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Freedom from Hunger FY2024 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 1946Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 95-1647835Revenue $227K in FY2024

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.
93¢ 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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FY2024 · 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $271K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$68K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% 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
$227K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$329K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$406K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$227K
FY2024▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$354K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$476K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$227K
FY2025$230K
Expenses
$329K
FY2024▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$613K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$560K
FY2023$252K
FY2024$329K
FY2025$251K
Net assets
$406K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$599K
FY2021$577K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$406K
FY2025$358K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $306K Management & general 7% · $23K Fundraising 0% · $152

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Elisabeth Holmes Rhyne
Secretary (from 05/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Maryanne Udow-Phillips
Secretary (until 05/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zubaida Bai
Subordinate Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amelia Kuklewicz
Subordinate Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Conan Wickham
Subordinate Officer (until 05/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marlen Divina
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 · $306K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Supporting Organization Activities

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

$306Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$227K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K
Other incomeLn 4–11$323
Money outPt IX
$329K
Ln 25
Programscol B$306K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$152
Owns and owesPt X
$406K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$474K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K
Other incomeLn 4–11$323
Total revenueLn 12$227K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$92K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$98K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$271K
Total assetsLn 16$474K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$406K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K$98K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$272K$271K
Total assetsLn 16$518K$474K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$510K$406K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$306K$306K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$152
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$329K$306K$23K$152

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $230K$251K−$21K$358K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $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 $226,532 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $359,163$226,209
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $104$323
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $359,267$226,532
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $238,000$306,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,149$23,005
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $252,149$329,005
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,118−$102,473
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 $226,532 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$226,209
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$226,209
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $323$323
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $323$226,532
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $329,005 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $306,000$306,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,160$19,160
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,162 · Fundraising $152$2,314
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,531$1,531
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $306,000 · Management $22,853 · Fundraising $152$329,005
Part X · Balance sheet $473,767 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $228,926$92,077
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,715$5,815
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $896$104,811
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $743$335
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $271,779$270,729
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $518,059$473,767
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,317$3,653
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,197$63,952
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,514$67,605
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $509,545$406,162
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $509,545$406,162
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $518,059$473,767
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $406,162 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$226,532
XI-2 Total expenses$329,005
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$102,473
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$509,545
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$910
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$406,162

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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