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Freedom from Hunger FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 1946Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 95-1647835Revenue $354K in FY2020

On file with the IRSfreedomfromhunger.org2001 L St Nw Ste 500, 20036-4955 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Mar 2017Supporting org, Type I — 509(a)(3)

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Freedom from Hunger is a 509(a)(3) supporting organization of grameen foundation USA, whose mission is to enable the poor, especially women, to create a world without poverty and Hunger.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $77K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $283K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$354K
Spent
$613K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$599K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$354K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$354K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$476K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$227K
FY2025$230K
Expenses
$613K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$613K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$560K
FY2023$252K
FY2024$329K
FY2025$251K
Net assets
$599K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$599K
FY2021$577K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$406K
FY2025$358K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $606K Management & general 1% · $5K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brent Chism
Subordinate Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Hollingworth
Subordinate Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Conan Wickham
Subordinate Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering women to end poverty and hunger.

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1 program · $606K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Supporting Organization Activities

Expenditures to enable the poor, especially women, to create a world without poverty and hunger.

$606Kprogram 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
Cape Cod Foundation INCFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $3.1M · 2019–2024
Grameen Foundation USADC · FY2024$227,000
Grameen Foundation USADC · FY2023$306,000
Grameen Foundation USADC · FY2022$238,000
Grameen Foundation USADC · FY2021$544,000
Grameen Foundation USADC · FY2020$1,171,111
Grameen Foundation USADC · FY2019$601,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$354K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$337K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$613K
Ln 25
Programscol B$606K
Managementcol C$5K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$599K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K
Total assetsLn 16$612K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$337K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$354K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$120K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$283K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$612K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$599K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$296K$120K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$238K$283K
Total assetsLn 16$920K$612K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$874K$599K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$601K$601K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$1K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80$5$75
Total functional expensesLn 25$613K$606K$5K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $230K$251K−$21K$358K 990 PDF
FY2024 $227K$329K−$102K$406K 990 PDF
FY2023 $359K$252K$107K$510K 990 PDF
FY2022 $476K$560K−$84K$406K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.2M−$101K$577K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $354K$613K−$259K$599K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $353,784 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $407,967$337,294
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$1,268
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,070$8,309
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,703$6,913
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $412,740$353,784
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $139,686$601,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $406,288$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $273,052$11,876
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $819,026$612,876
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$406,286−$259,092
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $353,784 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$337,294
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$337,294
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,268$1,268
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,828$5,828
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,481$2,481
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,913$6,913
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,268 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,222$353,784
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $612,876 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $601,000$601,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,974$1,974
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,420$2,420
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,084 · Management $2,810 · Fundraising $1,687$5,581
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,821$1,821
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5 · Management $75$80
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $606,330 · Management $4,859 · Fundraising $1,687$612,876
Part X · Balance sheet $611,897 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $295,564$89,471
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$30,359
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $86,710$198,009
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $591$133
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $238,487$282,794
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $299,128$11,131
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $920,480$611,897
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,457$13,187
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,457$13,187
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $645,445$598,710
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $228,578$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $874,023$598,710
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $920,480$611,897
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $598,710 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$353,784
XI-2 Total expenses$612,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$259,092
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$874,023
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$16,221
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$598,710

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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