The Hunger Project is working to create a world without Hunger through women-centered, holistic development strategies that address the root causes of Hunger and poverty. In 2025, IT reached nearly 12.7 million people in over 10,000 communities throughout africa, south asia and latin (see on schedule o)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.0M 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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FY2023 · 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.9M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $54K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.2M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$21.5M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$17.0M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$20.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$21.5M
FY2023▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19.8M
FY2021$18.5M
FY2022$18.2M
FY2023$21.5M
FY2024$18.3M
FY2025$25.2M
Expenses
$17.0M
FY2023▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.7M
FY2021$16.5M
FY2022$17.6M
FY2023$17.0M
FY2024$19.7M
FY2025$22.4M
Net assets
$20.9M
FY2023▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.4M
FY2021$16.6M
FY2022$16.8M
FY2023$20.9M
FY2024$19.3M
FY2025$22.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 Feb 1978.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $12.7M Management & general 11% · $1.9M Fundraising 14% · $2.3M

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

21 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$337,862Pt VII · Sec A
$265,000Pt VII · Sec A
Global VP
$223,504Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Dir., Global Ops. & HR
$205,256Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir, Maj Gifts & Pnd Giving
$172,138Pt VII · Sec A
Dir., New Business Development
$160,335Pt VII · Sec A
Dir., Global Accounting & Fin.
$132,893Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc. Dir, Invest. Engagement
$128,943Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Prewitt’s $336K as Chief Executive Officer & President (thru 02/2025) is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Timothy Prewitt$336,322$347,568$337,862$329,204$278,738—
Rowlands Kaotcha$313,177$169,460$114,585$79,032$89,988$105,088
Jenna Recuber$287,185$243,733$223,504$215,600$208,000$170,031
Kosha Shiswawala$274,104$259,951$265,000$235,000——
Elisabeth North———$80,416$254,041$155,820
Philippe Rosen$157,788$165,209$205,256$196,253$189,977$167,178
Megan Nykyforchyn-Clark$196,547$170,141$160,335$153,471$129,359$116,084
James Goodman$184,247$171,714$172,138$162,520$143,905$140,198

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

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3 programs · $11.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Africa

In nine countries in Africa, THP's Epicenter Strategy mobilizes clusters of rural villages into "epicenters," which band together 5,000 to 15,000 people to carry out community-led, integrated strategies to meet basic needs.

$8.1Mprogram expense
02

South Asia

In India, THP works with empowered women interested in being elected to local government positions to meet the development needs of their communities. Across six states, The Hunger Project supports the leadership development of women leaders in local village councils (panchayats), each of them champions for gender equality, social and…

$2.2Mprogram expense
03

Education and Advocacy

THP's program activities prioritize educating and mobilizing individuals and organizations to create commitment among a critical mass to a world without hunger and to transform thinking in centers of power.

$953Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$54K
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $2.5M · 2022–2025

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$21.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$138K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Money outPt IX
$17.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.7M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Fundraisingcol D$2.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$20.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.6M
Total assetsLn 16$24.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$692K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$896K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$396K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3
Investment incomeLn 3$138K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$21.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.9M
SavingsLn 2$6.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$395K
Other assetsLn 15$372K
Total assetsLn 16$24.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32$20.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 626,055
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$555K
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$1.0M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.9M$14.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$251K$395K
Total assetsLn 16$19.3M$24.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32$16.8M$20.9M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$46K$46K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$555K$555K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$852K$175K$217K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.0M$3.2M$765K$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$236K$150K$36K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$718K$169K$226K
Payroll taxesLn 10$317K$205K$48K$64K
Management feesLn 11a$88K$57K$13K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$184K$184K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$65K$65K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$971K$669K$157K$144K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$12K$3K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$583K$377K$88K$118K
Information technologyLn 14$80K$52K$12K$16K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$614K$396K$93K$124K
TravelLn 17$683K$441K$104K$138K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$152K$98K$23K$31K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$148K$96K$23K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$65K$42K$10K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.8M$4.8M$11K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.0M$12.7M$1.9M$2.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $25.2M$22.4M$2.8M$22.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2025 $18.3M$19.7M−$1.4M$19.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 1, 2024 $21.5M$17.0M$4.6M$20.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2023 $18.2M$17.6M$617K$16.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2022 $18.5M$16.5M$2.0M$16.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $19.8M$16.7M$3.0M$15.4M 990 PDF

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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $21,533,860 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,241,998$21,309,227
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,423$3
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,009$137,606
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$47,902$87,024
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $18,226,528$21,533,860
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $296,011$600,875
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,966,303$7,867,642
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $60,460$65,452
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,286,814$8,441,838
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,609,588$16,975,807
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $616,940$4,558,053
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $21,533,860 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$395,515
VIII-1e Government grants$691,719
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,221,993
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$896,399
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,309,227
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3$3
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $137,606$137,606
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$69,886−$69,886
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $156,910$156,910
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3 · Excluded from tax $224,630$21,533,860
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,975,807 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $46,325$46,325
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $554,550$554,550
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $851,844 · Management $174,725 · Fundraising $216,582$1,243,151
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,156,903 · Management $764,974 · Fundraising $1,036,882$4,958,759
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $150,434 · Management $36,343 · Fundraising $49,192$235,969
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $718,007 · Management $168,925 · Fundraising $225,735$1,112,667
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $204,824 · Management $48,085 · Fundraising $64,187$317,096
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $56,918 · Management $13,362 · Fundraising $17,837$88,117
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,488$4,488
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $183,725$183,725
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $65,452$65,452
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $669,402 · Management $157,149 · Fundraising $144,322$970,873
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,317 · Management $2,892 · Fundraising $3,860$19,069
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $376,893 · Management $88,479 · Fundraising $118,109$583,481
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $51,913 · Management $12,187 · Fundraising $16,268$80,368
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $396,498 · Management $93,082 · Fundraising $124,252$613,832
IX-17 TravelPrograms $441,118 · Management $103,557 · Fundraising $138,235$682,910
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $98,449 · Management $23,112 · Fundraising $30,852$152,413
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $95,869 · Management $22,506 · Fundraising $30,043$148,418
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $42,259 · Management $9,921 · Fundraising $13,243$65,423
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,823,655 · Management $10,736 · Fundraising $14,330$4,848,721
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,748,178 · Management $1,918,248 · Fundraising $2,309,381$16,975,807
Part X · Balance sheet $24,123,579 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,226,157$7,891,380
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $700,230$6,724,653
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,132,660$5,469,432
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,327,158$777,941
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $241,740$468,716
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $251,437$395,121
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,937,384$2,005,819
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $18,069$18,069
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $454,016$372,448
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,288,851$24,123,579
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $996,271$1,324,308
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $802,236$1,704,622
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 $648,483$169,925
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,446,990$3,198,855
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,457,441$7,158,464
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,384,420$13,766,260
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,841,861$20,924,724
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,288,851$24,123,579
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,924,724 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$21,533,860
XI-2 Total expenses$16,975,807
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,558,053
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,841,861
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$475,190
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,924,724

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