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Food for the Hungry (FH) Canada, part of the global FH family, is a Christian, non-profit organization dedicated to ending poverty worldwide. With partners across Canada and the world, FH walks alongside vulnerable communities throughout the developing world as they strive toward sustainability. Recognizing that each community faces unique challenges as well as advantages, FH is committed to an integrated, holistic approach to development, including priorities such as health, education, agriculture, gender equality, leadership training, and disaster risk reduction. FH believes in facilitating innovative, long-term solutions and providing everyone an opportunity to join in the pursuit of a poverty-free world. FH Canada currently partners with communities in Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Rwanda, and Uganda.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 98-1500462) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers.
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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible by treaty
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $132K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
75% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$197K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.0 mo
of spending, in cash
1.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$377K
31% of total assets
Liabilities are 31% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$8.7M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$8.8M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$839K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.7M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.5M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$8.7M
Expenses
$8.8M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.4M
FY2021$9.5M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$8.8M
Net assets
$839K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$822K
FY2024$875K
FY2025$839K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $6.6M Management & general 13% · $1.2M Fundraising 12% · $1.0M

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

10 people listed on the 990; $197K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$114,947Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director Operations
$81,833Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member - Secretary Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Musu Taylor-Lewis’s $115K as President and CEO is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shawn Plummer—$31,223$164,138$119,693$119,184$111,048
Musu Taylor-Lewis$114,947$67,327————
Ben Svehla$81,833$81,522$10,817———
Hugo Prigge——$36,891$80,354$80,598$73,318
Karen Koster——$48,990———

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

Programs and updates

Helps vulnerable communities worldwide achieve sustainability through integrated development programs.

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3 programs · $6.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

FH focuses on international development and relief projects by partnering with local communities churches and governments as they walk alongside the vulnerable as they strive toward sustainability.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 98-1500462) · Dispute this line
$5.6Mprogram expense
02

FH Canada with a grant from Global Affairs Canada has implemented an emergency response program in Tigray Ethiopia. The program is assisting internally displaced families and individuals with temporary supports including non-food-item kits WASH programs and gender based violence supports and training.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 98-1500462) · Dispute this line
$694Kprogram expense
03

FH provides opportunities for Canadians to learn about poverty and effective development and connect with communities in the poorest countries where we fund development work. The purpose is mutual transformation of beneficiaries and Canadians. We also develop relationships with Canadians to support them on their transformational journey.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 98-1500462) · Dispute this line
$276Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$8.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.6M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$839K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$722K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$377K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$673K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$8.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$718K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$722K
Accounts receivableLn 4$9K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$88K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$362K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$377K
Net assetsLn 32$839K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$5.6M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$1.8M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K$722K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$532K$362K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K$377K
Net assetsLn 32$875K$839K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$5.6M$5.6M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$195K$34K$138K$23K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$307K$527K$449K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$131K$35K$55K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$102K$23K$46K$33K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$0$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$0$14K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$48K$1K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$74K$993$560$73K
Office expensesLn 13$458K$190K$83K$186K
Information technologyLn 14$264K$49K$84K$131K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$86K$23K$38K$25K
TravelLn 17$118K$49K$59K$9K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$2K$2K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$0$14K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$396K$287K$88K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$0$18K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.8M$6.6M$1.2M$1.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 4, 2026 $8.7M$8.8M−$109K$839K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 5, 2025 $9.8M$9.8M−$26K$875K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2024 $10.0M$10.8M−$782K$822K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 28, 2023 $9.9M$10.2M−$367K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 22, 2022 $9.9M$9.5M$444K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 2, 2021 $8.5M$8.4M$46K$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $8,706,446 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,732,283$8,681,428
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,368$2,104
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,813$22,773
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$141
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,754,464$8,706,446
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,663,414$5,558,162
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,548,582$1,711,601
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $247,647$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,321,253$1,545,396
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,780,896$8,815,159
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,432−$108,713
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $8,706,446 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $141 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$673,113
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,008,315
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,914,997
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,681,428
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,104
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$18,961
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,812
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,706,446
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,815,159 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $5,558,162$5,558,162
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $34,261 · Management $138,386 · Fundraising $22,841$195,488
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $307,435 · Management $526,618 · Fundraising $449,100$1,283,153
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,309 · Management $54,891 · Fundraising $40,582$130,782
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,037 · Management $46,100 · Fundraising $33,041$102,178
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,349 · Fundraising $0$2,349
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $13,578 · Fundraising $0$13,578
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,861 · Management $1,363 · Fundraising $23,683$72,907
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $993 · Management $560 · Fundraising $72,696$74,249
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $190,019 · Management $82,640 · Fundraising $185,679$458,338
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $49,027 · Management $83,752 · Fundraising $130,842$263,621
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,861 · Management $38,299 · Fundraising $25,059$86,219
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,750 · Management $59,355 · Fundraising $9,481$117,587
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,780 · Management $2,443 · Fundraising $24,013$28,236
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $14,096 · Fundraising $0$14,096
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $287,198 · Management $88,351 · Fundraising $20,638$396,187
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $18,029 · Fundraising $0$18,029
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,606,693 · Management $1,170,810 · Fundraising $1,037,655$8,815,159
Part X · Balance sheet $1,216,245 assets, 31 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $374,934$718,429
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$3,188
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,484$8,887
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $77,328$87,574
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $63,182$31,378
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $531,849$361,819
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year −$12,769$4,970
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,047,008$1,216,245
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $116,594$85,755
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $55,204$291,270
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $171,798$377,025
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $875,210$839,222
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $875,210$839,222
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,047,008$1,216,247
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $839,220 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,706,446
XI-2 Total expenses$8,815,159
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$108,713
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$875,210
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$28,558
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$44,167
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$839,220

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