282,451$136,307,642
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,522,249$9,146,623
Part VI · Governance 16 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $145,454,265 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$772,027
VIII-1e Government grants$2,785,694
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$140,015,341
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,632,271
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$143,573,062
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $38,340$38,340
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $797,761$797,761
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $137,581$137,581
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$106,226−$106,226
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $42,220 · Excluded from tax $971,527$1,013,747
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,340 · Unrelated business $42,220 · Excluded from tax $1,800,643$145,454,265
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $136,307,642 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $75,318,538$75,318,538
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,257,666 · Management $1,216,876 · Fundraising $1,001,862$4,476,404
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,742,060 · Management $2,038,639 · Fundraising $5,781,530$22,562,229
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $548,718 · Management $74,769 · Fundraising $217,667$841,154
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,711,831 · Management $281,864 · Fundraising $679,686$2,673,381
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,247,864 · Management $231,838 · Fundraising $492,972$1,972,674
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,527$19,527
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $79,238$79,238
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $420,218$420,218
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,169,834$2,169,834
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $85,601$85,601
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,525,831 · Management $286,265$7,812,096
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,956,878 · Management $64,674 · Fundraising $4,390,163$8,411,715
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $841,863 · Management $92,990 · Fundraising $348,288$1,283,141
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,716,188 · Management $310,951 · Fundraising $592,020$2,619,159
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,469,475 · Management $230,436 · Fundraising $539,849$2,239,760
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,370 · Management $41,200 · Fundraising $2,386$60,956
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $742,294 · Management $67,134 · Fundraising $374,435$1,183,863
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $214,185 · Management $53,404 · Fundraising $72,601$340,190
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $165,823 · Management $31,213 · Fundraising $63,567$260,603
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $456,337 · Management $1,021,022 · Fundraising $2$1,477,361
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $113,353,139 · Management $6,227,641 · Fundraising $16,726,862$136,307,642
Part X · Balance sheet $142,760,369 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,308,093$9,060,815
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $57,025,366$67,045,766
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $24,962,066$35,676,197
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $149,816$80,783
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $166,667$150,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $88,862$73,853
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,110,608$1,643,282
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,347,534$1,169,139
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,005,111$26,677,253
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $103,119$1,062,156
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$104,233
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $51,092$16,892
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $128,318,334$142,760,369
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,629,597$6,306,644
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $7,045,395$8,601,134
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $138,795$26,264
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,824,699$2,453,870
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,638,486$17,387,912
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $80,573,091$88,427,554
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $34,106,757$36,944,903
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $114,679,848$125,372,457
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $128,318,334$142,760,369
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $125,372,457 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$145,454,265
XI-2 Total expenses$136,307,642
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,146,623
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$114,679,848
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,545,986
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$125,372,457

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